6 Best Wall Street Trader Movies

By Vlad Zakh · May 2, 2026

The ruthless ambition and moral compromise of the trading floor has powered some of cinema’s sharpest and most entertaining financial dramas. In The Wolf of Wall Street (2013): A charismatic stockbroker’s penny-stock empire fuels an epic spiral of fraud, excess, and corruption. Another standout is The Big Short (2015): A handful of financial outsiders foresee the collapse of the housing market and bet against the entire system.

The Big Short (2015)

TMDB ★ 7.8

A handful of financial outsiders foresee the collapse of the housing market and bet against the entire system.

Directed by Adam McKay · 2h 11m · Rated R

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The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 79% Metacritic 75

A charismatic stockbroker's penny-stock empire fuels an epic spiral of fraud, excess, and corruption.

Directed by Martin Scorsese · 3h 00m · Rated R

Nominated for 5 Oscars38 wins & 180 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Apple TV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, Starz Apple TV channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Margin Call (2011)

TMDB ★ 7.1

Investment bank executives scramble through one desperate night as they discover their firm is about to collapse.

Directed by J.C. Chandor · 1h 47m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Boiler Room (2000)

TMDB ★ 7.0

A college dropout gets rich fast at a fraudulent brokerage firm before realizing the scheme's true cost.

Directed by Ben Younger · 1h 59m · Rated R

Where to watch

Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Wall Street (1987)

TMDB ★ 7.4

An ambitious young stockbroker is seduced by a ruthless corporate raider's philosophy of greed.

Directed by Oliver Stone · 2h 06m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Philo · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Trading Places (1983)

IMDb ★ 7.5 RT 87% Metacritic 69

Two wealthy commodities brokers make a bet by swapping the lives of a con artist and a stuffy executive.

Directed by John Landis · 1h 56m · Rated R

Nominated for 1 Oscar3 wins & 8 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: YouTube TV · Rent: JustWatch TV, 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

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Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix, built to fix a specific annoyance: most recommendation sites are just algorithm-driven noise. Our lists are researched and organized by who's in a film, where it's from, and the mood you're actually in tonight.

6 Best Wall Street Trader Movies

The Big Short (2015)

The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

Margin Call (2011)

Boiler Room (2000)

Wall Street (1987)

Trading Places (1983)

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