Martin Scorsese’s 2013 film uses the energy of his crime epics to follow Jordan Belfort’s finance fraud, with Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill and Margot Robbie in key roles.
01Summary
- 01The Wolf of Wall Street was released in 2013 and centres on investment banker Jordan Belfort, played by Leonardo DiCaprio.
- 02The film follows a massive pump-and-dump scheme and the rise and fall that comes with it.
- 03Jonah Hill plays Donnie Azoff and Margot Robbie plays Naomi in what the text calls her breakthrough role.
- 04The article compares the film’s style to Goodfellas and Casino, but set in the world of white-collar crime.
- 05The description says the film is a near-perfect streaming hit, but it does not name a streaming service.
02Why it matters
The film is presented as one of Martin Scorsese’s most effective crime dramas outside the mafia genre, which helps explain its lasting appeal. For viewers, it remains a major reference point for stories about finance fraud and excess.
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