Margin Call (2011) — Screenplay
When a junior analyst uncovers a fatal flaw in their firm's models, a senior trader must decide whether to destroy the market to save the bank over one devastating night.
- Written by
- J.C. Chandor
- Genre
- Drama, Thriller
- Length
- 97 pages
This tight, dialogue-driven script is a masterclass in building tension through corporate conversation rather than action. Study how Chandor uses a limited time frame and a single boardroom setting to escalate stakes, and how each character's moral compromise advances a gripping ensemble arc without a wasted line.
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