Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- anxious
- cautionary
- sardonic
- serious movie night
- finance film marathon
What critics said
Critics found the sequel timely and intermittently entertaining, with strong performances—especially Michael Douglas—but felt its overlong, convoluted plotting and softer emotional resolution fell short of the original.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Gekko, Bretton James, and the wider Wall Street system treat markets and personal relationships as instruments for accumulation.
The plot unfolds as the global economy approaches collapse during the 2007-2008 financial crisis.
Critics specifically noted the film's heavy reliance on multiple screens, graphics, and computer-screen imagery.
Jacob partners with the disgraced Gordon Gekko, whose guidance blurs reform, manipulation, and self-interest.
Films like Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, and why
Wall Street
shared Wall Street setting, corrosive ambition, financial crime, and cautionary drama
The Big Short
shared 2000s financial crisis setting, institutional corruption, and morally pressured professionals
Margin Call
shared corporate crime, paranoid investigation, and intense economic drama
Arbitrage
shared morally compromised characters, financial deception, and relationship-driven crime drama
Movie Details
- Director
- Oliver Stone
- Release Date
- 2010-09-20
- Runtime
- 133 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (1742)
Cast
- Michael Douglas
- Shia LaBeouf
- Josh Brolin
- Carey Mulligan
- Frank Langella
- Susan Sarandon
- Eli Wallach
- Vanessa Ferlito
- Jason Clarke
- Alexander Wraith
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps about?
- During the Great Recession, an ambitious trader joins forces with his future father-in-law, Gordon Gekko, to expose a financial conspiracy and confront Wall Street’s enduring appetite for greed.
- What is Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps as mild.
- What did critics think of Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps?
- Critics found the sequel timely and intermittently entertaining, with strong performances—especially Michael Douglas—but felt its overlong, convoluted plotting and softer emotional resolution fell short of the original.
- Which films are like Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps?
- Films with a similar feel include Wall Street, The Big Short, Margin Call, and Arbitrage.
- How long is Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps?
- Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps runs 133 minutes.
- Where can I watch Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps?
- In United States, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
