Ben Affleck, Giovanni Ribisi, Jamie Kennedy
A college dropout gets a job as a broker for a suburban investment firm, which puts him on the fast track to success, but the job might not be as legitimate as it sounds.
DVD Release Date: July 11, 2000
Stats: 1,681 reviews
The new Brat pack do "Wall Street". If I'd have read that I would have given it a miss but it?s actually quite good!
Jim Young: Anybody who tells you money is the root of all evil doesn't fucking have any.
Giovanni Ribisi, among others, stars as Seth a bright kid who has had the problem in dropping out of college, instead doing some work out of his own house with a small gambling ring. With h...( read more)
Love Affleck-Ribisi-Acevedo, hate Diesel. That guy has no drop of talent
It's a total knockout. A hard boiled drama. Powerhouse performances all around by Vin Diesel, Giovanni Ribisi and Ben Affleck. This film is right on the money. A Wall Street for a new generation. Stylish, riveting and senational. An electrifying piece of fim. Stunning, wickedly f...( read more)
The intense soundtrack of Boiler Room is a fitting underscore for this movie, which pulses with the vigor of young, rich, amoral men wreaking havoc.
Giovanni Ribisi, and Vin Diesel put in decent performances. A great sceen is when Ben Afleck gives a speech to the new hires. If you liked Glengarry Glen Ross, this is a movie to watch.
A very entertaining film corporate stock corruption. My favorite Vin Diesel performance he was great in this.
Love this movie!! It had great characters, especially among the firm of J. T. Marlon. Ribisi's character was clever!
I didn't expect that i would like this movie, I was already ready to hate it until the end of the movie. I had to say, the father-son drama had had me cry :( great performance by Giovanni Ribisi, Vin Diesel, and Ben Affleck. Although Tom Everett Scott did only a minor role, I'd s...( read more)
Boiler Room reflects the sensibility of the generation it holds up to critical scrutiny, and it's a cunningly ambiguous act of self-portraiture. full review
During the movie I was wound up with tension and involvement. full review
In moviemaking, as in cold-calling, sometimes conviction is almost enough. full review
If you are in sales like I am (timeshare but want to be a stockbroker) this movie will teach you a lot of things you probably wasn't paying attention to in training.
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