Overview
In the cutthroat world of real estate, survival is the ultimate game.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- tense
- sardonic
- claustrophobic
- late night cinephile viewing
- dialogue-driven drama night
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the adaptation's compelling David Mamet dialogue, James Foley's staging, and powerhouse ensemble performances, especially Jack Lemmon's.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The real estate office is governed by contests, quotas, leads, and threats that make every salesman both competitor and prey.
Mamet's rapid pitches, rebuttals, insults, and closing tactics make speech the film's primary instrument of power.
The sales office and nearby restaurant concentrate the characters' anxieties, confrontations, and negotiations into restrictive spaces.
The men promise fortunes through real estate while competing for limited leads and blaming themselves for outcomes shaped by the system.
Films like Glengarry Glen Ross, and why
The Wolf of Wall Street
shared workplace pressure, corrosive ambition, morally compromised professionals, and intense dialogue-driven drama
The Apartment
shared theatrical structure, claustrophobic professional environment, predatory competition, and darkly comic social critique
House of Games
shared David Mamet-style verbal combat, crime-adjacent moral desperation, and high-stakes male rivalry
The Player
shared ensemble drama, cynical capitalism, status anxiety, and sharply performed confrontational dialogue
Movie Details
- Director
- James Foley
- Release Date
- 1992-09-10
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Rating
- 7.3 / 10 (1668)
Cast
- Al Pacino
- Jack Lemmon
- Alec Baldwin
- Alan Arkin
- Ed Harris
- Kevin Spacey
- Jonathan Pryce
- Bruce Altman
- Jude Ciccolella
- Paul Butler
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Glengarry Glen Ross about?
- Desperate real estate salesmen weaponize charm, deception, and bravado as a brutal contest for survival turns their office into a moral pressure cooker.
- What is Glengarry Glen Ross like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Glengarry Glen Ross as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Glengarry Glen Ross violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Glengarry Glen Ross as mild.
- What did critics think of Glengarry Glen Ross?
- Critics broadly praised the adaptation's compelling David Mamet dialogue, James Foley's staging, and powerhouse ensemble performances, especially Jack Lemmon's.
- Which films are like Glengarry Glen Ross?
- Films with a similar feel include The Wolf of Wall Street, The Apartment, House of Games, and The Player.
- How long is Glengarry Glen Ross?
- Glengarry Glen Ross runs 100 minutes.
- Where can I watch Glengarry Glen Ross?
- In United States, Glengarry Glen Ross streams on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel.
