Margin Call
- Release Date
- February 11, 2011
- Director
- J.C. Chandor
- Cast
- Kevin Spacey , Paul Bettany , Jeremy Irons , Zachary Quinto , Penn Badgley , Simon Baker
- Runtime
- 109
- Main Genre
- Drama
- Writers
- J.C. Chandor
- Tagline
- Be first. Be Smarter. Or Cheat.
- Website
- http://www.margincallmovie.com/
Summary
Set in the high-stakes world of the financial industry, "Margin Call" is a thriller entangling the key players at an investment firm during one perilous 24-hour period in the early stages of the 2008 financial crisis. When entry-level analyst Peter Sullivan unlocks information that could prove to be the downfall of the firm, a roller-coaster ride ensues as decisions both financial and moral catapult the lives of all involved to the brink of disaster. Expanding the parameters of genre, "Margin Call" is a riveting examination of the human components of a subject too often relegated to partisan issues of black and white.
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