Margin Call
Directed by J.C. ChandorFollows the key people at an investment bank over a 24-hour period during the early stages of the 2008 financial crisis.
Margin Call Ratings & Reviews
- Umurcan “ugorur” GörürNovember 21, 2025other side of the big short
- Mairi KrausseNovember 20, 2025Not something I would usually watch, but it has a fair amount of tension and suspense. I wish it hadn’t ended so abruptly.
- immune_usmcMay 16, 2025Great insight to the opening of the 2008 crash, plus a great story and acting,.
- RockitxxNovember 9, 2025The actors were very good. I thought the brokers should have been more high strung
- AungWindowsPCOctober 31, 2025Amazing movie!
- TanalienAugust 9, 2025Within Margin Call lies an insight into the other landmark films about Wall Street: 2010’s Inside Job, 2013’s The Wolf of Wall Street and 2015’s The Big Short. It is short-sighted to say that the defining motivation behind these onscreen bankers is greed. By making as much money possible by any means necessary, they are desperately trying to keep their sense of status alive at any cost. These bankers learn to live by a code: There are only two outcomes. I win or I lose. And I will not lose. Do we really live in a world where a few individuals’ decisions, based on personal ambition, can turn our world upside-down? Margin Call is dramatic evidence to the affirmative: Yes, we do. When these characters were faced with the consequences of their decisions, they doubled down - knowing that their actions could end the very financial games they devoted their lives to. Margin Call is a film that helps you deeply understand why. Would we have done any differently?
- VandytOctober 25, 2025The best film about the financial crisis, where tension, surprise, and despair are palpable, keeping pace with the actors
- babyit1October 16, 2025... when the economy is based on a mortgage system you know this sort of thing is bound to happen...
- George BananzaSeptember 24, 2025A film that tells you what to do when the music stops and you’re holding a bag of shit.
- CubaneSeptember 11, 2025A "The Big Short" wannabe movie that manages to be less informative, less accurate, and less entertaining.
- JonasSeptember 2, 2025I feel for the imaginary finance people, but after the credits I still do not give a shit about the real finance people.
- parkstechSeptember 2, 2025An ad every 10 minutes, will not watching plex movies any more.
- 50359August 24, 2025Enjoyed it but I thought it ended too soon.
- another92August 21, 2025Interesting events in history don't necessarily translate to good movies. I was enjoying this movie and I would even say I was engrossed until I wasn't. I don't even know when it happened but I realized I don't care about a single one of these characters. Literally nobody. I don't remember the end, I think I probably fell asleep. I know this movie is revered but like I said interesting history doesn't automatically make interesting movies.
- alexandermockJuly 23, 2025Heavy drama about the start to the economic collapse that led to the housing crisis, and how little the rich and powerful cared about it. For them it was just a game and the ones who truly cared were just pushed aside and disregarded. The atmosphere is tense and the performances are great. You really feel the frustration of the main characters knowing that the USA and possible the world is about to be in a a lot of trouble, but no one is listening. The only main issue is unless you are really knowledgeable about economics and investing, you might need to do a little homework. The movie does not explain a lot, which on one hand I appreciate it when movies don’t make their audience feel stupid. You just know something bad is about to happen, and the whole plot device is similar to the suitcase in Pulp Fiction. You don’t know what’s in that case but it is serious enough to move the plot forward. On the other hand, it can get a bit confusing with all the jargon going on.
Margin Call Trivia
Margin Call was released on September 29, 2011.
Margin Call was directed by J.C. Chandor.
Margin Call has a runtime of 1 hr 47 min.
Margin Call was produced by Robert Ogden Barnum, Michael Benaroya, Neal Dodson, Joe Jenckes, Corey Moosa, Zachary Quinto.
The key characters in Margin Call are Sam Rogers (Kevin Spacey), Peter Sullivan (Zachary Quinto), Will Emerson (Paul Bettany).
Margin Call is rated R.
Margin Call is a Thriller, Drama film.
Margin Call has an audience rating of 7.4 out of 10.