Wall Street
Seen it?1987 | 126 min | Crime, Drama
Saturday SpecialWhy it’s a Saturday Special
It won an Oscar and it's still drawing plenty of interest. A strong pick for the weekend.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans. If you loved A Most Violent Year or The Apprentice, start here.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 6 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
- It picked up 1 Razzie, the "worst of the year" awards.
A young and impatient stockbroker is willing to do anything to get to the top, including trading on illegal inside information taken through a ruthless and greedy corporate raider, who takes the youth under his wing.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
79% on Rotten Tomatoes, 56 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
7.2 out of 10
- AwardsStrong
Won 1 Oscar: Academy Awards: Best Actor. Won 1 Golden Globe: Golden Globe Awards: Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama. Plus 6 other awards.. Plus: "Won" 1 Razzie, the "worst of the year" awards.
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$44 million worldwide on a $15 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 351K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Oliver Stone
- Michael DouglasGordon Gekko
- Charlie SheenBud Fox
- Martin SheenCarl Fox
- Daryl HannahDarien Taylor
- John C. McGinleyMarvin
- Hal HolbrookLou Mannheim
- Sean YoungKate Gekko
- Terence StampSir Larry Wildman
- James SpaderRoger Barnes
- Lauren TomLady Broker