"Boiler Room" is nowhere as good as "Wall Street" but it's also working a different side of the street. It's more down market. It's like "Goodfellas" vs. "The Godfather"..not in terms of quality, just in terms of emphasis/theme.

"Boiler Room" makes explicit reference to "Wall Street" and implicit reference to "Glengarry Glenn Ross". Giovanni Ribsi, Nicky Katt, and Vin Diesel star. Ben Affleck has a cameo.