Boiler Room
A student quits college and an investment firm hires him as a broker. The more successful he becomes, the more illegal things he has to do for the happiness of his boss.
29 June 1969, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
7 September 1970, East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, USA
15 August 1972, Berkeley, California, USA
27 November 1971, Brooklyn, New York, USA
5 December 1947, Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA
3 March 1959, Lansing, Michigan, USA
23 November 1944, Chicago, Illinois, USA
13 May 1961, Syracuse, New York, USA
29 October 1977, New York City, New York, USA
19 October 1976, Savannah, Georgia, USA
1965
2 August 1968, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
11 May 1970, South Dakota, USA
October 29, 2007
...bad films are common enough that it's probably worth making distinctions between the unwatchable and the guilty pleasure.
July 23, 2007
A skillful and convincing rise-and-fall story.
January 03, 2007
A confident movie that tackles a worthwhile topic with insight and conviction.
December 22, 2010
Good but mature movie. Not for kids.
January 01, 2000
Last reel is particularly disappointing in its naive philosophy, manifest in Younger's rush to bring the various conflicts to satisfying closure.
February 26, 2014
Stars a host of actors that have offered so much better in past and future films...
January 01, 2000
Despite Ribisi's success in giving Seth some sleepy-eyed, slouching charisma, we never really know what makes him tick.
March 19, 2002
To put the movie in sales terms, after a good opening pitch, Younger fails to close the deal. The audience can't buy in.
August 07, 2008
Almost liked this one about greedy, young stockbrokers working for an illegal firm, but hated the ending so much it derailed the movie.
January 01, 2000
A shallow script that never gets at the heart or conflict behind the swagger.
January 01, 2000
The movie draws from the works that preceded it, then takes to the street with a too-cool hip-hop strut.
June 24, 2006
Turns of dialogue ring compellingly true, and the well chosen cast (especially Ribisi) carry the inflections of the drama with some style.
