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Feb 18, 2000 · "Boiler Room" tells the story of a 19-year-old named Seth who makes a nice income running an illegal casino in his apartment. His dad, a judge, finds out about it and raises holy hell. So the kid gets a daytime job as a broker with a Long Island, N.Y., bucket shop that sells worthless or dubious stock with high-pressure telephone tactics. When he was running his casino, Seth muses, at least he ...
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Box office. $28 million [2] Boiler Room is a 2000 American crime drama film written and directed by Ben Younger, and starring Giovanni Ribisi, Vin Diesel, Nia Long, Ben Affleck, Nicky Katt, Scott Caan, Tom Everett Scott, Ron Rifkin and Jamie Kennedy. The film was conceived when Younger interviewed for a job at brokerage firm Sterling Foster.
Synopsis. In 1999 Seth Davis (Ribisi), a 19-year-old college dropout runs an illegal but successful underground casino in his Queens apartment. His father Marty (Rifkin), a New York City federal judge, disapproves of him and worries that Seth's criminal living may cost him his judgeship. In hopes to get on his father's good side, Seth joins J.T ...
Lots of bad behavior. Some bar fights. Extreme. Parents need to know that the primary reason for the R rating is very strong language, including racist, sexist, homophobic, and anti-semitic epithets. Characters smoke, drink, use drugs, and beat people up. Two characters have an affair, though nothing is shown.
- Giovanni Ribisi, Nia Long, Vin Diesel
- Ben Younger
- Warner Bros.
Feb 18, 2000 · Boiler Room - Metacritic. 2000. R. New Line Cinema. 2 h. Summary A riveting expose of one of the biggest and most lucrative scams in American history—and a dramatic look at a generation obsessed with the speed of wealth and success. [New Line Cinema]
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- Ben Younger
- R
- Giovanni Ribisi
Seth Davis (Giovanni Ribisi) is an enterprising college dropout who is determined to prove his worth to a demanding father by taking a job at a small brokerage firm.In the company's "boiler room", Seth masters the art of the cold call and with his new job, begins to earn his father's respect.
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Boiler Room is a 2000 American crime drama film written and directed by Ben Younger and starring Giovanni Ribisi, Vin Diesel, Nia Long, Ben Affleck, Nicky Katt, Scott Caan, Tom Everett Scott, Ron Rifkin, and Jamie Kennedy. Screenwriter Ben Younger interviewed for a job at brokerage firm Sterling Foster.
