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Boiler Room

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Welcome to the infamous "boiler room" -- where twenty something millionaires are made overnight. Here, in the inner sanctum of a fly-by-night brokerage firm, hyper-aggressive young stock jocks peddle to unsuspecting buyers over the phone -- and are rewarded with mansions, Ferraris and more luxury toys than they know what to do with. In this unassuming Long Island enclave, Gen Xers chase the green at breakneck speeds, sometimes one step ahead of the law.
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Its ending is disappointingly tidy, but Boiler Room boasts just enough sharp writing and brisk pacing to make getting there worthwhile.

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Nell Minow Common Sense Media Good but mature movie. Not for kids. Rated: 4/5 Dec 22, 2010 Full Review Time Out Turns of dialogue ring compellingly true, and the well chosen cast (especially Ribisi) carry the inflections of the drama with some style. Jun 24, 2006 Full Review Liam Lacey Globe and Mail To put the movie in sales terms, after a good opening pitch, Younger fails to close the deal. The audience can't buy in. Rated: 2.5/4 Mar 19, 2002 Full Review Chuck Klosterman Akron Beacon Journal The main reason Boiler Room succeeds, despite its unoriginal premise: It's brilliantly contemporary. Rated: 3/4 Oct 27, 2023 Full Review Andy Greenwald Spin Boiler Room is consistently on target and fantastically of-the-moment. Dec 28, 2022 Full Review Justin Brown Medium Popcorn There were random racial slurs, the father storyline didn't pay off and the performances were really uneven. Rated: 2/5 Jul 1, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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thiago s Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é muito bom, mas ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 06/21/25 Full Review Georgan G 3.25 stars. This sad tale is based on a very real type of scam. Buying anything from someone who calls you out of the blue is a no-no. Hope a few people learned that from this flick. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 12/21/24 Full Review Khalid N Don't get me wrong this movie is not horrible but compared to the others of its genre like The Firm, 1993 or Wall Street 1998 it's not that good. The story lacks depth in terms of the characters we barely get any information about the other character's lives and the movie doesn't make us attached to any other characters. In terms of acting it was decent except for the monotonous voice of Seth when talking to his father. It's not bad but there are many other movies of the same genre with a 10x better storyline and better character development. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 08/13/24 Full Review Eye C It's a nice movie, it's just left you high and dry, when it could give you the pleasure of closure. I don't know, it's ok, I guess. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 08/26/23 Full Review ed v Pretty accurate depiction of 2000s New York. Giovanni Ribisi gives a great performance. I stand behind my theory that Ben Affleck is the worst part of every movie he's in. The monologue he rattles off about how rich and successful he is, is the most generic and vague description of wealth I can imagine. The BS stock pushing is the biggest take away. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/06/23 Full Review jelisije j An absolute tribute to movies about the stock market scams. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Ben Younger

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Giovanni Ribisi

Seth

Vin Diesel

Chris

Nia Long

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Nicky Katt

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Scott Caan

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Synopsis Welcome to the infamous "boiler room" -- where twenty something millionaires are made overnight. Here, in the inner sanctum of a fly-by-night brokerage firm, hyper-aggressive young stock jocks peddle to unsuspecting buyers over the phone -- and are rewarded with mansions, Ferraris and more luxury toys than they know what to do with. In this unassuming Long Island enclave, Gen Xers chase the green at breakneck speeds, sometimes one step ahead of the law.
Director
Ben Younger
Producer
Jennifer Todd, Suzanne Todd
Screenwriter
Ben Younger
Distributor
New Line Cinema
Production Co
New Line Cinema, Team Todd
Rating
R (Strong Language|Drug Content)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 18, 2000, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 11, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA)
$16.9M
Runtime
2h 0m
Sound Mix
SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS, Surround
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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