Arbitrage

"Power is the best alibi."

2012 1h 47m EN

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Synopsis

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A troubled hedge fund magnate, desperate to complete the sale of his trading empire, makes an error that forces him to turn to an unlikely person for help.

“Power is the best alibi.”

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Cast

Richard Gere
Robert Miller
Susan Sarandon
Ellen Miller
Tim Roth
Det. Michael Bryer
Brit Marling
Brooke Miller
Laetitia Casta
Julie Côte
Nate Parker
Jimmy Grant
Stuart Margolin
Syd Felder
Chris Eigeman
Gavin Briar

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Nicholas Jarecki
Writers: Nicholas Jarecki, David Cooney
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America, Poland

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ERA

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Released 14 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Poland.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Nicholas Jarecki, shot by Yorick Le Saux. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Cliff Martinez. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Douglas Crise shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Richard Gere and Susan Sarandon and Tim Roth carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Power is the best alibi.".

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IMDB entry: tt1764183 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Nicholas Jarecki directs. Yorick Le Saux behind the camera. Cliff Martinez scores. Douglas Crise cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America, Poland. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 14 years ago.
2International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Poland.
3Directed by Nicholas Jarecki, shot by Yorick Le Saux. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Cliff Martinez. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Douglas Crise shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Richard Gere and Susan Sarandon and Tim Roth carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Power is the best alibi.".
8IMDB entry: tt1764183 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Yorick Le Saux
Original score: Cliff Martinez
Editing: Douglas Crise
Production design: Beth Mickle
Costume design: Joseph G. Aulisi
Makeup / hair: LuAnn Claps
VFX supervisor: Olcun Tan
Stunt coordinator: G.A. Aguilar
Runtime: 107 min · 1h 47m
Status: Released
Budget: $12,000,000
Box office: $35,500,000
Return: 296% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Arbitrage (2012)

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What people are saying

Andres Gomez2013-03-14
★ 4/10
The problems of a rich man to keep his position with his affairs and frauds. Nothing really special
CinemaSerf2022-07-22
★ 6/10
There were an whole slew of these corrupt "Wall Street" derivatives and despite an half decent cast, this is really a pretty unremarkable example. It all centres on an overly convoluted plot that tries to follow a sort of borrowing/laundering/ponzi scheme taking cash from Peter to repay Paul before Fred finds out that his money never really existed in the first place. All whilst their broker - in this case "Miller" (Richard Gere) is gadding around the world in private jets, staying at the best hotels and spending money that, well, isn't! Susan Sarandon features sparingly as his wife and Tim Roth makes a bit of an effort as the cop who starts to get wise to his antics, but for the most part this is a really dry and unsophisticated vehicle for a star well off his form with little by way of humour or, indeed, innovative or even interesting dialogue. I rather appreciated the end - it has the virtue of being rather unexpected, but otherwise this is all immediately forgettable stuff.