The Wolf of Wall Street is a 2013 American biographical black comedy film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Terence Winter, based on the 2007 memoir of the same name by Jordan Belfort. The film follows Belfort’s journey to wealth and excess in the 1990s as a stockbroker in New York City.
The film has been praised for its performances, direction, and writing, and has been nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor for Leonardo DiCaprio.