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Overview

User Rating:
6.9/10   21,246 votes
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Director:
Ben Younger
Writer (WGA):
Ben Younger (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
18 February 2000 (USA) more
Genre:
Thriller | Drama | Crime more
Tagline:
Where would you turn? How far would you go? How hard will you fall? more
Plot:
A college dropout gets a job as a broker for a suburban investment firm, which puts him on the fast track to success, but the job might not be as legitimate as it sounds. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 7 nominations more
User Comments:
A sale is always made... more (229 total)

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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for strong language and some drug content.
Runtime:
120 min
Country:
USA
Language:
Russian | English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Certification:
Hong Kong:IIB (DVD rating) | Argentina:13 | Denmark:15 | France:U | Germany:12 | South Korea:15 (original rating) | South Korea:18 (DVD rating) | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #36838) | Finland:K-16 | Iceland:L

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Ratner's, the restaurant Seth and his family eat dinner in, is the same restaurant that Gene Hackman and Roy Scheider stake out in The French Connection (1971). more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Michael is talking to the room full of brokers to tell them about the party, his tie pin is alternately closed/open between shots. more
Quotes:
Seth Davis: What do you mean, you're gonna pass. Alan, the only people making money passing are NFL quarterbacks and I don't see a number on your back. more
Movie Connections:
References Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) more
Soundtrack:
What a Thug About more

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39 out of 52 people found the following comment useful.
A sale is always made..., 25 March 2004
8/10
Author: tom from Canada

I remember when i had a short stint working for this telemarketing company, my boss used to always say "A sale is made on every call. Either you sell them what you are selling or they sell you an excuse." This is the message that this film hammers through: the lure of fast money and the power of persuation; you can destroy someone's life with one phonecall. Now unlike the characters in Boiler Room, im not trying to scam you out of your life savings- so stop reading these reviews and see the movie. You won't regret it. 8/10

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