Margin Call (feature film)
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Margin Call is a 2011 financial thriller film that dramatizes the early stages of the 2008 financial crisis through the actions of employees at a large investment bank over a tense 24-hour period.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Margin Call (feature film) canonical | 1 |
| Margin Call (film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Margin Call (feature film) Context triple: [Neal Dodson, notableWork, Margin Call (feature film)]
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Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps is a 2010 financial drama film and sequel to the 1987 movie "Wall Street," exploring themes of greed, redemption, and the 2008 economic crisis.
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B.
Bankhead
Bankhead is a surname most notably associated with the prominent American political family that included U.S. House Speaker William B. Bankhead and actress Tallulah Bankhead.
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C.
Burnt Offerings
Burnt Offerings is a 1976 supernatural horror film about a family menaced by a malevolent house, noted for its atmospheric dread and starring Karen Black and Oliver Reed.
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D.
Moonlighting
Moonlighting is an American television dramedy series from the 1980s, best known for its witty, fast-paced dialogue, genre-blending style, and the star-making role it gave Bruce Willis as a wisecracking private detective.
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E.
Stakeout
"Stakeout" is a 1987 American buddy-cop comedy thriller film starring Richard Dreyfuss and Emilio Estevez as detectives assigned to surveil an escaped convict’s ex-girlfriend.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Margin Call (feature film) Target entity description: Margin Call is a 2011 financial thriller film that dramatizes the early stages of the 2008 financial crisis through the actions of employees at a large investment bank over a tense 24-hour period.
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A.
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps is a 2010 financial drama film and sequel to the 1987 movie "Wall Street," exploring themes of greed, redemption, and the 2008 economic crisis.
-
B.
Bankhead
Bankhead is a surname most notably associated with the prominent American political family that included U.S. House Speaker William B. Bankhead and actress Tallulah Bankhead.
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C.
Burnt Offerings
Burnt Offerings is a 1976 supernatural horror film about a family menaced by a malevolent house, noted for its atmospheric dread and starring Karen Black and Oliver Reed.
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D.
Moonlighting
Moonlighting is an American television dramedy series from the 1980s, best known for its witty, fast-paced dialogue, genre-blending style, and the star-making role it gave Bruce Willis as a wisecracking private detective.
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E.
Stakeout
"Stakeout" is a 1987 American buddy-cop comedy thriller film starring Richard Dreyfuss and Emilio Estevez as detectives assigned to surveil an escaped convict’s ex-girlfriend.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | feature film ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay
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Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematography | Frank G. DeMarco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | J. C. Chandor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy |
Lionsgate
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Roadside Attractions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Pete Beaudreau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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financial thriller ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Aasif Mandvi
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Demi Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ Jeremy Irons NERFINISHED ⓘ Kevin Spacey NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary McDonnell NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Bettany NERFINISHED ⓘ Penn Badgley NERFINISHED ⓘ Simon Baker NERFINISHED ⓘ Stanley Tucci NERFINISHED ⓘ Zachary Quinto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Nathan Larson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer |
Corey Moosa
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Joe Jenckes NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Benaroya NERFINISHED ⓘ Neal Dodson NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Ogden Barnum NERFINISHED ⓘ Zachary Quinto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2011-01-25 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2011 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | J. C. Chandor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Aasif Mandvi
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Demi Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ Jeremy Irons NERFINISHED ⓘ Kevin Spacey NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary McDonnell NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Bettany NERFINISHED ⓘ Penn Badgley NERFINISHED ⓘ Simon Baker NERFINISHED ⓘ Stanley Tucci NERFINISHED ⓘ Zachary Quinto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| thematicFocus |
2008 financial crisis
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financial risk management ⓘ investment banking ⓘ |
| timeSpanOfStory | 24 hours ⓘ |
| writer | J. C. Chandor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Margin Call (feature film) Description of subject: Margin Call is a 2011 financial thriller film that dramatizes the early stages of the 2008 financial crisis through the actions of employees at a large investment bank over a tense 24-hour period.
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Margin Call (film)