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Arbitrage (2012)

★ 6.3 · 937 ratings on TMDB

Power is the best alibi.

Arbitrage poster★ 6.3

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.

DirectorNicholas Jarecki
CastBrit Marling, Bruce Altman, Chris Eigeman, Graydon Carter, Laetitia Casta, Nate Parker
GenresDrama, Thriller
The emergence reading

Arbitrage keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8/E10 of the E0–E14 reality ladder.

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Same rung, same subject

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Same subject, different rung

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Same people

Shared director or cast.

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