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title: "The Wolf of Wall Street"
year: 2013
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imdb_id: "tt0993846"
tmdb_id: 106646
wikidata_id: "Q1392744"
fi1m_score: 82
critics_score: 74
critics_reviews: 18
published: "2026-09-15"
updated: "2026-09-18T08:38:33.514085+00:00"
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# The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

Directed by Martin Scorsese · 3h 00m · Crime, Drama, Comedy

## Identity

The Wolf of Wall Street

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/film/the-wolf-of-wall-street
- **Type:** Film
- **Fi1m ID:** the-wolf-of-wall-street
- **IMDb ID:** tt0993846
- **TMDB ID:** 106646
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1392744
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0993846/, https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/106646, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1392744

**Fi1m score: 82** · Critics 74 from 18 reviews

*In a sentence:* Three hours with stockbrokers, and we laughed enough to worry about ourselves

> Martin Scorsese’s stockbroker comedy is filthy, funny and worth its three hours, though it repeats itself. Leonardo DiCaprio makes Jordan Belfort compelling company without giving us much reason to like him.

## Synopsis

Jordan Belfort (Leonardo DiCaprio) works in a stockbroking world where making money and spending it occupy almost every waking thought. Sex, drugs and the pursuit of wealth fill his days, with Donnie Azoff (Jonah Hill), Naomi Lapaglia (Margot Robbie) and Mark Hanna (Matthew McConaughey) among the people in his orbit. Martin Scorsese directs this crime comedy about Belfort’s appetites and the corruption surrounding them, from a screenplay by Terence Winter. Kyle Chandler plays Agent Patrick Denham, with Cristin Milioti as Teresa Petrillo.

## Review

*The Wolf of Wall Street* is a filthy, funny crime comedy that earns most of its 180 minutes, and we recommend it with a warning about repetition. Martin Scorsese gives Jordan Belfort’s greed room to be entertaining, which is bound to trouble anyone who wants a film about financial corruption to behave responsibly. Leonardo DiCaprio makes that decision work. His Belfort is so busy enjoying himself that remorse would seem an interruption. The pleasure comes from watching how far DiCaprio will go with such an unappealing man.

DiCaprio’s physical comedy is the strongest reason to stay: his willingness to look ridiculous keeps Belfort’s self-importance from taking charge of the film. We laughed, and felt grubby afterwards. The drug-fuelled behaviour is grotesque, but DiCaprio plays it with such comic commitment that our first response is delight. That discomfort is useful, because a solemn performance would let us feel superior without much effort. Jonah Hill plays Donnie Azoff with an eager vulgarity that makes the company around Belfort feel just as objectionable.

Rodrigo Prieto’s cinematography keeps the performers readable amid the frenzy; the jokes need us to see what these bodies are doing. Thelma Schoonmaker’s editing gives the physical comedy enough time to become embarrassing, while keeping the surrounding bustle brisk. A quick cut would rescue Belfort’s dignity too soon. The rhythm is so persuasive that it takes a while to notice how often we are being given another version of the same joke.

Bob Shaw’s production design gives the expensive surroundings a showiness that suits Belfort. Sandy Powell’s costumes give the men enough professional polish to make their behaviour look worse. The result is persuasive enough to make the wealth tempting, even when the people enjoying it are repellent. Terence Winter’s screenplay lets the characters speak as if their appetites need no explanation, which gives the actors something funnier to play than simple wickedness.

The length does become a problem. Winter and Scorsese keep returning to sex, drugs and extravagance after the behaviour has ceased to tell us anything new about Belfort. Individual passages remain funny, but the accumulation starts to feel laboured. Margot Robbie gives Naomi Lapaglia enough force to make us want more room for her, and the film rarely wants to stop attending to its leading man. Schoonmaker keeps finding fresh momentum inside scenes whose place in the whole is harder to defend.

Against [*GoodFellas*](https://film.one/film/goodfellas) and [*Casino*](https://film.one/film/casino), the limited range of feeling is noticeable. Scorsese has made a broad comedy here, and judging it as a failed lecture on capitalism would miss much of what is good about it. The sustained silliness strips Belfort of grandeur, even when DiCaprio’s charisma makes him difficult to resist. Yet the concentration on his pleasures leaves too little space to feel the damage beyond them. We would gladly exchange another bout of excess for a stronger sense of the people paying for it.

Go for the comedy, and do not expect the film to provide a comfortable moral distance from it. The sex and drug-taking are relentless, and the certificate is 18 for a reason. We would choose company prepared to laugh at something disreputable. Set aside the full three hours; this is a poor choice for an evening when someone needs an early night.

*Fi1m score 82, published 15 September 2026.*

## What the critics say

Most critics respond warmly to The Wolf of Wall Street, with praise clustering around Scorsese’s comic energy and DiCaprio’s uninhibited performance as Belfort. The reviews repeatedly single out the physical comedy, large set-pieces and cast’s ability to sustain the frantic pace. Many see the vulgarity as central to a darkly funny account of greed, finding both fascination and disgust in the spectacle. DiCaprio’s command of broad comedy is a particular point of agreement.

The spread is wide, however, and the chief dispute concerns whether the film exposes its characters’ appetites or indulges them. Even favourable reviews find the three-hour running time excessive, with some sequences becoming laboured. The New Yorker argues that the film captures Belfort’s vitality without endorsing his predatory world; Slant Magazine finds too little distance between the filmmaking and the sales pitch. Vulture dissents more sharply, finding the spectacle monotonous and lacking consequences.

## Straight answers

**Is The Wolf of Wall Street worth watching?**

*The Wolf of Wall Street* is worth watching for anyone prepared to laugh at three hours of disreputable behaviour, and we scored it 82. Leonardo DiCaprio's physical comedy is the main reason to stay, though the film keeps returning to sex, drugs and extravagance after they have stopped telling us anything new. Set aside the full evening; it is a poor choice when someone needs an early night.

**How long is The Wolf of Wall Street, and what is it rated?**

*The Wolf of Wall Street* runs 3h 00m. It is a crime and drama film.

**Where can I watch The Wolf of Wall Street in Vietnam?**

*The Wolf of Wall Street* is not on any streaming or rental service in Vietnam at the moment. It is available in 25 other countries; change your country at the top of the page to see where. Availability is checked daily.

**How violent or frightening is The Wolf of Wall Street, and is it suitable for children?**

*The Wolf of Wall Street* is certified 18 in the UK and is not suitable for children or younger teenagers. It is not frightening, but the sex and drug-taking are relentless and the language and behaviour are filthy throughout. The squeamish should know the drug-fuelled scenes are grotesque, played for comedy rather than horror.

**How does The Wolf of Wall Street compare to The Big Short?**

*The Wolf of Wall Street* is a broad comedy about one man's appetites, while [*The Big Short*](https://film.one/film/the-big-short) is an angrier film that works to make the machinery of greed easier to follow. Scorsese's film is the funnier and the more repetitive; McKay's explains more and interrupts itself more often. Choose the former for the performances, the latter if you want to understand what went wrong.

**What should I watch after The Wolf of Wall Street?**

After *The Wolf of Wall Street*, try [*The Big Short*](https://film.one/film/the-big-short) (2015, Fi1m 80): Another financial comedy that makes the machinery of greed easier to follow. Then [*Sweet Smell of Success*](https://film.one/film/sweet-smell-of-success) (1957, Fi1m 88): For another persuasive talker whose professional success depends on other people’s damage; and [*La dolce vita*](https://film.one/film/la-dolce-vita) (1960, Fi1m 88): For wealthy people partying long after the pleasure has become difficult to locate.

### Reviews we read (21)

- **Empire**, Damon Wise (90/100, inferred): The critic calls it Scorsese's funniest and most focused film in a long time, with an untouchable, bravura performance from DiCaprio that makes the three-hour runtime fly by. It singles out the effortless comedy and the way the film holds a mirror to the audience and the fucked-up world we live in. [Read](https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/wolf-wall-street-review/)
- **The AV Club**, A.A. Dowd (A-): Scorsese turns the real-life tale into a flat-out comedy as boldly excessive as the lives it chronicles, his crassest, loudest and maybe funniest film; DiCaprio channels star power into the vacuous anti-hero with a performance that builds to intensity, and the film locates black absurd humor in fascination and disgust. [Read](https://www.avclub.com/martin-scorsese-tackles-excess-with-excess-in-the-wolf-1798179053)
- **The New Yorker**, Richard Brody (90/100, inferred): Scorsese's exuberant, hyper-energized film captures the vitality at the core of Belfort's predatory world without endorsing it. The movie stands as one of the director's most fully realized works thanks to its rhythmic swing and the cast's wild, exhilarating performances. [Read](https://www.newyorker.com/culture/richard-brody/the-wild-brilliant-wolf-of-wall-street)
- **Total Film** (85/100, inferred): The critic praises it as Scorsese’s finest in 15 years and an audacious, riotous epic that forms a loose trilogy with GoodFellas and Casino, despite not quite matching those classics. It singles out DiCaprio’s magnetic, never-better performance and the film’s bold, broad screwball comedy about America then and now. [Read](https://www.gamesradar.com/the-wolf-of-wall-street-review/)
- **Little White Lies**, Calum Marsh (3/4/5): The review describes it as a late-career dirty bomb that is licentious and hilarious in its essay on greed and excess. It highlights the film’s irreverent, dynamic quality and Scorsese’s adept handling of the sprawling material. [Read](https://lwlies.com/reviews/the-wolf-of-wall-street)
- **Radio Times**, Damon Wise (80/100, inferred): The review calls it an exhilarating story of decadence and debauchery with a charismatic DiCaprio performance. It singles out the black comedy tone and the cast’s ability to sustain the demented momentum. [Read](https://www.radiotimes.com/movie-guide/b-elv8rz/the-wolf-of-wall-street/)
- **The Guardian**, Peter Bradshaw (80/100, inferred): The critic finds Martin Scorsese's film an exhilarating riot of bad taste and a sustained howl of depravity, though it lacks the subtlety and richness of the director's best work. He singles out the protagonist's complete lack of remorse and the film's comic energy for particular note. [Read](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/jan/16/wolf-of-wall-street-review)
- **Time Out**, Tom Huddleston (4/5): The critic finds it the funniest film of Scorsese’s career, an epic farce that proves DiCaprio can do comedy. He singles out the big set-pieces and the film’s sheer vitality and entertainment value. [Read](https://www.timeout.com/movies/the-wolf-of-wall-street)
- **IndieWire**, Anne Thompson (B): The film is Scorsese's craziest, a brazen three-hour cinematic bender of sex and drugs that ranks as the most robust DiCaprio-Scorsese teaming with ample terrain for Jonah Hill; it has demented vigor and gall but suffers from an overabundance of the qualities that elevate it. [Read](https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/culture/scorseses-the-wolf-of-wall-street-a-wild-drug-addled-tragicomedy-with-dicaprio-going-for-broke-review-and-roundup-194565/)
- **Evening Standard**, David Sexton (75/100, inferred): The critic describes the film as an exuberant celebration of villainy and immorality, with an extraordinary all-out performance from DiCaprio that commands the audience. It singles out the frenetic filth, kinetic filming and set-pieces while noting the film is too long and that Scorsese loves the debauchery too much. [Read](https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/film/the-wolf-of-wall-street-film-review-9066279.html)
- **Screen Daily** (70/100, inferred): The review sees it as Goodfellas without the guns, a luridly watchable dark comedy about American corruption in the world of stockbrokers. It notes the anger and ambiguity in Scorsese’s take on greed. [Read](https://www.screendaily.com/the-wolf-of-wall-street/5064807.article)
- **Variety**, Scott Foundas (7/10): Scorsese turns Belfort's tale into a big, unruly bacchanal held together by furious filmmaking energy and DiCaprio's electric star turn. The result is an amoral joyride that moves from amusement to outrage while trusting viewers to recoil from the greed on display. [Read](https://variety.com/2013/film/awards/wolf-of-wall-street-review-1200991188/)
- **Slant Magazine**, Eric Henderson (35/100, inferred): Scorsese's keyed-up irreverent tone frequently fails to distinguish itself from the characters' grunting arias, with slobbering enthusiasm confirming the hard sell, though the final shot indicts the audience's own eagerness for permission to freebase their ids. [Read](https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/the-wolf-of-wall-street/)
- **Vulture**, David Edelstein (20/100, inferred): The film is an endurance test and thumpingly insipid, a three-hour orgy of immorality with monotonous effect that has no scope or consequences shown, as Scorsese empties out his head and pounds his chest in worship of indiscriminate masculine energy. [Read](https://www.vulture.com/2013/12/movie-review-the-wolf-of-wall-street.html)
- **Sight and Sound**, Nick Pinkerton: The critic calls the film a riot and a picaresque farce that illustrates the art of blowing stock-market bubbles. He singles out the physical comedy and DiCaprio’s performance for particular praise. [Read](https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/reviews/film-week-wolf-wall-street)
- **The Hollywood Reporter**, Todd McCarthy: The critic finds the film madly entertaining moment-by-moment due to its live-wire energy, exuberant performances and the appeal of watching naughty behavior, while noting the dramatic strategy of titillating with excess before a moral message will divide audiences. DiCaprio delivers his largest and best screen performance. [Read](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/wolf-wall-street-film-review-665394/)
- **The New York Times**, A.O. Scott (Critic's Pick): Scorsese delivers a three-hour bacchanal of sex, drugs, and excess centered on Jordan Belfort that hums with vulgar energy and never flags. The film revels in the characters' appalling behavior while highlighting DiCaprio's charismatic, uninhibited lead performance. [Read](https://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/25/movies/dicaprio-stars-in-scorseses-the-wolf-of-wall-street.html)
- **Den of Geek**, Ryan Lambie (5/5): The critic praises Scorsese's intense, character-driven crime drama with DiCaprio's compelling performance as the driven Belfort, highlighting the black comedy and excess, but notes the long runtime makes some sequences laboured. They single out the sharp character study and mordant humour. [Read](https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/the-wolf-of-wall-street-review-2/)
- **The Wrap**, Alonso Duralde (75/100, inferred): The critic calls the film a deliciously overstuffed and terrific movie that is fascinating despite overstaying its welcome. DiCaprio's electrifying, physical performance, especially in the extended Quaaludes sequence, is singled out for praise. [Read](https://www.thewrap.com/wolf-wall-street-review-scorsese-dicaprio-nothing-exceeds-like-excess/)
- **Collider**, Matt Goldberg (B-): The critic calls it a slam-dunk comedy driven by DiCaprio’s fearless, unhinged performance but notes that the film’s excessive runtime and focus on bacchanalia prevent Scorsese from forming a complete thesis on excess and capitalism, leaving an ambivalent tone. [Read](https://collider.com/the-wolf-of-wall-street-review/)
- **Eye for Film**, Anne-Katrin Titze (65/100, inferred): Scorsese handcuffs the viewer to DiCaprio's Belfort in a spectacular morality play that piles excess upon excess without mercy or subtlety. The film highlights how the pursuit of wealth, drugs, and degradation destroys dignity, with standout performances like McConaughey and Hill amplifying the moral bankruptcy. [Read](https://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/review/the-wolf-of-wall-street-2013-film-review-by-anne-katrin-titze)

## Details

- **Director:** Martin Scorsese
- **Director:** Martin Scorsese
- **Screenplay:** Terence Winter
- **Cinematography:** Rodrigo Prieto
- **Editor:** Thelma Schoonmaker
- **Production design:** Bob Shaw
- **Costume design:** Sandy Powell
- **Producer:** Leonardo DiCaprio, Martin Scorsese, Riza Aziz
- **Cast:** Leonardo DiCaprio as Jordan Belfort; Jonah Hill as Donnie Azoff; Margot Robbie as Naomi Lapaglia; Matthew McConaughey as Mark Hanna; Kyle Chandler as Agent Patrick Denham; Rob Reiner as Max Belfort; Jon Bernthal as Brad; Jon Favreau as Manny Riskin
- **Runtime:** 3h 00m
- **Release (Vietnam):** 11 January 2014
- **Genres:** Crime, Drama, Comedy
- **Also in:** [Best Picture winners](https://film.one/collections/oscar-best-picture.md) (Nominee, 2013); [Golden Globe Best Musical or Comedy winners](https://film.one/collections/golden-globe-comedy.md) (Nominee, 2013)
- **Budget:** $100 million
- **Box office:** $407 million
- **Trailer:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Slj4-Sv-YNA

## Where to watch in Vietnam

Not streaming, renting or buying in Vietnam at the last check.

Also available in: AE, AT, AU, BE, BR, CA, CL, CO, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, IE, IN, IT, JP, MX, NL, NO, NZ, PL, PT, SE, US. Add `?region=XX` to this URL for another country.

## Awards

- Academy Awards 2014: Best Actor (nominated); Best Director (nominated); Best Picture (nominated); Best Supporting Actor (nominated); Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay (nominated)

## If you liked this

- *The Big Short* (2015), Fi1m 80: Another financial comedy that makes the machinery of greed easier to follow. — [Fi1m page](https://film.one/film/the-big-short.md)
- *Sweet Smell of Success* (1957), Fi1m 88: For another persuasive talker whose professional success depends on other people’s damage. — [Fi1m page](https://film.one/film/sweet-smell-of-success.md)
- *La dolce vita* (1960), Fi1m 88: For wealthy people partying long after the pleasure has become difficult to locate. — [Fi1m page](https://film.one/film/la-dolce-vita.md)
- *Capital* (2012): For a colder look at bankers gambling with money that belongs to others.
- *Sorry to Bother You* (2018), Fi1m 81: Another salesman’s ascent, with stranger jokes and a sharper interest in exploited workers. — [Fi1m page](https://film.one/film/sorry-to-bother-you.md)

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