Follows the key people at an investment bank over a 24-hour period during the early stages of the 2008 financial crisis.Follows the key people at an investment bank over a 24-hour period during the early stages of the 2008 financial crisis.Follows the key people at an investment bank over a 24-hour period during the early stages of the 2008 financial crisis.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 8 wins & 24 nominations total
Peter Kim
- Timothy Singh
- (as Peter Y. Kim)
Grace Gummer
- Lucy
- (scenes deleted)
Oberon K.A. Adjepong
- Coffee Guy
- (as Oberon K. Adjepong)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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- TriviaThe film was shot in 17 days.
- GoofsEric Dale (Stanley Tucci) makes a mathematical error when he talks about how much time is saved by people using the bridge he built. He says 559,020 days are saved, but the correct number is 5,590,200.
- Crazy creditsSeveral names are listed as the "Jeremy Irons Visa Miracle Team" who were able to get Irons into the US to film his scenes in New York City.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Ebert Presents: At the Movies: Episode #2.13 (2011)
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Different, yet interesting film
I'll have to start by saying this film will not be for everyone. This film lacks the needed tension for a Friday film night for example, but this film is heavily relatable and the acting and characters are superb and carry this film.
So why did i find this interesting? The characters. What this film is illustrating is the "behind the scenes" of a giant corporation and how they deal with a giant crisis. The characters that stood out for me were Penn Badgeley, Paul Bettany and Kevin Spacey. To start they were acted superbly well, but I really did relate to them, Penn in particular, and it had me absolutely hooked in.
It's a weird review to write, because I'd normally talk about the plot seen as though that's the main thing you notice about a film when you watch it and it makes or breaks any movie. This is just a little different, because as mentioned prior this film lacks a certain tension needed. The film itself is really smartly written, but it needed a little more to it, to entice you in more.
I personally enjoyed it, but I will guarantee people will hate it due to the lack of things going on. But if you really focus on the characters and their characteristics, it's a really enjoyable and relatable watch. 7/10 from me.
So why did i find this interesting? The characters. What this film is illustrating is the "behind the scenes" of a giant corporation and how they deal with a giant crisis. The characters that stood out for me were Penn Badgeley, Paul Bettany and Kevin Spacey. To start they were acted superbly well, but I really did relate to them, Penn in particular, and it had me absolutely hooked in.
It's a weird review to write, because I'd normally talk about the plot seen as though that's the main thing you notice about a film when you watch it and it makes or breaks any movie. This is just a little different, because as mentioned prior this film lacks a certain tension needed. The film itself is really smartly written, but it needed a little more to it, to entice you in more.
I personally enjoyed it, but I will guarantee people will hate it due to the lack of things going on. But if you really focus on the characters and their characteristics, it's a really enjoyable and relatable watch. 7/10 from me.
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official sites
- Language
- Also known as
- El precio de la codicia
- Filming locations
- 144 Columbia Heights, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA(Eric Dale's house)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $3,500,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $5,354,039
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $561,906
- Oct 23, 2011
- Gross worldwide
- $19,504,039
- Runtime1 hour 47 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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