Martin Scorsese's 2013 black comedy biopic 'The Wolf of Wall Street' is set to depart from Netflix on January 15. The film, starring Leonardo DiCaprio as Jordan Belfort, is based on Belfort's 2007 memoir of the same name.
Directed and co-produced by Scorsese with a script by Terence Winter, the film features a stellar cast including Jonah Hill, Margot Robbie, Matthew McConaughey, Kyle Chandler, Rob Reiner, Jon Favreau, and Cristin Milioti. Made on a production budget of $100 million, it grossed $407 million at the global box office, making it Scorsese's highest-grossing film.
The film has a 79% critics' approval rating and an 83% audience approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Critics have praised it as an 'epic visual storytelling masterpiece' and highlighted DiCaprio's 'fearless, unhinged, charismatic' performance. Audiences have described it as 'chaotic, outrageous, and razor-sharp' and 'one of the greatest movies of all time.'
The official synopsis reads: 'In 1987, Jordan Belfort takes an entry-level job at a Wall Street brokerage firm. By the early 1990s, while still in his 20s, Belfort founded his own firm, Stratton Oakmont. Together with his trusted lieutenant and a merry band of brokers, Belfort makes a huge fortune by defrauding wealthy investors out of millions. However, while Belfort and his cronies partake in a hedonistic brew of sex, drugs and thrills, the SEC and the FBI close in on his empire of excess.'
'The Wolf of Wall Street' will leave Netflix on January 15.
