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Margin Call
2011
· Movie
· 107 min
B
MEANRANK
73/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1734
- IMDb #1936
- Google retired #2788
- Rotten Tomatoes #1589
- Metacritic #1168
- Letterboxd #1931
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1344
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #2256
- Metacritic Critics #939
- Metacritic Audience #1719
- Criticker #1305
- Douban #734
- Kinopoisk #3377
- AlloCiné #1194
- Trakt #2070
Every rating
54–87
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 54, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 87.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →Over a tense 24-hour period at a powerful investment bank, a young analyst uncovers a flaw in their financial models that could ruin the firm. His discovery triggers a late-night emergency meeting, pulling senior executives back into the office. As the night wears on, they coldly calculate the immense risk and make decisions that will have devastating ripple effects.
Details
- Director
- J.C. Chandor
- Writer
- J.C. Chandor
- Released
- 28 September 2011
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $3.5M
- Box office
- $19.5M
- Awards
- 6 wins, 7 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 13 →2 major awards won · 6 wins from 13 nominations across 8 ceremonies
| Independent Spirit Awards 2011 | Best First Feature | J. C. Chandor, Neal Dodson, Zachary Quinto | Winner |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2011 | Robert Altman Award | J. C. Chandor, Tiffany Little Canfield, Bernie Telsey, Penn Badgley, Simon Baker, Paul Bettany, Jeremy Irons, Mary McDonnell, Demi Moore, Zachary Quinto, Kevin Spacey and Stanley Tucci | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2011 | Best Original Screenplay | J. C. Chandor | Nominee |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2011 | Best First Screenplay | J. C. Chandor | Nominee |
| Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts 2011 | Best Direction – International | J. C. Chandor | Nominee |
| Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts 2011 | Best Screenplay – International | J. C. Chandor | Winner |
| Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts 2011 | Best Film – International | J. C. Chandor, Neal Dodson, Zachary Quinto | Nominee |
| Casting Society of America 2011 | Outstanding Achievement in Casting for a Studio or Independent Drama Feature | Bernard Telsey, Tiffany Little Canfield | Nominee |
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Independent Spirit Awards
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best First Feature | J. C. Chandor, Neal Dodson, Zachary Quinto | Winner |
| Robert Altman Award | J. C. Chandor, Tiffany Little Canfield, Bernie Telsey, Penn Badgley, Simon Baker, Paul Bettany, Jeremy Irons, Mary McDonnell, Demi Moore, Zachary Quinto, Kevin Spacey and Stanley Tucci | Winner |
| Best First Screenplay | J. C. Chandor | Nominee |
Academy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Screenplay | J. C. Chandor | Nominee |
Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Screenplay – International | J. C. Chandor | Winner |
| Best Direction – International | J. C. Chandor | Nominee |
| Best Film – International | J. C. Chandor, Neal Dodson, Zachary Quinto | Nominee |
National Board of Review Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Spotlight Award for Best Directorial Debut | J. C. Chandor | Winner |
| Top Ten Independent Films | Nominee |
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best First Film | J. C. Chandor | Winner |
San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Original Screenplay | J. C. Chandor | Winner |
Casting Society of America
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Casting for a Studio or Independent Drama Feature | Bernard Telsey, Tiffany Little Canfield | Nominee |
Detroit Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best Ensemble | Nominee |