Wall Street

1987, Drama, 2h 5m

56 Reviews 50,000+ Ratings

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With Wall Street, Oliver Stone delivers a blunt but effective -- and thoroughly well-acted -- jeremiad against its era's veneration of greed as a means to its own end. Read critic reviews

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On the Wall Street of the 1980s, Bud Fox (Charlie Sheen) is a stockbroker full of ambition, doing whatever he can to make his way to the top. Admiring the power of the unsparing corporate raider Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas), Fox entices Gekko into mentoring him by providing insider trading. As Fox becomes embroiled in greed and underhanded schemes, his decisions eventually threaten the livelihood of his scrupulous father (Martin Sheen). Faced with this dilemma, Fox questions his loyalties.
  • Rating:
    R
  • Genre:
    Drama
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Oliver Stone
  • Producer:
    Edward R. Pressman
  • Writer:
    Stanley Weiser, Oliver Stone
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     original
  • Release Date (Streaming):
  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $41.3M
  • Runtime:
  • Distributor:
    Warner Home Vídeo, 20th Century Fox
  • Sound Mix:
    Surround

Cast & Crew

Michael Douglas
Gordon Gekko
Charlie Sheen
Bud Fox
Martin Sheen
Carl Fox
Terence Stamp
Sir Larry Wildman
Sean Young
Kate Gekko
Daryl Hannah
Darien Taylor
Sylvia Miles
Realtor
James Spader
Roger Barnes
Hal Holbrook
Lou Mannheim
John C. McGinley
Marvin
Saul Rubinek
Harold Salt
Franklin Cover
Dan
James Karen
Lynch
Richard Dysart
Cromwell
Josh Mostel
Ollie
Millie Perkins
Mrs. Fox
Annie McEnroe
Muffie Livingston
Monique van Vooren
Woman at '21'
Oliver Stone
Director
Edward R. Pressman
Producer
David Byrne
Original Music
Stewart Copeland
Original Music
Robert Richardson
Cinematographer
Claire Simpson
Film Editor
Risa Bramon Garcia
Casting
Billy Hopkins
Casting
Stephen Hendrickson
Production Design
John Jay Moore
Art Direction
Hilda Stark
Art Direction
Leslie Bloom
Set Decoration
Susan Bode
Set Decoration
Ellen Mirojnick
Costume Designer
Fern Buchner
Makeup
Stanley Weiser
Screenwriter
Oliver Stone
Screenwriter
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Audience Reviews for Wall Street

  • Apr 06, 2013
    "Greed is good." Oliver Stone's hard hitting drama Wall Street is a smart and compelling film about corporate America. The story follows a broker who gets a chance to work for leading Wall Street investor Gordon Gekko, but in order to keep his job he resorts to insider trading. The cast is led by Michael Douglas, Charlie Sheen, and Daryl Hannah, but it's Douglas's performance that steals the show. Some of the writing's pretty good, but the plot gets confusing at times. Still, Stone's directing is quite effective at capturing the volatility and erratic nature of the stock market, and its effects. Wall Street is a provocative thriller, but there's some weak storytelling.
    Dann M Super Reviewer
  • Dec 24, 2012
    The ultimate eighties movie that serves as a reminder of the potential abuses of capitalism and how the draw of profit brings out the worst in humanity.
    John B Super Reviewer
  • Nov 29, 2011
    The dialogue is sometimes hard to follow, but the film perseveres through it. Douglas is great in his role.
    Stephen E Super Reviewer
  • Aug 28, 2011
    With Michael Douglas in a superb and unforgettable performance as the voracious shark Gordon Gekko, this is an excellent film that relies on an elegant dialogue to tell us a fascinating story about man's greedy desire to score more and more in the stock market game of power.
    Carlos M Super Reviewer
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