The Wolf of Wall Street

"Earn. Spend. Party."

2013 3h 0m EN

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★8.0TMDB · 26,653

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Synopsis

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A New York stockbroker refuses to cooperate in a large securities fraud case involving corruption on Wall Street, corporate banking world and mob infiltration. Based on Jordan Belfort's autobiography.

“Earn. Spend. Party.”

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Cast

Leonardo DiCaprio
Jordan Belfort
Jonah Hill
Donnie Azoff
Margot Robbie
Naomi Lapaglia
Matthew McConaughey
Mark Hanna
Kyle Chandler
Agent Patrick Denham
Rob Reiner
Max Belfort
Jon Bernthal
Brad
Jon Favreau
Manny Riskin

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Martin Scorsese
Writers: Terence Winter
Languages: English, French
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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At 180 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.

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MONEY

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$100M budget — tentpole studio territory.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 4.1× over at the box office.

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ERA

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Released 13 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.

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CAST

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420+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Martin Scorsese, shot by Rodrigo Prieto. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Thelma Schoonmaker shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Martin Scorsese directs. Rodrigo Prieto behind the camera. Thelma Schoonmaker cuts. A long sit — settle in. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1At 180 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.
2$100M budget — tentpole studio territory.
3Made its money back 4.1× over at the box office.
4Released 13 years ago.
5Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.
6420+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
7Directed by Martin Scorsese, shot by Rodrigo Prieto. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
8Editor Thelma Schoonmaker shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Leonardo DiCaprio and Jonah Hill and Margot Robbie carry the top of the cast.
10Marketing tagline: "Earn. Spend. Party.".
11IMDB entry: tt0993846 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
1226,653 TMDB user ratings logged — serious cultural footprint.
13Classified under 27 themes, including "corruption", "based on novel or book", "drug addiction", "anti hero".
14Released under 43 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Rodrigo Prieto
Editing: Thelma Schoonmaker
Production design: Bob Shaw
Costume design: Sandy Powell
Makeup / hair: Kathryn Blondell
VFX supervisor: Eran Dinur
Sound: Tom Fleischman
Stunt coordinator: G.A. Aguilar
Runtime: 180 min · 3h 0m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $100,000,000
Box office: $407,039,432
Return: 407% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

Awards

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

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Jacob2014-01-26
★ 10/10
The Wolf of Wall Street is so addicting to watch, that even with it's 3 hour long run time, you wont be surprised if you end up watching it four days in a row. <br> This is Scorsese letting loose and having fun, showing all of the debauchery (and man, is there a lot) in all of it's glory. There are orgies, sex, nudity, copious amounts of drug use, and it now holds the record for the most use of fuck in any film. <br> Leonardo DiCaprio gives a towering and hilarious performance as Jordan Belfort. He throws himself into the role with free abandon, while also showing that he's aces when it comes to comic timing and physical comedy. If he doesn't win an Oscar this season I'll be quite upset, though Matt from Dallas Buyers Club rightfully deserves it as well. But this is a 3 hour long film, and Leo is in every single second of every single scene. He's ferocious, hilarious, out of his mind, and flat out brilliant.<br> The supporting players are tops as well. I was somewhat baffled when Jonah Hill earned a nominee for Moneyball, but this time around he rightfully deserves this years nominations. With his pearly white teeth, charisma, while also throwing himself into the role with no fear, this is without a doubt his greatest work as an actor to date. The real find, however, is Margot Robbie. Strikingly beautiful, her character could have been one note, but she also hits the ball out of the court. Even Matthew Macconaughey steals the show with only one scene. <br> Dangerously funny, superbly edited, and with a delicious, irreverent, savage bite. The Wolf of Wall Street is Scorsese at his wildest. And it goes without saying, that this is one of the best films of last year. Just stay away if you are in any way a prude or conservative. Rated R- Graphic nudity, strong sexual content, drug use throughout, pervasive language, and some violence.
Andres Gomez2014-02-03
★ 6/10
An excessive movie in all possible senses with breath taking Margot Robbie and Jonah Hill which is not long in spite of its 3h length but which ends not knowing exactly which is the point of the story.
tmdb395137282015-01-09
Voracious Bull Every time I try to enjoy a Martin Scorcese movie post-1980 I ask myself what made Raging Bull so great? Did Marty burn out after his Jake LaMotta bio, the same way Coppola did after Apocalypse Now? These were risky movies, driven by passion, bordering on madness. Did Marty and Francis lose their natural passion for making films because industry priorities dismissed 70's-style hyper-realism for sensational summer blockbusters and CGI spectacles? And why is Scorcese considered one of the greatest director when he really only made one truly superb movie? When I first saw Raging Bull in 1980 I immediately knew I was watching something that transcended the typical cinematic experience. Genius was shimmering out of every perforated frame flickering on the screen. Paul, Marty, Bobby, Mike and Thelma created something that was completely absorbing. The style and substance was perfectly fueled by a flawless emotional narrative. Every element was orchestrated just right. The audience was spellbound. We were watching greatness. A rare and unique organic creation. I'm still waiting for Robert Redford to correct a travesty of justice and hand his Ocscar over to it's rightful owner. And I'm still waiting for Scorcese to match his own brilliance. But that's like expecting Tarantino to top Pulp Fiction. There's a better chance Orson Welles rises up from the dead to one up Citizen Kane. After Raging Bull, Scorcese has made a string of pictures ranging from not bad to pretty good. All well-made, thoughtful and meticulously crafted films, but nothing special; certainly nothing profound. Contrary to popular opinion, Goodfellas is not a great movie. I was not swept away by the saga. I was annoyed rather by the fragmented non-stop soundtrack and incessant up-tempo style. Marty wasn't risking anything anymore. He seemed to be afraid of boring the audience. Perhaps he was trying to revive the 1940's never-let-up screwball-bouncing farcical Preston Sturges and co. comedies. But this is a mafia film. This should have been right up Marty's alley. It's been almost a quarter of a century since De Niro got his face busted in a boxing ring. Since the raw, robust and naive will-power of LaMotta's youth plunged into the pathetic, brutal, bone-headed stupidity of his later years. Similarly, Scorsese hasn't registered a knock-out punch since. Would his ensuing movies be considered great if someone else directed them? Would I have liked them all better if Raging Bull had never been made? The Wolf of Wall Street is another exhausting affair. It tries too hard to excite and entertain us. It's afraid of slowing down, allowing us to ponder or examine the complexities of excessive greed, shameless wealth and unbridled capitalism. It desperately wants to arouse us. Like a neglected clown at a child's birthday trying to be loved and taken seriously while draining the life out of the party. Give Leo and Jonah an "A" for effort. They couldn't have tried harder if they broke out into song and dance every ten minutes. And they convincingly appeared to enjoy themselves freely indulging in coke, ludes and naked women every five minutes. It was nice of Leo to step back while Margot Robbie took her routine and obligatory, supporting-actress hissy fit. And you know a filmmaker has a lot of faith and confidence in his work when a superfluous narration track is added, to plug those terrifying noiseless gaps. Whatever happened to poignant, suspenseful, sure-footed, gripping, emotionally-arresting dramas that take you on a nervy, wild ride to a thoroughly gratifying climax? A truly great director from Kurosowa to, well, Scorcese-(circa 1979) would have plotted the rise and fall of a maniacal protagonist along deeper and more affecting lines even at the risk boring its audience for one minute.