# Help ID this movie

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**Created:** [October 27, 2013, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-id-this-movie/672342 "2013-10-27T00:52:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2013, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-id-this-movie/672342/1 "2013-10-27T00:52:27Z")

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I (was) positive the lead was played by Michael Douglas, but a quick IMDB search is not proving helpful.

It is a recent movie where Douglas (?) plays a wealthy married businessman who is involved with some shady business practices. His daughter works at his firm and slowly realizes Dad’s illegal money-shifting (or something).

He is also having an affair. At one point he is with his mistress and they crash the car; he then has to cover up the accident and the fact that he was with the other woman.

Oh yeah - there is a sub-plot about a young black man whose dad (?) helped Douglas back in the day. The young man is called to tidy up the effects of the car accident.

Thanks,  
mmm

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**Author:** ![Accidental\_Martyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2013, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-id-this-movie/672342/2 "2013-10-27T02:09:51Z")

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It sounds like _Arbitrage_ but the star is Richard Gere.

> **[Arbitrage (2012) - Plot - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1764183/plotsummary/?mode=desktop)**
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> Arbitrage (2012) - Plot summary, synopsis, and more...

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**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2013, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-id-this-movie/672342/3 "2013-10-27T03:28:24Z")

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> [@Accidental\_Martyr](#):
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> It sounds like _Arbitrage_ but the star is Richard Gere.  
> [Arbitrage (2012) - Plot - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1764183/plotsummary?mode=desktop)

That’s it. Duh.

Thanks!  
mmm

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**Author:** ![Accidental\_Martyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2013, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-id-this-movie/672342/4 "2013-10-27T03:34:34Z")

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You’re welcome. I thought it was a pretty good movie.