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

Sarah and Jared wait in silence for the elevator.

Scene 37 of 76 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act two

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Begins 38 min into a 1:36 film

The story so farBefore scene 37

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 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
Will, Peter and Seth reach the roof and look down over the city.
Scene 37
This scene

37INT. JARED’S FLOOR ELEVATOR BANK

SARAH and JARED wait for the elevator alone in silence. The doors finally open and they get in.