Arbitrage

Robert Miller is a charismatic hedge fund magnate who seems to have it all, until a late return on a big trade shatters the illusion. With his firm teetering on the edge of collapse and a private life threatening to spill into the public eye, he races to close a lucrative sale that could keep his empire intact. When a misstep exposes dangerous vulnerabilities, he turns to someone unlikely for help, hoping to shield both his business and his family. As the pressure mounts, loyalties blur and every decision carries a potential price. Friends, rivals, and a persistent detective orbit his fragile world, testing who he can trust. The film keeps the audience off balance with clean shifts. Deadlines tighten.

Directed by Nicholas Jarecki, Arbitrage is an original screenplay about a hedge fund mogul's precarious balance of money and morality; released in 2012, film stars Richard Gere with Susan Sarandon, Tim Roth, Brit Marling, and Laetitia Casta in supporting turn.

Arbitrage grossed about 35.5 million worldwide on a 12 million budget, confirming solid returns for a tight adult drama that found an echo with viewers who appreciate character driven storytelling. It performed best in markets favoring sophisticated dramas and streaming.

Arbitrage contributed to a line of finance thrillers that depict moral risk in the world of wealth. Gere's confident, low-key portrayal helped anchor the film, and a quiet tension in its early scenes sparked conversations about privilege and accountability in contemporary cinema. That effect endures beyond its ending. Worldwide audiences.

Reception wise, critics noted Gere's restrained performance and the film's brisk pacing, while some found the plot lean. The story centers on the cost of keeping secrets in a money driven world and the fraying ties of family under pressure. That perspective lingers in conversations about wealth for audiences today.