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Margin Call

Margin Call

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20116.91h 47m

Overview

Set in the high-stakes world of the financial industry, involving the key players at an investment firm during one perilous 24-hour period in the early stages of the 2008 financial crisis. An entry-level analyst unlocks information that could prove to be the downfall of the firm.

Directed by J.C. Chandor
Written by J.C. Chandor
Produced by Robert Ogden Barnum, Michael Benaroya, Neal Dodson
Box OfficeBudget: $3.5MRevenue: $19.5M

Top Cast

Kevin Spacey

Kevin Spacey

Sam Rogers

Zachary Quinto

Zachary Quinto

Peter Sullivan

Paul Bettany

Paul Bettany

Will Emerson

Jeremy Irons

Jeremy Irons

John Tuld

Simon Baker

Simon Baker

Jared Cohen

Penn Badgley

Penn Badgley

Seth Bregman

Demi Moore

Demi Moore

Sarah Robertson

Stanley Tucci

Stanley Tucci

Eric Dale

Ashley Williams

Ashley Williams

Heather Burke

Mary McDonnell

Mary McDonnell

Mary Rogers

Themes & Keywords

capitalismbrokeragewall streetbased on true storymoralityeconomicsdownsizingfinancial crisisstock marketstock market crashinvestmentinvestment banker

About Margin Call

Margin Call is a thriller, drama film released in 2011 exploring themes of capitalism, brokerage, wall street, based on true story, morality, economics. Directed by J.C. Chandor, it stars Kevin Spacey, Zachary Quinto, Paul Bettany. Set in the high-stakes world of the financial industry, involving the key players at an investment firm during one perilous 24-hour period in the early stages of the 2008 financial crisis. An entry-level analyst unlocks information that could prove to be the downfall of the firm.

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