Overview
A young stockbroker's ambition leads him down a treacherous path of greed and betrayal in the high-stakes world of finance.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- tense
- sardonic
- morally charged
- serious movie night
- 1980s cinema marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film blunt but effective in condemning 1980s greed, with especially strong performances and accessible financial plotting, though some viewed its moralizing as heavy-handed.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Gordon Gekko's trading empire and Bud Fox's rise are presented as symptoms of an era that venerates greed.
Bud Fox moves from hungry young broker to participant in insider trading and corporate manipulation.
Manhattan's Wall Street culture, luxury lifestyles, brokerage offices, and corporate deals define the film's social world.
Gekko mentors Bud while teaching him to treat loyalty and legality as obstacles to profit.
Films like Wall Street, and why
The Wolf of Wall Street
shared crime drama framework, morally compromised ambition, and critique of exploitative capitalism
The Insider
shared corporate corruption, investigative tension, and grounded institutional drama
Glengarry Glen Ross
shared neo-noir atmosphere, financial wrongdoing, and protagonists navigating systems built on deception
Movie Details
- Director
- Oliver Stone
- Release Date
- 1987-12-10
- Runtime
- 126 min
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 (2329)
Cast
- Michael Douglas
- Charlie Sheen
- Martin Sheen
- Daryl Hannah
- John C. McGinley
- Hal Holbrook
- Sean Young
- Terence Stamp
- James Spader
- Lauren Tom
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 about?
- An ambitious young stockbroker enters Gordon Gekko’s ruthless orbit and discovers that Wall Street’s promise of power exacts a personal and moral price.
- What is Wall Street like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Wall Street as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Wall Street violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Wall Street as mild.
- What did critics think of Wall Street?
- Critics broadly found the film blunt but effective in condemning 1980s greed, with especially strong performances and accessible financial plotting, though some viewed its moralizing as heavy-handed.
- Which films are like Wall Street?
- Films with a similar feel include The Wolf of Wall Street, The Insider, and Glengarry Glen Ross.
- How long is Wall Street?
- Wall Street runs 126 minutes.
- Where can I watch Wall Street?
- In United States, Wall Street is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
