-->

• Boiler Room is a 2000 film about a college dropout (Giovanni Ribisi) looking for a quick money who takes a job at a small brokerage firm. Supporting actors include Ben Affleck, Vin Diesel and Nia Long.

• Fast Facts

  1. Release Date: February 18, 2000
  2. Director: Ben Younger
  3. Screenwriter: Ben Younger
  4. Producers: Jennifer Todd, Suzanne Todd
  5. Distributor: New Line Cinema
  6. MPAA rating: R for strong language and some drug content
  7. Run time: 2 hours
  8. Two Independent Spirit Award nominationsYahoo! Movies: Boiler Room Awards
  9. Genres: Thriller, drama, crime

• Plot Summary

  Seth Davis finds himself in too deep when he starts working for a shady brokerage firm called J.T. Marlin. He finds camaraderie and easy money, but the price becomes too steep when he realizes the firm is selling shares of companies that don't exist to people who can't afford to lose their investments.

• Cast

  • Giovanni Ribisi: Seth Davis
  • Vin Diesel: Chris Varick
  • Nia Long: Abbie Halpert
  • Nicky Katt: Greg Weinstein
  • Ron Rifkin: Judge Marty Davis
  • Ben Affleck : Jim Young

• Related Pages on Mahalo

  Giovanni Ribisi | Vin Diesel | Nia Long | Ben Affleck | Wall Street | Glengarry Glen Ross | Ben Younger

Categories

• View History
• Discuss on the Message Board
• Embed this Page
• Share this page