Margin Call · written by J.C. Chandor · 2011

Will, Peter and Seth reach the roof and look down over the city.

Scene 36 of 76 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act two

Seth
Peter
Will Emerson

Act oneAct twoAct three

Begins 37 min into a 1:36 film

The story so farBefore scene 36

When a junior analyst discovers exposure that could wipe out his investment bank, its executives race to unload the danger on their customers while a veteran executive confronts the price of helping them survive.

Scenes 1–12
The bank’s surviving employees return to familiar routines after firing Eric; Sam manages the floor while his dog is dying.
Scenes 13–23
Peter uncovers a threat to the firm’s survival and forces Will and Sam to respond.
Scenes 24–33
Peter’s work travels upstairs; Sam and the juniors enter Jared’s executive world and expose the scale of the risk.
Just before
Scene 33
Jared’s team reviews Peter’s model, confronts the bank’s trillion-dollar exposure and considers liquidating its holdings.
Scene 34
Outside the meeting, Will explains Jared’s power and hints at the danger of buyers abandoning their products.
Scene 35
Sam challenges Jared’s emerging plan; Sarah requests time to verify the model, and Jared reveals he has already called Tuld.
Scene 36
This scene

36EXT. ROOFTOP - CONTINUOUS

They walk over towards the edge. It is a very clear night.

SETH

Jesus.

PETER

Wow.

WILL EMERSON

Yeah.

SETH

Shit, that’s a long way down.

WILL EMERSON

Yeah, it is.

They sit down on a girder, then light up. WILL’S look and tone becomes a little darker as they all stare out into the night. Long Pause.