Equity (film)
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| Directed by | Meera Menon |
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| Screenplay by | Amy Fox |
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| Music by | Alexis & Sam |
| Cinematography | Eric Lin |
| Edited by | Andrew Hafitz |
Production company |
Broad Street Pictures |
| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Classics |
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Running time | 100 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1,560,173[2] |
Equity is a 2016 American financial thriller film directed by Meera Menon, written by Amy Fox and starring Anna Gunn, James Purefoy, Sarah Megan Thomas, and Alysia Reiner.
The film premiered In Competition at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival on January 25, 2016.[3] Shortly before its premiere, it was acquired for theatrical distribution by Sony Pictures Classics[4] and was released in the United States on July 29, 2016 to positive critical reviews.
Plot
A senior investment banker, Naomi Bishop (Anna Gunn), finds her career undermined by scandal and corruption.
Cast
- Anna Gunn as Naomi Bishop
- James Purefoy as Michael Connor
- Sophie Von Haselberg as Marin
- Craig Bierko as Benji Akers
- Lee Tergesen as Randall
- Margaret Colin as Attorney Cahn
- Alysia Reiner as Samantha
- Sarah Megan Thomas as Erin Manning
Production
Meera Menon was brought on board to direct in March 2015.[5] Anna Gunn signed on to star in June 2015 with James Purefoy joining shortly after.[6][7]
Release
Critical reception
Equity has received positive reviews from critics. On review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 81%, based on 77 reviews, with an average rating of 6.4/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Equity brings a welcome change of perspective to the financial thriller genre, along with a nuanced story and a terrific cast led by a powerful effort from Anna Gunn."[8] Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating to reviews from mainstream critics, gives the film a score of 68 out of 100, based on 29 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[9]
Ignatiy Vishnevetsky of The A.V. Club wrote: "Equity may not be the fanciest or flashiest of financial thrillers—more like off-brand David Fincher or Steven Soderbergh—but it gets the job done. Its major players are all women trying to make careers in boys’ club professions [...]; that's all the motivation the movie offers and perhaps all that it really needs. It skips past the usual handwringing over the temptations of capitalist wealth and just gets right to the risk-taking and double-crossing, assuming (rightly) that viewers don't need a character to have a backstory, a tragic secret, and a dead spouse, best friend, or parent to understand why they'd do anything to hold on to a career."[10]
References
- ↑ "Equity (15)". British Board of Film Classification. August 23, 2016. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
- ↑ "Equity (2016)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
- ↑ Chang, Justin. "Sundance Film Festival Unveils 2016 Competition, Next Films". Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ↑ Cunnigham, Todd. "Sony Classics Acquires 'Equity,' Female-Driven Wall Street Saga". Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- ↑ MCNARY, DAVE. "Meera Menon to Direct Female-Driven Wall Street Drama for Broad Street Pictures". Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ↑ McNary, Dace. "Anna Gunn Starring in Female-Driven Wall Street Movie (EXCLUSIVE)". Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ↑ McNary, Dave. "'Following' Star James Purefoy Joins Anna Gunn in Wall Street Drama 'Equity'". Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ↑ "Equity". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
- ↑ "Equity". Metacritic. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
- ↑ Vishnevetsky, Ignatiy (Jul 28, 2016). "A woman fights to hold on to her career on Wall Street in Equity". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
External links
- Equity at the Internet Movie Database