The Wolf of Wall Street

The Wolf of Wall Street is a 2013 American biographical black comedy crime film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Terence Winter, based on the memoir of the same name by Jordan Belfort. The film premiered at Ziegfeld Theatre on December 17, 2013, and was released in the United States on December 25, 2013 by Paramount Pictures and Universal Pictures.

Plot
In 1987, Jordan Belfort (Leonardo DiCaprio) takes an entry-level job at a Wall Street brokerage firm. By the early 1990s, while still in his 20s, Belfort founds his own firm, Stratton Oakmont. Together with his trusted lieutenant (Jonah Hill) and a merry band of brokers, Belfort makes a huge fortune by defrauding wealthy investors out of millions. However, while Belfort and his cronies partake in a hedonistic brew of sex, drugs and thrills, the SEC and the FBI close in on his empire of excess.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) The film is known for being filled with extreme profanity, explicit sexual content, drug use, and overall immorality. It set a Guinness World Record for most amounts of swearing in a Hollywood film, with 681 amounts of profanity (equal to 3.81 swears per minute).
 * 2) *Examples include Belfort snorting cocaine off of a woman's butt, him being with naked hookers at a strip club in many scenes, and his butler having a gay orgy inside of his apartment, in which his wife comes home to see, shocking her.
 * 3) *Also, the sex scene with Belfort and his wife while they lie on a bed of cash.
 * 4) Leonardo DiCaprio gives off a great and comedic performance as Jordan Belfort, possibly the best of his career. Jonah Hill also has a great performance too.
 * 5) *Margot Robbie is also a great fit for Belfort's wife.
 * 6) *Also, the supporting cast performance are also great, like Rob Reiner and Jon Favreau.
 * 7) The film perfectly portrays Belfort as the sex-addicted, drug-addicted, and the lying cheat he is, all from his memoir of the same name.
 * 8) Martin Scorsese's direction is absolutely great. This film is likely the funniest film he has made.
 * 9) It's perfectly fast-paced, not trying to be too slow or too fast, and the humor is consistent throughout. It manages to stay consistent throughout too.
 * 10) Despite it being exactly 3 hours long, there are no scenes that can be considered boring, and the film puts its runtime to good use.
 * 11) It shows that all good things must come to an end at the finale during the fall of Belfort.
 * 12) Very entertaining and gorgeous cinematography.
 * 13) The actual Jordan Belfort himself appears a nice cameo.

Reception
The Wolf of Wall Street received positive reviews, with critics praising DiCaprio and Hill's performances, Scorsese's direction, and Winter's screenplay. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 79% based on 277 reviews, with an average rating of 7.77/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Funny, self-referential, and irreverent to a fault, The Wolf of Wall Street finds Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio at their most infectiously dynamic." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 75 out of 100 based on 47 critics indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Trivia

 * Grossing $392 million worldwide, this is currently Martin Scorsese's highest-grossing film in his career.
 * The film was banned in Malaysia, Nepal, Zimbabwe, and Kenya due to strong sexual content and drug use.

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