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The Wolf of Wall Street (2013): Film vs Book
Film · 2013 · Directed by Martin Scorsese · Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill
About the film
The wild rise and fall of a stockbroker who builds an empire of excess.
How close is it to the book?
Close to the bookThe film follows the memoir's story and its tone of greed and bravado, with scenes made bigger for the screen.
Read or watch first?
The book is more direct about how the scheme worked.
What the book gives you
The Wolf of Wall Street by Jordan Belfort
A lively, jaw-dropping ride through the highs and lows of Wall Street.
Who will like it: Readers who like wild, fast, true stories of money and excess.