Equity (2016)

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:

sexism | female boxer | boxing gloves | punching bag | personal trainer | 

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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

Right before the IPO, there is a scene where Erin Manning is looking in the mirror at her pregnant belly and conceals it with a long, loose-fitting top. However, in all subsequent scenes, she's wearing tailor fitted blouses and shows no signs of being pregnant.

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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

Greatest Unknown
Written by Marchelle Bradanini
Performed by Pony Boy
Courtesy of Cosmic Thing Records

User Reviews

Almost Everything Felt Wrong

There were strong female characters in this retread of so many Wall Street dramas. Sadly, not one of them was someone that I'd want one of my nieces to emulate. There are so many issues to address in the male dominated US investment banking industry. None of them were addressed in a thoughtful manner.

After the tech bubble burst and then again following the crash of the US housing market, the news was littered with stories about investment banks and bankers who committed criminal offenses. How high paid professionals approach and ultimately cross into the realm of the illegal could provide fascinating fodder for filmmakers and audiences alike. Equity missed the mark again.

How can a film written by women, directed by a woman, and with so many female roles give us so many caricatures of women?

The only thing that looked or felt real was the trading floor and it was way to small for the trading floor of the world's largest investment bank.

I laughed when reading the sponsor credit for Bloomberg.