Equity (2016)

Equity is a movie starring Anna Gunn, James Purefoy, and Sarah Megan Thomas. Senior investment banker Naomi Bishop is threatened by a financial scandal and must untangle a web of corruption.

Director:

Meera Menon

Writers:

Sarah Megan Thomas (story by), Alysia Reiner (story by)

Stars:

Anna Gunn, James Purefoy, Sarah Megan Thomas

1 win & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Anna Gunn	...	Naomi Bishop
James Purefoy	...	Michael Connor
Sarah Megan Thomas	...	Erin Manning
Alysia Reiner	...	Samantha Ryan
Samuel Roukin	...	Ed
Craig Bierko	...	Benji Akers
Nate Corddry	...	Cory
Nick Gehlfuss	...	Gabe
Carrie Preston	...	Compliance Officer Abby
Tracie Thoms	...	Melanie
Lee Tergesen	...	Randall
James Naughton	...	John
Roe Hartrampf	...	Teddy
Kyle Beltran	...	Bill
David Alan Basche	...	Ian

Storyline

Naomi Bishop is an investment banker determined to overcome a previous stain to her professional reputation, which is a challenge in the male dominated financial sector she works in. As Naomi in that spirit makes her move managing a burgeoning new tech IPO, she has to endure not only the condescension of her colleagues, but also her imperious client even as troubling new developments cloud the venture's future. Against that, the probing of a college friend turned Federal investment law prosecutor and the conniving of her double-dealing boyfriend seem to be manageable complications, until a betrayal by a trusted colleague threatens to ruin everything.

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Plot Keywords:

womens issues | sexism | female boxer | boxing gloves | punching bag | 

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Taglines:

On Wall Street, All Players Are Not Created Equal

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language throughout

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 July 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Mercado de Capitais

Filming Locations:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$82,434, 29 July 2016, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$1,604,101, 6 November 2016

Company Credits

Production Co:

Broad Street Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Bloomberg - a lead sponsor - did not pay to be a part of the film, but instead lended resources to assist in the production including two Bloomberg executives - Mindy Massucci (TV) and Michael Marinello (Corporate) - who consulted with the producers and writers throughout the production.

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Goofs

Set in San Francisco and Silicon Valley California, coffee cups from Dunkin Donuts and Utz potato chip bags are seen. These products are available east of the Mississippi and reflect the movie's filming location of Philadelphia PA.

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Quotes

Michael Connor: You know what's weird about the whole privacy thing?
Naomi Bishop: What?
Michael Connor: Half the world is paranoid and the other half's password is "password."

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Connections

References All the President's Men (1976)

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Soundtracks

Burn and Shine
Written by Patrick Dennis
Performed by Patrick Dennis
Courtesy of Wharfechild Recording Co.

User Reviews

It's a men's club or women's, but jobs are done in the same way.

It's a woman oriented financial film drama directed by a woman filmmaker. That makes it empowered by women. On the perspective it was my first experience, so I think it could be the only of its kind. It is not as bad as it looks, those who liked financial related films like 'Margin Call', 'The Big Short', 'Glengarry Glen Ross' et cetera would enjoy it as well. This film stayed true to its title, so that's what you are going to expect, but nothing a bit more than that.

There are unexpected turns in the narration. Particularly the characters, that too the females. It is about the commitment and trust in the colleagues. No matter what you do, the company always judges you by your result. The pace might look slow, but it gets better in the latter half. The film turned into kind of thriller and ended with a little drag, though satisfying.

Anna Gunn was so good and looks like we have here another talented woman director Meera Menon. This film did not get as popular as its counterpart on the same theme, I mean men's Wall Street thriller. But somewhat I liked it and seems a sequel is not a bad idea, after how this story had ended. Finally, this is for the selected viewers, so those who are from the outside of its bandwidth won't end watching it happy, hence the film will lose its rating, but not the quality.

6/10