Ahead of the 2008 financial crisis, investment firm analyst Peter Sullivan uncovers sensitive information that could plunge the entire business into peril. Over the next 24 hours, Sullivan realizes that the decisions he makes will affect not only his colleagues but the lives of everyday Americans.

Director J.C. Chandor made his feature debut with this sizzling inside take on the subprime mortgage crisis. With a starry ensemble cast that includes Paul Bettany, Demi Moore, and—on glorious, leonine form—Jeremy Irons, Margin Call is a Mametian procedural that trades in ruthless moral detachment.