Margin Call (2011)

Film Summary: The entire story unfolds over 24 critical hours inside one of the largest investment banks on Wall Street, when an analyst discovers that the bank holds toxic assets whose value exceeds the bank's own capital, threatening immediate bankruptcy.

Economic Insight: The film focuses on the concept of "Risk Management" and financial leverage. Economic ethics are put under the microscope here: should the bank sell its toxic assets to investors to save itself, knowing they are worthless, thereby causing the entire market to collapse? The film embodies the concept of "Moral Hazard" in its finest form.