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

Music wakes an exhausted Sam, who gets up and limps out of his office.

Scene 55 of 76 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act two

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Begins 1:03 into a 1:36 film

The story so farBefore scene 55

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.
Scenes 34–44
Management checks the model, debates its implications and brings Tuld into the emergency.
Scenes 45–46
Tuld offers a way for the bank to survive: sell before everyone else understands the risk; Sam names the price in broken trust.
Just before
Scene 52
Tuld tells Sarah she will take the blame and must remain at the bank until the markets close.
Scene 53
Jared asks Will to lead the sale if Sam refuses; Will maintains that he and Sam share the same judgment.
Scene 54
The camera moves across the deserted trading floor toward Sam’s office.
Scene 55
This scene

55INT. SAM’S OFFICE - CONTINUOUS

He is totally asleep. He has headphones on and looks like he could be dead he is so passed out. The music suddenly changes pace and the volume change startles him up. He looks around.

He takes the headphones off, music stops. He finally stands up and mildly limps his way out the office