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Boiler Room

2000 · 119 min

A fast-talking, high-energy plunge into a seductive world of easy money, where the thrill of the hustle slowly curdles into a tense moral reckoning.

Directed by
Ben Younger
Genres
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Starring
Giovanni Ribisi, Vin Diesel, Nia Long
Tagline
Welcome to the new American dream.
Overview
A college dropout gets a job as a broker for a suburban investment firm and is on the fast track to success—but the job might not be as legitimate as it sounds.

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Directed by
Ben Younger
Genres
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Starring
Giovanni Ribisi, Vin Diesel, Nia Long
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • greed
  • corruption
  • family
  • guilt
  • ambition
Places
  • big city
  • suburbs
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour4
Realism8
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

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crime, drama, thriller
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Written by
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Music
The Angel
Cinematography
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Runtime
119 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Russian

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