The Wolf of Wall Street (2013 movie)

The Wolf of Wall Street
The Wolf of Wall Street
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Directed by	Martin Scorsese
Screenplay by	Terence Winter
Based on	The Wolf of Wall Street; by Jordan Belfort
Produced by	Martin Scorsese; Leonardo DiCaprio; Riza Aziz; Joey McFarland; Emma Tillinger Koskoff;
Starring	Leonardo DiCaprio; Jonah Hill; Margot Robbie; Matthew McConaughey; Kyle Chandler; Rob Reiner; Jon Favreau; Jean Dujardin;
Cinematography	Rodrigo Prieto
Edited by	Thelma Schoonmaker
Production; companies	Red Granite Pictures; Appian Way Productions; Sikelia Productions; EMJAG Productions;
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release dates	December 17, 2013 (Ziegfeld Theatre); December 25, 2013 (United States);
Running time	179 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$100 million
Box office	$406.9 million

The Wolf of Wall Street is an 2013 American black comedy movie directed by Martin Scorsese and produced by Leonardo DiCaprio. The movie is about a stockbroker who works on Wall Street in New York City during the 1990s. He runs a company that commits stock fraud and insider trading. The story is based on the memoirs of Jordan Belfort.

The movie is 179 minutes long. Some sex scenes were uncut away to prevent MPAA from giving NC-17. It was released on December 25, 2013. It was nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Picture.

Cast

Leonardo DiCaprio as Jordan Belfort

Jonah Hill as Donnie Azoff

Margot Robbie as Naomi Belfort (Jordan's wife)

Matthew McConaughey as Mark Hanna

Jon Bernthal as Brad Bodnick

Jon Favreau as Manny Riskin

Rob Reiner as Max Belfort (Jordan's father)

P. J. Byrne as Nicky Koskoff

Kenneth Choi as Chester Ming

Henry Zebrowski as Alden Kupferberg

Brian Sacca as Robbie Feinberg

Ethan Suplee as Toby Welch

^[3]Jean Dujardin as Jean-Jacques Saurel

Kyle Chandler as Agent Denham

Plot

Jordan Belfort starts working as a stockbroker but loses his job and joins a small firm selling cheap stocks. He makes a lot of money and starts his own company with his friends, using tricky methods to get rich.

As his company grows, he gets into trouble with the law and starts living a wild lifestyle. The FBI begins investigating him, and he tries to hide his money in a Swiss bank. Eventually, his actions catch up with him, and he faces serious consequences.

Jordan’s associates are arrested, and one informs the FBI about him, leading Jordan to cooperate with the authorities for a lighter sentence, After his wife decides to sex with him. Jordan eventually defeat FBI agents.

References

↑ "The Wolf of Wall Street (18)". British Board of Film Classification. December 12, 2013. Archived from the original on October 17, 2014. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
1 2 "The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Archived from the original on March 23, 2021. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
↑ Miller, Daniel (2012-06-14). "Jean Dujardin in Talks to Join Martin Scorsese's 'The Wolf of Wall Street'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2024-08-19.

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The Wolf of Wall Street on IMDb

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[BBFC-1] "The Wolf of Wall Street (18)". British Board of Film Classification. December 12, 2013. Archived from the original on October 17, 2014. Retrieved October 17, 2014.

[mojo-2] 1 2 "The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Archived from the original on March 23, 2021. Retrieved March 13, 2023.

[3] Miller, Daniel (2012-06-14). "Jean Dujardin in Talks to Join Martin Scorsese's 'The Wolf of Wall Street'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2024-08-19.

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