Margin Call

"Be first. Be smarter. Or cheat."

Sep 29 2011 R 1h 47m
Drama, Thriller

A thriller that revolves around the key people at an investment bank over a 24-hour period during the early stages of the financial crisis.

Plot

A respected financial company is downsizing, and one of the victims is the risk-management division head, who was working on a major analysis just when he was let go. His protégé completes the study late into the night, then frantically calls his colleagues in about the company's financial disaster he has discovered. What follows is a long night of panicked double-checking and double-dealing as the senior management prepare to do whatever it takes to mitigate the coming debacle even as the handful of conscientious comrades find themselves dragged along into the unethical abyss.

Written by

J.C. Chandor

Directed by

J.C. Chandor

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Untitled Entertainment, Myriad Pictures, Washington Square Films, Benaroya Pictures, Before the Door Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 8 wins & 24 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
160,290
Average Rating
7.1 out of 10
Metascore
76
Popularity
NA