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Margin Call
| Rating: | R (for language) |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Release Date: | October 21, 2011 |
| Running time: | 109 minutes |
| Cast: | Kevin Spacey, Paul Bettany, Jeremy Irons, Zachary Quinto, Penn Badgley |
| Director: | J.C. Chandor |
| Producer: | Joe Jenckes, Robert Ogden Barnum, Corey Moosa |
| Writer: | J.C. Chandor |
| Distributor: | Roadside Attractions |
Description: 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 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.
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