J.C. Chandor

All Is Lost

(2013)
87
07 Nov 2013
? PG-13
106 min
J.C. Chandor
Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 3 wins & 48 nominations.
Deep into a solo voyage in the Indian Ocean, an unnamed man (Redford) wakes to find his 39-foot yacht taking on water after a collision with a shipping container left floating on the high seas. With his navigation equipment and radio disabled, the man sails unknowingly into the path of a violent storm. Despite his success in patching the breached hull, his mariner's intuition and a strength that belies his age, the man barely survives the tempest. Using only a sextant and nautical maps to chart his progress, he is forced to rely on ocean currents to carry him into a shipping lane in hopes of hailing a passing vessel. But with the sun unrelenting, sharks circling and his meager supplies dwindling, the ever-resourceful sailor soon finds himself staring his mortality in the face.

Margin Call

(2011)
76
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29 Sep 2011
? R
107 min
J.C. Chandor
Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 8 wins & 21 nominations.
Follows the key people at an investment bank, over a 24-hour period, during the early stages of the financial crisis.