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Margin Call

Margin Call is a 2011 American drama film written and directed by J. C. Chandor in his directorial debut. The story takes place over 24 hours at a large Wall Street investment bank during the initial stages of the 2008 financial crisis. It focuses on the actions taken by a group of employees during the crisis. The title is a reference to a "margin call"…

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Box office
$19.5 million
Budget
$3.5 million
Cinematography
Frank DeMarco
Country
United States
Directed by
J. C. Chandor
Distributed by
Lionsgate · Roadside Attractions

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Margin Call

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related to Critical reception · 28
Margin Call → Bill Wine, Bloomberg News, CBS, Chandor, Chicago Sun-Times, Chris Knight, David Denby, Dylan Matthews, Film, In, Jake Bernstein, Justin Chang, Matt Levine, Metacritic, National Post, On, Philip French, ProPublica, Roger Ebert, Rotten Tomatoes
Starring · 9
Margin Call → Demi Moore, Jeremy Irons, Kevin Spacey, Mary McDonnell, Paul Bettany, Penn Badgley, Simon Baker, Stanley Tucci, Zachary Quinto
Produced by · 6
Margin Call → Corey Moosa, Joe Jenckes, Michael Benaroya, Neal Dodson, Robert Ogden Barnum, Zachary Quinto
Production companies · 6
Margin Call → Before the Door Pictures, Benaroya Pictures, Myriad Pictures, Sakonnet Capital Partners, Untitled Entertainment, Washington Square Films
related to External links · 4
Margin Call → Box Office Mojo, IMDb Margin Call, MetacriticMargin Call, Rotten TomatoesMargin Call
Distributed by · 2
Margin Call → Lionsgate, Roadside Attractions
Release dates · 2
Margin Call → January 25, 2011 (2011-01-25) (Sundance), October 21, 2011 (2011-10-21) (United States)
is a · 2
Margin Call → 2011 American drama film written and directed by J, thriller
related to Box office · 2
Margin Call → Canada, United States
Box office · 1
Margin Call → $19.5 million

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Margin CallBox office$19.5 million1.00infobox
Margin CallBudget$3.5 million1.00infobox
Margin CallCinematographyFrank DeMarco1.00infobox
Margin CallCountryUnited States1.00infobox
Margin CallDirected byJ. C. Chandor1.00infobox
Margin CallDistributed byLionsgate1.00infobox
Margin CallDistributed byRoadside Attractions1.00infobox
Margin CallEdited byPete Beaudreau1.00infobox
Margin CallLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
Margin CallMusic byNathan Larson1.00infobox
Margin CallProduced byJoe Jenckes1.00infobox
Margin CallProduced byRobert Ogden Barnum1.00infobox
Margin CallProduced byCorey Moosa1.00infobox
Margin CallProduced byMichael Benaroya1.00infobox
Margin CallProduced byNeal Dodson1.00infobox
Margin CallProduced byZachary Quinto1.00infobox
Margin CallProduction companiesMyriad Pictures1.00infobox
Margin CallProduction companiesBenaroya Pictures1.00infobox
Margin CallProduction companiesBefore the Door Pictures1.00infobox
Margin CallProduction companiesWashington Square Films1.00infobox
Margin CallProduction companiesUntitled Entertainment1.00infobox
Margin CallProduction companiesSakonnet Capital Partners1.00infobox
Margin CallRelease datesJanuary 25, 2011 (2011-01-25) (Sundance)1.00infobox
Margin CallRelease datesOctober 21, 2011 (2011-10-21) (United States)1.00infobox
Margin CallRunning time107 minutes1.00infobox
Margin CallStarringKevin Spacey1.00infobox
Margin CallStarringPaul Bettany1.00infobox
Margin CallStarringJeremy Irons1.00infobox
Margin CallStarringZachary Quinto1.00infobox
Margin CallStarringPenn Badgley1.00infobox

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