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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 12/22/2010
4/5
Good but mature movie. Not for kids. Go to Full Review Time Out 06/24/2006
Turns of dialogue ring compellingly true, and the well chosen cast (especially Ribisi) carry the inflections of the drama with some style. Go to Full Review Liam Lacey Globe and Mail 03/19/2002
2.5/4
To put the movie in sales terms, after a good opening pitch, Younger fails to close the deal. The audience can't buy in. Go to Full Review Chuck Klosterman Akron Beacon Journal 10/27/2023
3/4
The main reason Boiler Room succeeds, despite its unoriginal premise: It's brilliantly contemporary. Go to Full Review Andy Greenwald Spin 12/28/2022
Boiler Room is consistently on target and fantastically of-the-moment. Go to Full Review Justin Brown Medium Popcorn 07/01/2021
2/5
There were random racial slurs, the father storyline didn't pay off and the performances were really uneven. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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thiago s @Thiagostone Jun 21 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 See more Georgan G @RT98616417 12/21/2024 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. See more Khalid N @RT57274559 08/13/2024 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. See more Eye C @ECinc 08/26/2023 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. See more jelisije j @jjosifovic 12/21/2022 An absolute tribute to movies about the stock market scams. See more 11/29/2021 Movie has familiar faces. Good pacing and story. Only negative is the love story cause it seemed shoehorned in. See more Read all reviews
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Ben Younger

Director

Giovanni Ribisi

Seth

Vin Diesel

Chris

Nia Long

Abby

Nicky Katt

Greg

Scott Caan

Richie

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Boiler Room

Vin Diesel as Chris Varick in New Line's Boiler Room Nia Long and Giovanni Ribisi in New Line's Boiler Room Giovanni Ribisi and Nia Long in New Line's Boiler Room Scott Caan, Vin Diesel, Giovanni Ribisi, Jamie Kennedy and Nicky Katt on the set of New Line Cinema's drama, Boiler Room Ben Affleck and Giovanni Ribisi in New Line's Boiler Room Vin Diesel and Giovanni Ribisi in New Line's Boiler Room Giovanni Ribisi and Ron Rifkin in New Line's Boiler Room (Left to right) Writer/Director Ben Younger, Scott Caan, Vin Diesel, Giovanni Ribisi and Jamie Kennedy on the set of New Line Cinema's drama, Boiler Room Nicky Katt as Greg Weinstein in New Line's Boiler Room Giovanni Ribisi as Seth Davis in New Line's Boiler Room View more photos

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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, Mystery & Thriller
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)