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Margin Call (9/9) Movie CLIP - It's Just Money (2011) HD

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What it is

A clip from the 2011 film Margin Call in which a firm's CEO, played by Jeremy Irons, tells a senior executive about the cycles of financial crashes. Kevin Spacey's character says he wants out, and the scene ends on the line that it is just money.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN shares it in bubble and crash threads as a memorable scene about market cycles and about information work versus physical labor.

  • 4 people recommended it
  • 4 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2020, last 2023

What HN commenters said

  1. “Jeremy Irons absolutely nails his role.”

    CEO recaps a century of financial collapses.

    sharkweek, 2022-05 · Strong recommendation · in “When buying the dip doesn’t work: An analysis of the dot-com crash”

  2. “This clip is particularly relevant”

    Margin Call clip relevant to bubbles and crashes.

    scrlk, 2022-04 · Recommendation · in “The tech bubble that never burst”

  3. “It's a great scene and line that's always stayed with me.”

    Scene on recurring market crashes and winners and losers.

    ianceicys, 2022-07 · Recommendation

  4. “If you haven't I do recommend watching the whole movie”

    Margin Call scene; whole movie worth watching.

    ksec, 2023-01 · Recommendation · in “U.S. pending home sales sag more than expected in November”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: margin call, market crashes, bubbles, film scene, wall street

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