Margin Call

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Margin Call

R

Released Oct 21, 2011

1h 49m

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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When an analyst uncovers information that could ruin them all, the key players (Kevin Spacey, Paul Bettany) at an investment firm take extreme measures to control the damage.

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Smart, tightly wound, and solidly acted, Margin Call turns the convoluted financial meltdown of '08 into gripping, thought-provoking drama.

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Dylan Matthews

Vox

Everyone thinks this movie is a fairly routine, not particularly notable drama...my love for Margin Call boils down to it being the one film that, more than any other, seems to understand the modern workplace.

Jun 3, 2022

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Alissa Wilkinson

Vox

Positively devastating.

Sep 14, 2018

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Nell Minow

Movie Mom

Rated: B+

Feb 18, 2012

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Afterward, we have a better understanding of the apathy that permeated our economy’s ongoing crisis, which, depending on your outlook, either focuses or alleviates your anger over the situation.

Rated: 3.5/4

Mar 6, 2023

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Enrique Sánchez

En Filme

Even though Chandor isn't trying to turn his characters into something abominable, the truth is that each of them is, on a bigger or lesser scale, an evil to society. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 4/5

Nov 21, 2022

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Margin Call opts to show us that there are no heroes and villains, only villains and victims and poor souls weighing the merits of a Faustian bargain.

Rated: 3/4

Nov 1, 2021

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Ryan D

Great acting but wow, I've never watched a slower movie in my life. Like a big pile of tomatoes on a nothing burger.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/15/25

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Steven N

What a cast. When you put this many high profile actors on a screen, it’s either gunna be brilliant or disastrous. This movie is the former. Margin Call seemed like a boring plot when I decided to watch it but it held my attention throughout. Spacey owns the screen when he’s on and you can thoroughly feel the magnitude of the situation at hand. Great movie.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/25/25

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Scott H

Solid acting, solid story. Dialogue tdeals well with a complicated subject. Jeremy Irons, Stanley Tucci and Paul Bettany are stand-outs.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/31/25

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Jonas S

Trying to humanize the immense greed that gave way to the housing crash is a commendable, but unspiritual and naive cause.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/28/25

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Alain E

An excellent movie about the underbelly of the financial system. Many strong performances in the high caliber cast. Interesting that many viewers were not impressed. And then we wonder how the founder of an electric car company with poorly assembled vehicles has become the richest person in the history of the planet.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/26/25

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Anthony C

The writing is poor. Acting is fine, but it makes for a clunky, boring ride. The ending is also very unsatisfying.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/24/25

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Synopsis

When an analyst uncovers information that could ruin them all, the key players (Kevin Spacey, Paul Bettany) at an investment firm take extreme measures to control the damage.

Director: J.C. Chandor
Producer: Joe Jenckes, Robert Ogden Barnum, Corey Moosa, Michael Benaroya, Neal Dodson, Zachary Quinto
Screenwriter: J.C. Chandor
Distributor: Roadside Attractions
Production Co: Before the Door
Rating: R (Language)
Genre: Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 21, 2011, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 6, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $5.4M
Runtime: 1h 49m

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