Billionaire Boys Club
Privileged young financiers turn a Los Angeles wealth scheme into a lethal spiral of deception, ambition, and murder.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- glossy
- tense
- morally corrosive
- true crime night
- crime drama marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the film as a derivative and tonally uneven true-crime drama that fails to give its material a fresh perspective.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Joe Hunt and his wealthy associates use status, confidence, and social access to sustain a fraudulent investment scheme that turns deadly.
The Los Angeles setting foregrounds affluent young men pursuing rapid riches during the early 1980s.
The Billionaire Boys Club is built around a get-rich-quick scam that generates escalating lies and criminal consequences.
Ron Levin becomes a dominant and corrupting presence within Joe Hunt's circle, exploiting its hunger for wealth and legitimacy.
Films like Billionaire Boys Club, and why
The Wolf of Wall Street
shared true-crime crime drama, financial fraud, ambitious young protagonists, and volatile excess
American Hustle
shared biographical crime drama, wealth-driven deception, charismatic manipulation, and moral collapse
The Informant!
shared ensemble crime drama, scams, betrayal, and a stylized period setting
Movie Details
- Director
- James Cox
- Release Date
- 2018-07-19
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Rating
- 5.7 / 10 (514)
Cast
- Ansel Elgort
- Kevin Spacey
- Taron Egerton
- Emma Roberts
- Jeremy Irvine
- Thomas Cocquerel
- Rosanna Arquette
- Cary Elwes
- Judd Nelson
- Suki Waterhouse
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- 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 Billionaire Boys Club about?
- Privileged young financiers turn a Los Angeles wealth scheme into a lethal spiral of deception, ambition, and murder.
- What is Billionaire Boys Club like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Billionaire Boys Club as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Billionaire Boys Club violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Billionaire Boys Club as moderate.
- What did critics think of Billionaire Boys Club?
- Critics broadly regarded the film as a derivative and tonally uneven true-crime drama that fails to give its material a fresh perspective.
- Which films are like Billionaire Boys Club?
- Films with a similar feel include The Wolf of Wall Street, American Hustle, and The Informant!.
- How long is Billionaire Boys Club?
- Billionaire Boys Club runs 108 minutes.
- Where can I watch Billionaire Boys Club?
- In United States, Billionaire Boys Club streams on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
