Margin Call
When a dismissed risk chief slips a damning financial model onto a junior analyst, the analyst must race against the clock to convince his firm’s executives that their mortgage‑backed securities are catastrophically over‑leveraged, or watch the investment bank implode.
“Be first. Be smarter. Or cheat.”
Synopsis
Set in the high-stakes world of the financial industry, the story centers on the key players at an investment firm during a tense 24-hour period in the early stages of the 2008 financial crisis. An entry-level analyst discovers information that could potentially lead to the firm's downfall.
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Principal cast & crew: 29
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Edited by Pete BeaudreauShot by Frank G DemarcoScored by Nathan LarsonDesigned by John Paino
Box Office
2011 · Box office
💰 Box-office hit — grossed 5.6× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$19.5M
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Also known as
- Der große Crashde
- Der große Crash - Margin Callde
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Cast & Crew
29 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Zachary Quinto
as Peter Sullivan
Kevin Spacey
as Sam Rogers
Stanley Tucci
as Eric Dale
Paul Bettany
as Will Emerson
Jeremy Irons
as John Tuld
Simon Baker
as Jared Cohen
Penn Badgley
as Seth Bregman
Demi Moore
as Sarah Robertson
Mary Mcdonnell
as Mary Rogers
Ashley Williams
as Heather Burke
Aasif Mandvi
as Ramesh Shah
Susan Blackwell
as Lauren Bratberg
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6Directors
1Writers
1Producers
4Other crew
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