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Margin Call

  • 20112011
  • RR
  • 1h 47m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
129K
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POPULARITY
890
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Demi Moore, Kevin Spacey, Jeremy Irons, Stanley Tucci, Penn Badgley, Simon Baker, Paul Bettany, and Zachary Quinto in Margin Call (2011)
A thriller that revolves around the key people at a investment bank over a 24-hour period during the early stages of the financial crisis.
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Follows the key people at an investment bank over a 24-hour period during the early stages of the 2008 financial crisis.Follows the key people at an investment bank over a 24-hour period during the early stages of the 2008 financial crisis.Follows the key people at an investment bank over a 24-hour period during the early stages of the 2008 financial crisis.
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
129K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
890
99
  • Director
    • J.C. Chandor
  • Writer
    • J.C. Chandor
  • Stars
    • Zachary Quinto
    • Stanley Tucci
    • Kevin Spacey
Top credits
  • Director
    • J.C. Chandor
  • Writer
    • J.C. Chandor
  • Stars
    • Zachary Quinto
    • Stanley Tucci
    • Kevin Spacey
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 348User reviews
    • 300Critic reviews
    • 76Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 8 wins & 24 nominations total

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    Margin Call
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    "This Is It"
    Clip 0:43
    "This Is It"
    Kevin Spacey And Paul Bettany
    Interview 3:22
    Kevin Spacey And Paul Bettany

    Photos246

    Penn Badgley and Zachary Quinto in Margin Call (2011)
    Kevin Spacey in Margin Call (2011)
    Demi Moore and Simon Baker in Margin Call (2011)
    Simon Baker in Margin Call (2011)
    Jeremy Irons in Margin Call (2011)
    Penn Badgley in Margin Call (2011)
    Kevin Spacey in Margin Call (2011)
    Stanley Tucci in Margin Call (2011)
    Kevin Spacey in Margin Call (2011)
    Kevin Spacey and J.C. Chandor in Margin Call (2011)
    Paul Bettany in Margin Call (2011)
    Zachary Quinto and J.C. Chandor in Margin Call (2011)

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    Zachary Quinto
    Zachary Quinto
    • Peter Sullivanas Peter Sullivan
    Stanley Tucci
    Stanley Tucci
    • Eric Daleas Eric Dale
    Kevin Spacey
    Kevin Spacey
    • Sam Rogersas Sam Rogers
    Paul Bettany
    Paul Bettany
    • Will Emersonas Will Emerson
    Jeremy Irons
    Jeremy Irons
    • John Tuldas John Tuld
    Penn Badgley
    Penn Badgley
    • Seth Bregmanas Seth Bregman
    Simon Baker
    Simon Baker
    • Jared Cohenas Jared Cohen
    Mary McDonnell
    Mary McDonnell
    • Mary Rogersas Mary Rogers
    Demi Moore
    Demi Moore
    • Sarah Robertsonas Sarah Robertson
    Aasif Mandvi
    Aasif Mandvi
    • Ramesh Shahas Ramesh Shah
    Ashley Williams
    Ashley Williams
    • Heather Burkeas Heather Burke
    Susan Blackwell
    Susan Blackwell
    • Lauren Bratbergas Lauren Bratberg
    Maria Dizzia
    Maria Dizzia
    • Executive Assistantas Executive Assistant
    Jimmy Palumbo
    Jimmy Palumbo
    • Security Guardas Security Guard
    Al Sapienza
    Al Sapienza
    • Louis Carmeloas Louis Carmelo
    Peter Kim
    Peter Kim
    • Timothy Singhas Timothy Singh
    • (as Peter Y. Kim)
    Grace Gummer
    Grace Gummer
    • Lucyas Lucy
    • (scenes deleted)
    Oberon K.A. Adjepong
    Oberon K.A. Adjepong
    • Coffee Guyas Coffee Guy
    • (as Oberon K. Adjepong)
    • Director
      • J.C. Chandor
    • Writer
      • J.C. Chandor
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The film was shot in 17 days.
    • Goofs
      Eric Dale (Stanley Tucci) makes a mathematical error when he talks about how much time is saved by people using the bridge he built. He says 559,020 days are saved, but the correct number is 5,590,200.
    • Quotes

      John Tuld: There are three ways to make a living in this business: be first, be smarter, or cheat.

    • Crazy credits
      Several names are listed as the "Jeremy Irons Visa Miracle Team" who were able to get Irons into the US to film his scenes in New York City.
    • Connections
      Featured in Ebert Presents: At the Movies: Episode #2.13 (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      Deep Tech
      Written & Performed by Philip Quinaz

      Courtesy of Philip Quinaz Music/BMI

    User reviews348

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    First-Time Filmmaker Deftly Handles the Financial Meltdown on Human-Size Terms
    Having been the victim of corporate downsizing more than once, I was immediately engaged with this propulsive 2011 corporate drama from the beginning as Stanley Tucci's character, a seasoned risk management executive named Eric Dale, is told in a coldly indifferent manner that he is being laid off after 19 years with the same unnamed Wall Street firm. It's a piercing yet dramatically economical scene that perfectly summarizes how bloodless the corporate world can be, and in first-time writer/director J.C. Chandor's effort set on the eve of the 2008 financial crisis , it is very cold indeed with 80% of the trading floor being let go. As Dale is escorted out of the building, he hands a flash drive to his prodigious assistant Peter Sullivan and tells him to take a look at it and "Be careful."

    Once Sullivan analyzes the data, he realizes the universal gravity of Dale's warning - that the firm is so over-committed to underwater mortgage-backed securities that the total potential loss exceeds the firm's total market capitalization value. In other words, the projected scenario means the firm will soon owe a lot more than it's worth, and the market will be on the verge of an apocalyptic meltdown. What happens after this discovery is a series of sharply intense clandestine confrontations with each level of higher-ups recognizing the ramifications of the inevitable disaster, each one far more nuanced in character than we are used to seeing in films from Oliver Stone about greed and immorality. Blessedly, Chandor doesn't stoop to the customary stereotypes in this corporate cage match, but what he does manage is capture the moral compass underneath each player by way of a cast that really delivers the goods with powerfully implosive performances.

    Zachary Quinto ("Star Trek") is initially at the center of the plot as Sullivan and performs well enough in the constraining, semi-heroic role, but the veterans really stand out here beginning with Kevin Spacey, who effectively plays against type as Sam Rogers, a genuine company man, the seen-it-all head of the trading team who rallies what's left of the trading floor with corporate brio but then faces his own cross to bear struggling to commandeer a fire sale of worthless assets dumped on unsuspecting clients. The other standout is Jeremy Irons, who masterfully resuscitates the cool cunning of his Claus von Bulow from "Reversal of Fortune" as the acerbically survivalist CEO John Tuld. He handily controls the boardroom scene with cutting humor and hostile precision. One of the film's more pleasant surprises is Demi Moore in cool, brisk form as Sarah Robertson, the top risk officer and lone female executive who knows her career is at stake with the discovery of this folly. Tucci is excellent in his smallish role as Dale and gets to show off his resigned character's engineering aptitude with a brief monologue about building a bridge.

    Comparatively less impressive but playing their more predictable roles fitfully are Penn Badgley as Sullivan's younger, overtly money-obsessed colleague Seth Bregman; Paul Bettany as Dale's nihilistic, snake-oil salesman of a boss, Will Emerson; and Simon Baker as the most morally despicable executive of the bunch, Jared Cohen. Mary McDonnell has a brief and frankly unnecessary scene as Rogers' ex-wife, and I didn't even recognize the usually hilarious Broadway personality Susan Blackwell as the hatchet woman in the opening scene. There are a few flaws with Chandor's observant screenplay, for example, the overly analogous scenes of Rogers dealing with his dying dog and a rooftop scene that plays up Emerson's nihilistic nature too predictably. In addition, some scenes play either too murkily or too clinically to achieve the precise dramatic effect they should. I think the absence of a musical score also contributes to the sterility of the proceedings. However, as a first-time filmmaker, Chandor more than impresses with his deft handling of such a zeitgeist moment with the Occupy Wall Street protests gaining understandable momentum right now.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 29, 2011 (Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site [Hungary]
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Cuộc Chiến Phố Wall
    • Filming locations
      • 129 Columbia Heights, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Before The Door Pictures
      • Benaroya Pictures
      • Washington Square Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $3,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $5,354,039
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $561,906
      • Oct 23, 2011
    • Gross worldwide
      • $19,504,039
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 47 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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