2000's Boiler Room

Off The Shelf With Phil and Dave- A Movie Review Podcast · Aug 10, 2026 · 1h 17m

Phil and Dave head back to the excess of the early 2000s with Boiler Room (2000), starring Giovanni Ribisi, Vin Diesel, Ben Affleck, Nia Long and Scott Caan. Does this cult Wall Street drama about fast money, high-pressure sales and a shady brokerage firm still hold up 25 years later?

We revisit the rise and fall of Seth Davis, the unforgettable sales pitches, the surprisingly stacked cast, the troubled father-son relationship and a movie that feels more and more like a time capsule with every scene. There are things we like — including some of the phone sales sequences — but once Boiler Room…