2011 · drama · thriller · finance
Margin Call
Directed by J.C. Chandor1h 47m2011
Set in the high-stakes world of the financial industry, involving the key players at an investment firm during one perilous 24-hour period in the early stages of the 2008 financial crisis. An entry-level analyst unlocks information that could prove to be the downfall of the firm.
Our read: Margin Call (2011) reads as a sombre, kinetic, grounded drama · thriller · finance entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Sombre, kinetic, measured drama / thriller, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
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