Boiler Room (2000)
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67% of critics liked it
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74% of users liked it
(45,637 ratings)
In this drama that explores greed and corruption in American business, Giovanni Ribisi plays Seth Davis, an intelligent and ambitious college dropout who runs a casino in his apartment. Eager to show his father that he can succeed, Seth lands a job with a small stock brokerage firm. He is given a… More In this drama that explores greed and corruption in American business, Giovanni Ribisi plays Seth Davis, an intelligent and ambitious college dropout who runs a casino in his apartment. Eager to show his father that he can succeed, Seth lands a job with a small stock brokerage firm. He is given a space in the company's "boiler room," where he makes cold calls to prospective clients. As it turns out, Seth has a genuine talent for cold calling, which gains him the approval of his superiors, the admiration of his father, and the attentions of one of his co-workers, Abby Hilliard (Nia Long). However, the higher up the ladder Seth 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. The Boiler Room also features Tom Everett Scott, Scott Caan, Jamie Kennedy, Nicky Katt, and Ben Affleck in a cameo as the headhunter who brings Seth into the firm. Ribisi and Scott also appeared together in That Thing You Do; Ribisi was the drummer replaced by Scott, who then led The One-Ders to fictional pop stardom. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Ben Younger
- Written By
- Ben Younger
- Genres
- Mystery & Suspense, Drama
- In Theaters
- Feb 18, 2000 Wide
- On DVD
- Jul 11, 2000
- Studio
- New Line Home Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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, Time Out
Turns of dialogue ring compellingly true, and the well chosen cast (especially Ribisi) carry the inflections of the drama with some style.
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Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
To put the movie in sales terms, after a good opening pitch, Younger fails to close the deal. The audience can't buy in.
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Steve Murray, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Writer-director Ben Younger experienced the sales pitch of a boiler room recruiter in real life. His fascination with the thrill-junkie life of these stock jocks is reflected in the script's sharp, arrogant dialogue.
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Joe Baltake, Sacramento Bee
A vivid demonstration of society's devotion to false ideals.
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Peter Rainer, New York Magazine
Younger draws a lot from David Mamet in his depictions of this seller's hothouse, but he does it with a twist: The salesmen here are fully conscious of being Mamet-y; their bible is Alec Baldwin's big, win-at-all-costs speech from...Glengarry Glen Ross.
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Cast
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Giovanni Ribisi
as Seth Davis
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Vin Diesel
as Chris Varick
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Nia Long
as Abby Halperin
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Nicky Katt
as Greg Feinstein
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Scott Caan
as Richie
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Ron Rifkin
as Judge Davis
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Jamie Kennedy
as Adam
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Taylor Nichols
as Harry Reynard
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Bill Nichols
as Agent Drew
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Tom Everett Scott
as Michael Brantley
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Ben Affleck
as Jim Young
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Marsha Dietlein
as Susan Reynard
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John Griesemer
as Concierge
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Neal Lerner
as Gay Man
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Donna Mitchell
as Seth's Mother
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Bill Sage
as Agent Drew
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Peter Maloney
as Doctor Jacobs
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Siobhan Fallon
as Michelle Harry's Supervisor
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Lisa Gerstein
as Sheryl
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Will McCormack
as Mike the Casino Patron
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Jon Abrahams
as Jeff
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Mark Webber
as Kid
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Eddie Malavarca
as Broker
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Anson Mount
as Broker
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Daniel Serafini-Sauli
as Steve/Broker
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Marjorie Johnson
as Abby's Mother
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Lucinda Faraldo
as Trendy Hostess
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Judy del Guidice
as Office Woman
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Matthew Saldivan
as Series Seven Kid
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André Vippolis
as Neil
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Joseph Tudisco
as Janitor
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Peter Rini
as JP Broker
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Jared Ryan
as Casino Steve
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Don J. Hewitt
as Local
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Mark Moshe Bellows
as John Fineman
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Christopher Fitzgerald
as Kid
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Russell Harper
as Kid
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Taylor Patterson
as Sara Reynard
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Raymond Pirkle
as JP Broker
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Joe Prelow
as JP Broker
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Ross Ryman
as Isaac
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Gillian Sacco
as Waitress at Mickey's
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Serge Skliarenko
as Croatian Broker
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Seth Ullian
as Broker
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Carlo Vogel
as Rude Kid
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Alex Webb
as FBI Director
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Lori Yoffe
as Secretary
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David Younger
as Marc
- Kirk Acevedo
- Paul Papadakis



