Margin Call

Drama | English | 109 minutes

Info

Shortly after the abrupt firing of Eric Dale, head of risk management at an investment banking firm, Eric warns his associate, Peter Sullivan,  the firm is in a very dangerous situation. They hold a portfolio of questionable mortgage-backed securities that now must be dumped. The news gets to Sam Rogers, the floor head, who confirms the frightening revelation. Through the night they hold an emergency meeting to discuss how the firm will stay afloat. To  avoid bankruptcy they must betray their clients by selling them securities they know to be junk. By dawn, CEO John Tuld,  arrives via helicopter to make the final call. Will he heed what Shakespeare wrote in Julius Caesar, “I cherish  honor more than I fear death?”  

Cast
Kevin Spacey (Sam Rogers) / Stanley Tucci (Eric Dale) / Zachary Quito (Peter Sullivan) / Jeremy Irons (John Tuld)
Why Stream This Film?

Although fiction, Margin Call depicts the days leading to the financial crisis of 2008 and what  investment bankers were willing to do to come out unscathed.

 
  • Rotten Tomatoes Score (Critics Consensus): 87%
  • Metacritic Score: 76
Accolades
  • Academy Awards: Nominated, Best Original Screenplay (J.C. Chandor)
  • National Board of Review: Winner, Best Debut Director (J.C. Chandor); Listed, Top Ten Independent Films
  • New York Film Critics Circle Awards: Winner, Best Film Director (J.C. Chandor)
  • Film Independent Spirit Awards: Winner, Best Feature Film
Perhaps nothing in the film quite compares to the horrid chill of the early sacking scene, but this is a shrewd and confident drama.
Peter Bradshaw

The Guardian

It is a tale of greed, vanity, myopia and expediency that is all the more damning for its refusal to moralize.
A.O. Scott

The New York Times

MARGIN CALL employs an excellent cast who can make financial talk into compelling dialogue.
Roger Ebert

RogerEbert.com

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