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      $upercapitalist

      Released Aug 10, 2012 1h 41m Mystery & Thriller List
      17% 12 Reviews Tomatometer 79% 500+ Ratings Audience Score A maverick hedge-fund manager from New York moves to Hong Kong to orchestrate a huge deal, which swiftly escalates out of his control. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Aug 11 Buy Now

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      Robert Abele Los Angeles Times The dull, hectoring financial melodrama "Supercapitalist" has all the spark of a high school assembly skit about not letting friends drive drunk. Rated: 1/5 Aug 31, 2012 Full Review Walter V. Addiego San Francisco Chronicle Whatever the makers of "$upercapitalist" had in mind, what they've created is a clunky and cliched melodrama set in the world of international high finance. Rated: 1/4 Aug 24, 2012 Full Review Kyle Smith New York Post A Walmart "Wall Street," the hedge-fund drama "Supercapitalist" is junk merchandise stamped "made in China." Rated: 1/4 Aug 10, 2012 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com The film's most impressive performances are turned in by Linus Roache, in what amounts to a relatively brief role, and the gifted Kathy Uyen. Rated: 2.0/4.0 Sep 24, 2020 Full Review Emily S. Mendel culturevulture.net $upercapitalist" exposes the heady, fast-paced, amoral world of New York/Hong Kong high finance Aug 23, 2012 Full Review Harvey S. Karten Compuserve Makes you wonder whether Britain and China were wrong to allow Hong Kong to remain a free-market capitalist province--though the movie does not compare in quality to "Wall Street." Rated: B Aug 4, 2012 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member Watched 8/24/2012 with Tia and Lilian w film makers in attendance. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Audience Member Watched 8/24/2012 with Tia and Lilian w film makers in attendance. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review Audience Member I first watched the film because my friend invited me to watch it. I thought it would just be a typical finance melodrama. However, this movie is very fresh! In a typical financial story, the protagonist starts innocent, but quickly gets involved in some dirty dealings. He can't pull himself away until a sudden call from conscious or an unexpected downfall. Instead, in "Supercapitalist", the protagonist is good from the very start and grows throughout the movie. The twist lies in the dramatic irony; Conner thinks he is doing good when he is actually doing bad. He is helping a company, only to know that he has been demolishing it. Moreover, the movie takes place in a very interesting place, Hong Kong. It's good to see an English-language Chinese film where characters don't just kick each other and want to rip each other's face off (like those Kungfu movies)!! China is rising in its economic power. That we can see. But what's behind those manufacturing and GDP growth numbers? There are blood and tears! There are stories! I feel it is through individuals' stories portrayed in the movie that we get to see the real meaning behind China's economic development. International communication advances do not lie in the handshakes between two political leaders; it lies in small thing like this movie "Supercapitalist". Just like some decades ago, US and China bonded on the Ping Pong table! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Audience Member Such a good movie. I was on the edge of my seat the whole time! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member I love conspiracy movies and really loved the fact that this was a universal human story set in Asia. Definitely could have cut some scenes, but overall really enjoyed it! Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Good grief. This movie was Super HORRIBLE. I cannot believe I wasted time watching this. Avoid, avoid, avoid!! Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Movie Info

      Synopsis A maverick hedge-fund manager from New York moves to Hong Kong to orchestrate a huge deal, which swiftly escalates out of his control.
      Director
      Simon Yin
      Producer
      James C. Chie, John C. Hsu, Phillip Yin
      Screenwriter
      Derek Ting
      Distributor
      Truly Indie
      Genre
      Mystery & Thriller
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Aug 10, 2012, Limited
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Aug 11, 2016
      Runtime
      1h 41m
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