Margin Call
Both intimately scaled and dazzling in its sweep and implication.
Margin Call
Investment-firm analyst Peter Sullivan (Zachary Quinto) uncovers sensitive information that could easily plunge the entire business into peril, inadvertently destroying the lives and careers of his colleagues in this tense thriller set during the onset of the 2008 financial crisis. Over the course of the next 24 hours, Sullivan realizes that the decisions he makes will not only affect the employees of the firm, but the lives of everyday Americans from coast to coast as well. Kevin Spacey, Jeremy Irons, Stanley Tucci, Demi Moore, and Paul Bettany co-star.
“A hell of a picture. And shrewd.” (David Edelstein, New York Magazine)
An Oscar nominee for Best Original Screenplay.
Winner of the New York Film Critics Circle’s award for Best First Feature.
Winner of the National Board of Review’s awards for Debut Director and one of the Top 10 Independent Films of the year.
“A hell of a picture. And shrewd.” (David Edelstein, New York Magazine)
An Oscar nominee for Best Original Screenplay.
Winner of the New York Film Critics Circle’s award for Best First Feature.
Winner of the National Board of Review’s awards for Debut Director and one of the Top 10 Independent Films of the year.
Genre
Thriller/Suspense,
Drama
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Runtime
106
Language
English
Director
JC Chandor
Cast
Jeremy Irons,
Kevin Spacey,
Demi Moore,
Paul Bettany,
Zachary Quinto,
Simon Baker,
Mary McDonnell,
Stanley Tucci
Awards:
Winner, Best First Feature, New York Film Critics Circle
Winner, Debut Director, National Board of Review
Winner, One of the Ten Top Independent Films of the Year, National Board of Review
Nominee, Best Writing (Original Screenplay), Academy Awards
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David D'ArcyScreen International
Margin Call takes another shot at the financial crisis, through a 24-hour window on an investment firm that dumps billions in toxic mortgages when those assets risk sinking the business. The boardroom drama, J. C. Chandor’s feature debut, shows the financial cynics to be the first men selling and ...
Played at
Playhouse 7 10.21.11 - 12.15.11
Town Center 5 10.21.11 - 12.22.11
Monica Film Center 10.28.11 - 12.24.11
Claremont 5 11.04.11 - 11.17.11
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