The Wolf of Wall Street

The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

12/25/2013 (US)•Comedy • Crime • Drama • Thriller•3h 0m
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UserScore
8.2/10
"The Wolf of Wall Street uses taglines like "Earn. Spend. Party." and "More is never enough." to capture its themes of excess, greed, and hedonism in finance, with the movie also known for the iconic phrase, "Sell me this pen!"."

Overview

In 1987, Jordan Belfort takes an entry-level job at a Wall Street brokerage firm. By the early 1990s, while still in his 20s, Belfort founds his own firm, Stratton Oakmont. Together with his trusted lieutenant and a merry band of brokers, Belfort makes a huge fortune by defrauding wealthy investors out of millions. However, while Belfort and his cronies partake in a hedonistic brew of sex, drugs and thrills, the SEC and the FBI close in on his empire of excess.