Equity

  • 2016


MOVIE IS entertaining newsworthy financial corporate compelling
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81 % Certified Fresh
$ 1 Million
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Positive Reviews 59
Negative reviews 10
Average Rating 3.2/5
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4.5
The film empathizes with its characters, but it doesnt pity them. Indie Wire
3.2
The film empathizes with its characters, but it doesnt pity them. Indie Wire
3.0
Narratively, some of the films plotting is too predictable, yet the honesty of the situation rings true. Austin Chronicle
1.5
0 No film has really explored the intersection between financial power and gender, and while Equity hints that it will break that barrier, it quickly .. Collider
3.1
Good intentions do count even if the outcome is not perfect. Here is hoping that future productions from Broad Street Pictures prove more satisfying a .. Rogerebert
3.5
Slow but effective, Equity thrives because of its all female cast but isnt defined by them, providing a frank, detailed but still imperfect look at mo .. Cinema Blend
2.5
The film does a good job of showcasing womens ambition and their right to pursue the same golden dream as men. Ny Daily News
3.1
Watching Equity and Angry Indian Goddesses, its easy enough to agree with the filmmakers ambitions, but only one of these movies has a beating heart. The Globe And Mail
3.8
Equity is anything but dry.Its an exciting, smartly sexy, suspenseful little crime drama that evokes classic Hollywood film noir. Philly
3.5
Greed works.Greed clarifies, cuts through, and captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit. Spirituality And Practice
3.2
The performances are good down the line, even if none of the actors can invest much personality into characters that are more pieces being moved aroun .. One Guys Opinion
3.1
Every shaker and mover in the world of Wall Street captured in Equity is wary, guarded, downright paranoid you might say.Each and every character has .. Rogers Movie Nation
5.0
Equity, an expertly crafted financial thriller, is being billed as the first movie ever made about women on Wall Street. Chicago Reader
1.0
Equity is a bizarre movie that manages the near impossible feat of making a financial drama from an entirely female point of view without being in the .. The Times
3.0
Theres the usual drawback of these masters of the universe movies: The ordinary folks in the audience get nobody to identify with; everyone in sight i .. News Review
3.0
And though its no life changer, it still offers decent entertainment. Radio Times
3.8
Maybe.But Gunns performance, alert to every nuance, is award caliber. Rolling Stone
1.5
If only its creators were more subtle, it would be perceived as merely a more estrogen heavy The Wolf of Wall Street instead of a film with an agenda. The Wrap
2.0
The film makers could hardly have chosen a more obvious visual metaphor for the high stakes, low excitement wheeler dealing at the heart of this turgi .. The Guardian
4.0
Like our main character Naomi Bishop (Gunn) this movie strives to make it on its own terms, avoiding opportunities to draw attention to it being any l .. The Guardian
3.5
The chiaroscuro lighting and thrumming mood music build tension slowly and surely, but never enough to make you inch forward in your seat. Az Central
3.5
But Equitys first half spends so much time establishing its hierarchy of needs that it dulls the edge of its cutthroat setting. Npr
3.2
Unfortunately, Equity sometimes buckles under the weight of its self imposed, gendered duty. Ew
2.0
Equity MaryAnn Johanson 30 August 2016 Despite its good intentions, this female led Wall Street drama lacks the narrative bite needed to be truly ente .. Flim List
4.5
Themes and bits of dialogue resurface in clever ways throughout Equity. Film Inquiry
3.0
And, really, the whole ensemble is great, if not all quite as charismatic as Gunn.The story itself is fascinating, too. Common Sense Media
3.8
In the end, what makes Equity an intelligent and honest movie keeps it from being a total crowd pleaser. Sf Gate
3.0
The story fits together too neatly and the characters remain ciphers, but scenes of news reports of the high profile dealsin which the protagonists se .. New Yorker
2.0
You dont need to be a woman working in finance to get a shivery thrill and possibly a few chills from watching Equity, a modestly scaled but perceptiv .. Time
3.5
Happily, this compelling drama is far from the expected (and pervasive) trend to be an upbeat story about female empowerment. Boston Herald
3.8
Meera Menons film ultimately succeeds in offering a fresh female centered perspective on its genre material. Slant Magazine
2.5
As an example of doing it for ourselves solidarity and self reliance, its unquestionably inspiring: a bracing example of the old admonition to organiz .. Washington Post
3.5
Equity itself, however, is bracing, witty and suspenseful, a feminist thriller sharply attuned to the nuances of its chosen milieu. The New York Times
3.2
Indeed Sundances commitment to female filmmakers 41% of competition films are directed by women puts other festivals to shame. The Film Stage
2.5
Maybe its our current economic climate or the intermittently soapy writing and aesthetic gloss, but the movies game and its players arent so much fasc .. Boston Globe
3.5
There is tension galore throughout and the machinations of Wall Street are laid out well and clearly. Reeling Reviews
3.2
a slippery financial thriller featuring a tough as nails performance from Gunn. Reeling Reviews
2.5
It just all comes to a stop.I wanted to believe in the fire of these women. Flickfilosopher
2.0
Warning bells sound early on in this lame Wall Street thriller when Naomi Bishop (Anna Gunn), a thrusting financial something or other, is summoned be .. The Irish Times
1.5
This is probably the first Wall Street chick flick and it is hard to watch. Tony Medley
2.5
In her big screen lead role, Breaking Bads Anna Gunn stands tall among the wolves of Wall Street, but she still has to watch her back. Los Angeles Times
3.5
In essence, they all like money and dont feel the need to apologize for it.Nor should they. Detroit News
3.5
Meera Menons refreshingly female skewed financial thriller proves that the women of Wall Street can be just as cold heartedly corrupt as the boys, but .. Variety
1.9
Just Cause is ultimately a slick and mostly entertaining thriller that benefits substantially from atmospheric visuals and strong performances, with, .. Reel Film
3.0
One of the films great strengths is nailing wider issues with a particular snapshot. Hey U Guys
3.1
But there arent enough adrenalin moments to supercharge a film that gets bogged down in exposition. The Star
3.0
The pacing is clipped, the camera work slick and every performance a model of modulated tension. Now Toronto
4.0
Unfortunately, this take no prisoner dialogue contrasts sharply with the screenplays haphazard moments, where an outburst about a cookie becomes a sta .. Film Ink
3.1
Women in finance are a tough bunch, with the culture and their small numbers still stacked against them.Equity, a female created and funded film, tack .. New York Post
4.4
And while one may be tempted to say that Equity is more enjoyable than it is accomplished, the truth is Im not sure it isnt a better, or at least less .. Ar Kansas Online
2.5
Equity is a calm film, in the way that makes you nervous because you know theres something ready to explode beneath the surfacein some ways it reminds .. Christianity Today
3.5
Equitys women know better than to be surprised by a careers worth of fresh indignities. Refinery 29
4.4
1 of 3 View Caption Sarah Megan Thomas plays Erin Manning, an ambitious assistant to a hard driving investment banker (Anna Gunn), in the financial th .. Sltrib
3.0
Because, to put it frankly, the corporate thriller aspects are leaden and dull like so many of these movies tend to be, the only difference is that no .. Punch Drunk Critics
2.5
These rookie moves convey a lack of seriousness from a largely sombre movie that doesnt compensate with anything like wit. Straight
3.5
When women bump up against the glass ceiling and even crash through, dont be surprised if they metaphorically transform their gender to hold onto thei .. Shockya
3.0
No matter its hairpin turns and epic cynicism, its a deep stew in a world where no ones on the level one so miserable and inhuman that its last second .. Metro New York
4.0
Its hard to think of a movie that passes the Bechdel Test with more flying colours than this smart and entertaining corporate thriller about female in .. Sbs
3.8
Meera Menons high finance drama Equity offers two extremely strong assets in its impressive portfolio of boardroom betrayals and dog eat dog survival .. Daily Herald
3.3
The actual plot, once cleared up, could be a great Wall Street thriller, but takes too long to fall into place. Under The Radar Mag
4.0
The film packs in so much material that its bound to have dead ends and weak spots, but its confidence in its provocations is compelling. The Verge
2.5
She earns our pity to a degree, but its the pity we might have for a lioness who brings down a gazelle only to have it stolen by hyenas. East Bay Express
3.8
While the more dramatic elements of the narrative arent 100 per cent perfect in their thriller logic, Equity makes up for it with a multitude of inten .. National Post
3.5
The movie ends with nearly everyone selling out Naomi, and I wish it had all been more satisfying. Fw Weekly
2.5
I wish more of Equity had that kind of loony edge, because mostly this film comes off as a clinical study of a system gone wrong. Heral
3.0
Oh, there are people with well coifed hair dos and good manicures and personally trained bodies, but not one of them has a heart under those pecs. Kdhx
4.0
This is a movie about adults who sometimes act like very greedy children. Saportare Port
3.8
Equity is that rare thing: a Wall Street set movie that focuses on women. Seattle Times
3.5
Equity is a movie that will hold your attention with the polished performances of the actors and by the strategically inventive plot. Huffing Ton Post
4.4
The film is a suspenseful, smart and sharp depiction of women trying to succeed on their talents in a world that mostly fails to appreciate what they .. Reel Bob
3.0
As a result, we do hear shades of an argument between greed and morality, and we do feel the disappointment of personal esteem succumbing to generic g .. Ex Press
1.5
Their point of view shines through and keeps the movie compelling even through some dry spots. Bk Mag
3.8
Its the opportunity thats missing.Thats why Equity is as newsworthy as it is entertaining. Womens Voices For Change
3.8
Its occasionally heavy handed, but its also engaging and intriguing, the sort of movie that keeps you wondering just what direction its going to go. Sandiego Union Tribune
3.3
Equity is a bloodless corporate thriller boosted by subtle social commentary. Times Herald
4.0
In this case, yes and no. Its no surprise that this movie features a trio of three dimensional women at its center. Truth Dig
3.1
Equity was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance, and it is gratifying to see a movie in which the womens roles are more developed than the m .. Buffalo
3.0
Im so glad we can sit here, as women, and talk about ambitionMoney doesnt have to be a dirty word. Susan Granger



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