Margin Call
Shares rank 5 of 8 drama films by recommenders
People recommend this 2011 film about a financial firm's crisis for its sharp observations and tight cast, and as an excellent take on the financial crisis.
People recommend this 2011 film about a financial firm's crisis for its sharp observations and tight cast, and as an excellent take on the financial crisis.
7 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 7 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Sharp, memorable scenes and lines
“That whole scene is absolutely full of perfect observations; I refer to it often in different contexts.”
Comment from 12 Oct 2026 in “Research Firm Calls Anthropic's IPO 'Unprecedented Test of Investor Gullibity'” “Margin Call is a Must-See, if only for that meeting/scene.”
Comment from 5 Jun 2026 in “Fake Money Built America” “A brilliant line from the movie Margin Call”
Comment from 12 Oct 2026 in “Research Firm Calls Anthropic's IPO 'Unprecedented Test of Investor Gullibity'” Tight, powerful cast
“cinema that can do that is powerful.”
Comment from 22 Oct 2026 in “Jared Kushner Hacked Phone Reveals Secret Negotiations, Millions in Transactions” “considering how tight its cast is”
Comment from 23 Oct 2026 in “The Real Kevin Bacon”
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The four most recommended other drama films, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Shawshank Redemption | 18 | 8 | 69% | 5 | — | Approved |
| Good Will Hunting | 10 | 5 | 67% | 3 | — | — |
| Stalker by Andrei Tarkovsky | 9 | 0 | 100% | 8 | — | — |
| The Lives of Others | 8 | 0 | 100% | 6 | — | — |
| Margin CallThis page | 7 | 0 | 100% | 5 | — | — |
What people said
8 of the 9 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“considering how tight its cast is”
“cinema that can do that is powerful.”
“That whole scene is absolutely full of perfect observations; I refer to it often in different contexts.”
“A brilliant line from the movie Margin Call”
“If you have not seen it, watch Margin Call.”
“If you haven't seen it, I think you would appreciate the film Margin Call.”
“Margin Call is a Must-See, if only for that meeting/scene.”
“an excellent movie on the GFC”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.