Taking place in the morally dubious, high risk world of the financial industry and set during one ominous 24-hour period in the early stages of the 2008 financial meltdown, this incredibly well put together film observes with dispassionate intensity the machinations of bankers and analysts as they attempt to save their firm; themselves, but not particularly their clients, from disaster. Margin Call is a strongly performed, tense and stylish dramatic thriller.