Boiler Room
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 higher up the ladder he rises, the deeper he sinks into a quagmire of dirty dealings, until he's breaking the law in order to keep his bosses happy and his paychecks coming.
21 May 1970, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
3 April 1962, New York City, New York, USA
23 November 1944, Chicago, Illinois, USA
1965
18 July 1967, Alameda County, California, USA
3 October 1970, Connecticut, USA
25 February 1973, White Bluff, Tennessee, USA
13 May 1961, Syracuse, New York, USA
31 October 1939, New York City, New York, USA
26 November 1972, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA
7 September 1970, East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, USA
29 October 1977, New York City, New York, USA
19 March 1978, Brooklyn, New York, USA
25 May 1970, Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, USA
13 January 1974, Plainfield, New Jersey, USA
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.
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.
January 01, 2000
The movie draws from the works that preceded it, then takes to the street with a too-cool hip-hop strut.
October 29, 2007
...bad films are common enough that it's probably worth making distinctions between the unwatchable and the guilty pleasure.
February 26, 2014
Stars a host of actors that have offered so much better in past and future films...
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.
January 01, 2000
A shallow script that never gets at the heart or conflict behind the swagger.
December 22, 2010
Good but mature movie. Not for kids.
January 03, 2007
A confident movie that tackles a worthwhile topic with insight and conviction.
January 01, 2000
Despite Ribisi's success in giving Seth some sleepy-eyed, slouching charisma, we never really know what makes him tick.
July 23, 2007
A skillful and convincing rise-and-fall story.
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.
