January 9, 2014
Directed by: Martin Scorsese; Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Margot Robbie; Genre: Biography | Comedy | Crime; Age: + 16; Time: 180 min
From the American dream to corporate greed, Jordan Belfor goes from penny stocks and righteousness to IPOs and a life of corruption in the late 80s. Excess success and affluence in his early twenties as founder of the brokerage firm Stratton Oakmont warranted Belfort the title – “The Wolf of Wall Street.” Temptations were for the taking and the threat of authority was irrelevant. For Jordan and his wolf pack, modesty was quickly deemed overrated and more was never enough.
