Boiler Room

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Image:Boiler room dvd.jpg Boiler Room is a 2000 U.S. drama / thriller film, written and directed by Ben Younger, and starring Giovanni Ribisi, Vin Diesel and Nia Long. Other characters in the film were played by Ben Affleck, Nicky Katt, Scott Caan, and Jamie Kennedy.

The film is a testosterone-fuelled, often fast-paced look at the shady world of stock brokering, following college dropout Seth Davis (Ribisi) as he tries to prove himself to his acerbic father (played by Ron Rifkin).

The film is often compared to Glengarry Glen Ross and Wall Street - both movies are explicitly quoted by characters in the film, and in one instance a whole scene (from Wall Street) is recited verbatim. Boiler Room's dialogue has also been compared (not always favourably) to that of David Mamet, and the film's combination of fresh acting talent, sharp dialogue, and its earnest, if not altogether original, indictment of avarice in the American workplace earned it a largely warm reception from critics. [1]