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Genres:
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Thriller /
Drama /
Crime
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Release:
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Director:
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Ben Younger
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Actors:
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Nicky Katt,
Taylor Nichols,
John Griesemer,
Herbert Russell,
David Younger,
Giovanni Ribisi,
Vin Diesel,
Nia Long,
Scott Caan,
Ron Rifkin,
Jamie Kennedy,
Bill Sage,
Tom Everett Scott,
Ben Affleck,
Mark Webber
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Duration:
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120 min.
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Rating:
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(6.8/10)105
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Plot Summary:
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A morally friendly college dropout finds himself at conflict with his harsh federal judge originator. He gets a job as a old broker and gets on the staunch monitor to success. Only things charm a repulse concerning the worst when he learns that his job isn't what's it cracked up to be.
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Tags:
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Educational
These Boiler Room outfits do actually operate so this film is worth watching just to give you an insight into their methods. Apart from that it is a fairly gripping story with some great performances from major stars. Worth watching - If you are ever contacted out of the blue by someone trying to sell you shares, ask if the shares are restricted and what exchange they are traded on? They will be restricted ie you have to keep them 12 months and they will be trading on some obscure exchange such as the pink list!
Boiler Room
A young share trader has his eyes opened and his wallet filled while working for a firm dealing in bogus stock. Taut drama starring Giovanni Ribisi, Vin Diesel and featuring Ben Affleck
It might not be Oliver Stone's finest film but Wall Street made enough of an impact that all subsequent business films risk comparison with the movie that gave us Gordon Gecko. Rather than trying to avoid the competition, Ben Younger's Boiler Room embraces the fact it stands in the shadow of Stone's movie by having its young traders recite Gecko's most celebrated spiels over beer and pizza. It's just one clever move in a film with smarts to spare.
Debuting writer-director Younger casts Giovanni Ribisi as Seth Davis, a young whiz who swaps running an illegal casi...
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