Equity (2016): Cast, Ratings, Box Office & Plot
Equity is a 2016 drama directed by Meera Menon, starring Anna Gunn, James Purefoy and Margaret Colin. It runs 1 hour 40 minutes and earned $1.7 million worldwide. Critics gave it 81% on Rotten Tomatoes and 68 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 5.6/10.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 40m (100 min)
- Director
- Meera Menon
- Genre
- Drama
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Sony Pictures Classics
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Equity About?
The premise of Equity without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Naomi Bishop is a driven and ambitious investment banker facing a career plateau. She fights for a lucrative IPO deal with a promising startup, fueled by professional desire and a need to prove herself. However, as concerns surface regarding the company's ethical practices, Naomi finds herself at a crossroads. She must decide whether to expose the troubling information and risk jeopardizing her career or to push forward with the deal, navigating complex moral questions along the way.
Equity Themes & Keywords
· 30 tags- sexism
- female boxer
- boxing gloves
- punching bag
- personal trainer
- ambition
- women's issues
- 2010s
- female investment banker
- banker
- female banker
- female director
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- female filmmaker
- financial drama
- investment banker
- corruption
- betrayal
- title directed by female
- triple f rated
- f rated
- job termination
- financial corruption
- employment discrimination
- short selling
- stock market
- initial public offering
- federal prosecutor
- insider trading
- female executive
- smartphone
Equity Cast
Anna Gunn leads the cast, with James Purefoy and Margaret Colin. Directed by Meera Menon; 7 actors are credited in all.
- Director Meera Menon
Also Starring in Equity
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Equity Reviews & Ratings
Critics gave Equity 81% on Rotten Tomatoes and 68 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 5.6/10.
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IMDb 5.6 /10
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Rotten Tomatoes 81% Tomatometer
Popcornmeter 52%
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Metacritic 68 Metascore
User score 6.2
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TMDB 56% User score
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Movie Insider 2.0 /5
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Equity Plot Summary
What happens in Equity from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 2-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Naomi Bishop, Anna Gunn, is a senior investment banker who handles IPOs. When her latest project is undervalued, she faces professional setbacks, including clients losing confidence in her work. To bounce back, she is hired to handle the IPO for Cachet, a privacy-focused social networking platform.
Around the same time Naomi bumps into Samantha Ryan, an old college classmate who now works as a federal prosecutor investigating white-collar crime. Unbeknownst to Naomi, Samantha is investigating Naomi’s on-again, off-again boyfriend Michael Connor, James Purefoy, a broker at the same firm as Naomi who Samantha suspects is involved in insider trading. Michael tries to get information from Naomi about Cachet but fails.
Full summary
The whole story of Equity, scene by scene
Equity Box Office
Equity grossed $1.7 million worldwide. $1.6 million came from the US and Canada and $66,843 (4%) from the rest of the world.
Worldwide gross
$1.7M
- US & Canada
- $1.6M
- International
- $66.8K
Equity Trailers & Videos
The trailer of Equity.
How Well Do You Know Equity?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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Equity FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office, ratings and post-credit scenes of Equity, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Equity?
Equity runs 1 hour 40 minutes (100 minutes).
When was Equity released?
Equity was released on July 29, 2016.
Who directed Equity?
Equity was directed by Meera Menon.
More films by Meera Menon Who is in the cast of Equity?
Equity stars Anna Gunn, James Purefoy and Margaret Colin, among 7 credited actors.
How much did Equity make at the box office?
Equity grossed $1.7 million worldwide ($1.6 million domestic, $66,843 international).
How is Equity rated?
Equity has 5.6/10 on IMDb, 81% on Rotten Tomatoes, 68 on Metacritic and 56% on TMDB.
Does Equity have a post-credit scene?
No. Equity has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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