Quartile rating: 6.5/10 · 1 rating
On Quartile, Arbitrage scores 6.5/10 across five categories — strongest on Plot (Above Average), weakest on Cinematography (Below Average).
A troubled hedge fund magnate, desperate to complete the sale of his trading empire, makes an error that forces him to turn to an unlikely person for help.
Arbitrage is elevated primarily by Richard Gere's commanding, nuanced central performance as the morally compromised Robert Miller — one of his career-best turns. The plot is a competent but fairly conventional white-collar crime thriller that hits familiar beats without much surprise. Cinematography is functional and unremarkable, serving the story without distinction. The film covers well-trodden territory of wealthy men evading consequences, offering little that feels truly fresh beyond its polished execution. The ending is satisfying in a morally ambiguous way but somewhat predictable in its resolution.