Directed by: Ben Younger
Writing credits: Ben Younger
Movie Genre: Drama/Thriller
Released: 2000
Running Time: 118 minutes
Rating: 16VL
Boiler Room is a 2000 movie written and directed by Ben Younger.
Seth Davis is an intelligent and ambitious college dropout who runs a casino in his apartment. Eager to gain his father's approval, Seth accepts a job with a small stock brokerage firm.
Given a space in the company's "boiler room," Seth makes cold calls to prospective clients in hopes of striking a deal.
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.
But the greater Seth's achievements, the deeper he sinks into a web of dirty dealings, until he's breaking the law in order to keep his bosses happy and his pay cheques coming.
Tagline: Where would you turn? How far would you go? How hard will you fall?