Overview
A successful financier's life unravels as dark secrets threaten to expose him.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- tense
- paranoid
- sardonic
- serious movie night
- late night thriller viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film to be a tense financial thriller and penetrating character study, elevated by Richard Gere's assured lead performance.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Robert Miller uses wealth, influence, and deception to protect his business empire and private life.
Illegal financial activity and Robert's personal secrets converge, forcing him to manage multiple threats at once.
The story places a wealthy hedge-fund manager's crisis alongside the legal and social vulnerability of those around him.
Robert's central objective is preserving his public authority and family business as damaging truths emerge.
Films like Arbitrage, and why
The Wolf of Wall Street
shared corporate corruption, moral compromise, and tense financial thriller framework
Michael Clayton
shared affluent protagonist, hidden crimes, and pressure-cooker character study
The Big Short
shared Wall Street setting, fraud, family strain, and ethical collapse
The Talented Mr. Ripley
shared neo-noir atmosphere, personal secrets, and a powerful man managing escalating consequences
Movie Details
- Director
- Nicholas Jarecki
- Release Date
- 2012-09-14
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (972)
Cast
- Richard Gere
- Susan Sarandon
- Tim Roth
- Brit Marling
- Laetitia Casta
- Nate Parker
- Stuart Margolin
- Chris Eigeman
- Graydon Carter
- Bruce Altman
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Howdy Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Arbitrage about?
- A powerful hedge-fund executive races to contain fraud, infidelity, and a dangerous personal secret before his carefully built empire collapses.
- What is Arbitrage like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Arbitrage as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Arbitrage violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Arbitrage as mild.
- What did critics think of Arbitrage?
- Critics broadly found the film to be a tense financial thriller and penetrating character study, elevated by Richard Gere's assured lead performance.
- Which films are like Arbitrage?
- Films with a similar feel include The Wolf of Wall Street, Michael Clayton, The Big Short, and The Talented Mr. Ripley.
- How long is Arbitrage?
- Arbitrage runs 107 minutes.
- Where can I watch Arbitrage?
- In United States, Arbitrage streams on Amazon Prime Video, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Howdy Amazon Channel.
