Margin Call (2011)

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

Release Date: September 29th, 2011

Director: J.C. Chandor

Writers: J.C. Chandor

Actors: Aasif Mandvi, Ashley Williams, Demi Moore, Jeremy Irons, Jim Kirk, Jimmy Palumbo, Kevin Spacey, Maria Dizzia, Mary McDonnell, Paul Bettany, Penn Badgley, Simon Baker, Stanley Tucci, Susan Blackwell, Zachary Quinto

Genre: Drama, Thriller

MPAA Rating: R

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Studio: Roadside Attractions

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Margin Call | Synopsis

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 (Zachary Quinto) 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.