Synopsis
Be first. Be smarter. Or cheat.
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.
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Margin Call
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Executive Producers
Kirk D'Amico Cassian Elwes Rose Ganguzza Laura Rister Michael Corso Randy Manis Joshua Blum Anthony Gudas
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Alternative Titles
Marge de manoeuvre, Krízispont, 黑心交易員的告白, El precio de la codicia, マージン・コール, Межа ризику, El Precio de la Codicia, Предел риска, Giftig Viden, 孖展風雲, O Dia Antes do Fim, Der große Crash - Margin Call, Oyunun Sonu, 商海通牒, Den před krizí, Giftig viden, Chciwość, Ο Δρόμος του Χρήματος, Panică pe Strada Perete, התמוטטות, Margin Call - O Dia Antes do Fim, 마진 콜: 24시간, 조작된 진실, Margin call, Предел на риска, На межі ризику, Deň pred krízou, Rizikos riba, რისკის ზღვარზე, Marge de manœuvre, Crni ponedjeljak, เงินเดือด, Trước Giờ Sụp Đổ
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USA
Sundance Film Festival
Theatrical limited
11 Feb 2011
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Germany
Theatrical
28 Sep 2011
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Germany6
21 Oct 2011
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SpainAPTA
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USAR
28 Oct 2011
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Brazil10
10 Nov 2011
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NetherlandsAL
11 Nov 2011
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CanadaR
18 Nov 2011
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LithuaniaN-13
15 Dec 2011
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GreeceΚ
13 Jan 2012
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UK15
08 Mar 2012
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Hungary12
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PortugalM/12
15 Mar 2012
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AustraliaMA15+
02 May 2012
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FranceTP
18 May 2012
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Italy
03 Jan 2013
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South Korea15
Digital
25 Sep 2011
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Switzerland12
13 Jan 2012
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Ireland15
03 Feb 2012
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JapanR18+
Physical
27 Mar 2012
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NetherlandsAL
TV
11 Jan 2014
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NetherlandsAL
Releases by Country
Australia
15 Mar 2012
- TheatricalMA15+
Brazil
28 Oct 2011
- Theatrical10
Canada
11 Nov 2011
- TheatricalR
France
02 May 2012
- TheatricalTP
Germany
11 Feb 2011
- Theatrical limited Berlin International Film Festival
28 Sep 2011
- Theatrical6
Greece
15 Dec 2011
- TheatricalΚ
Hungary
08 Mar 2012
- Theatrical12
Ireland
13 Jan 2012
- Digital15
Italy
18 May 2012
- Theatrical
Japan
03 Feb 2012
- DigitalR18+
Lithuania
18 Nov 2011
- TheatricalN-13
Netherlands
10 Nov 2011
- TheatricalAL
27 Mar 2012
- PhysicalAL DVD
11 Jan 2014
- TVAL Nederland
Portugal
08 Mar 2012
- TheatricalM/12
South Korea
03 Jan 2013
- Theatrical15
Spain
21 Oct 2011
- TheatricalAPTA
Switzerland
25 Sep 2011
- Digital12
UK
13 Jan 2012
- Theatrical15
USA
25 Jan 2011
- Premiere Sundance Film Festival
21 Oct 2011
- TheatricalR
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It’s just money; it’s made up. Pieces of paper with pictures on it so we don’t have to kill each other to get something to eat
Star studded thriller about the eve of the financial crash of 2008. This film is so captivating with all sorts of characters, from morally bankrupt to good hearted people, but in the end they’re all in it for the same reason. If it wasn’t for The Big Short, this would be the definitive movie of the financial crisis.
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“Please, speak as you might to a young child. Or a golden retriever. It wasn't brains that brought me here.”
Ever since this GameStop malarkey I haven’t been able to get Stanley Tucci’s character out of my mind.
There’s a scene where Tucci and Paul Bettany are sitting on the stoop of an immaculate Brooklyn Brownstone contemplating the major theme of the movie: nothingness.
Tucci recounts the most meaningful piece of occupation he was ever involved in, the building of a bridge that significantly benefits commuters. It acts as an allegory for how one mans actions can have tangible benefits to others, and stands in contrast to the absurdity of moving “nothing” around from one account to another.
Tucci is…
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Gotta give WOLF OF WALL STREET some credit - it gave me an appetite for entertainment about The Street and its denizens that was left mostly unsatisfied by Scorsese's film. I've been reading LIAR'S POKER - Michael Lewis's fantastic account of the rise and fall of Solomon Brothers in the late 80s. And then last night I finally caught up with the excellent MARGIN CALL. I guess one of my primary gripes with WOWS was my lack of interest in spending time with its characters and their antics, while also still being interested in the mechanics of their operation. MARGIN CALL is all mechanics. Thrillingly so. Maybe even more of a gut punch a couple years later, as the stock market recovers and we start to forget our rage at these gamblers as they start to line our purses again. As if anything has changed.
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Watched this before going to the bank to renegotiate my mortgage 😎
(it didn't help...)
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Jeremy Irons has an Oscar. Kevin Spacey has two Oscars. J.C. Chandor will have one very soon if he continues to deliver anything as good as this and All Is Lost.
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A junior analyst discovers that the investment bank in which he works has amassed so many toxic mortgage backed securities that bankruptcy is almost imminent. This leads to a frantic night where his bosses try to find a way to dump these assets and save the firm.
"Margin Call" is a thriller that examines the beginning of the great financial crisis of 2008 through the eyes of the people who found themselves in the midst of the storm. Chandor uses a docudrama method to recreate these fateful hours. While mostly effective, it eventually makes for a very dry presentation that saps some of the tension from a potentially riveting drama. Add to that the fact that the financial jargon used…
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It takes a special talent to make a film about a subject and, for quite a lot of the running time, have much of your audience wonder what the hell anyone is talking about. It has to be a special talent because how else would a film like Margin Call end up being so utterly riveting?
The purported plot sees a troubled Wall Street investment bank wrestle with the decision to sell off all its assets, assets they know are very soon to be worthless, after discovering that the firm has reached the limits of its spending and risk plunging the stock market and banking sector into crisis as a result.
What I watched it as was, "Some bad stuff's…
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A gripping financial thriller that gets powered by its sharp writing and solid ensemble. ‘There are three ways to make a living in this business: be first, be smarter, or cheat.’ Capitalism is your route to innovation, wealth and every possible ambitious freedom. But the issue is, there aren’t any finite defined thresholds for the greed game. So at every point of crisis, its gonna choose money over morals always. So, good luck to ourselves for the bright future ahead.
"It’s just money; it's made up. Pieces of paper with pictures on it so we don't have to kill each other just to get something to eat. It's not wrong. And it's certainly no different today than its ever been.”
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Not quite the Glengarry Glen Ross for Wall street guys on the night before the big 07-08 crash it thinks it is (more like an evil, dour Big Short)... but close enough. The writing just isn't at the same level of character depth and dialogue rhythm as Mamet, but Chandor does build some effective mood out of watching charismatic character actors discuss the logistics of deliberately ruining millions of lives surrounded by the dark glow and hum of their empty office space.
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This is one of those movies where everyone calls flawless but I think it's well done on a acting and directing point of view, but I do think it's a bit overrated in my opinion.
The story to Margin Call takes place in 2008 as a tense action as we follow one 24-hour period at an investment bank just before the financial crisis hits.
Margin Call is a movie that I thought was alright. I do think the movie is well acted and nicely written, but to me the movie is a slow burn and I just don't think it's brilliant as people thought it was. It's not a bad film but I don't think it's a great film, just alright in my opinion.
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Sex is good and all, but have you ever woken up and checked your Spotify podcast episodes feed and discovered The Rewatchables have covered one of your favourite movies?🤤
I haven’t been shy about sharing my love for this verbal thriller in the past. It’s not only one of the best movies about the financial crash, it’s one of the best movies of the 2010’s in my humble opinion.
Chandor uses apprehension, unseen spreadsheets, and predictive models the way Spielberg used Bruce, that is to say, sparingly and terrifyingly.
True horror comes from what’s imagined, not what’s seen.
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