Boiler Room

Boiler Room

Welcome to the new American dream.

Directed by Ben Younger

Produced by New Line Cinema

2000119 min6.7 / 10

A taut, morally corrosive thriller about ambition and complicity in a fraudulent investment scheme that seduces through glamour before revealing its rot.

A college dropout gets a job as a broker for a suburban investment firm and is on the fast track to success—but the job might not be as legitimate as it sounds.

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Questions people ask

  • Is Boiler Room easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Does Boiler Room end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Boiler Room scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is Boiler Room violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is Boiler Room sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

63/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity73

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise60

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love55

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like Boiler Room, and what each one shares →

Like Boiler Room

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Boiler Room

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Boiler Room, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Boiler Room, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Boiler Room, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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