The Wolf of Wall Street

This Oscar-nominated film is based on the real-life memoirs of broker Jordan Belfort. After the economic crash leaves him jobless, the Long Island stockbroker turns his attention to dealing with penny stocks and quickly climbs his way to the top. When he befriends another broker, Donnie Azoff, the two men use their skills and charm to create an elaborate securities scheme to defraud investors.
Director: Martin Scorsese. Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Margot Robbie, Matthew McConaughey, Rob Reiner, Jon Bernthal. 2013. 180 min. Biography.

Delivery Man

Twenty years after making anonymous donations to a sperm bank, David Wozniak learns that he has fathered 533 children, and more than 100 of them have filed a lawsuit to force him to reveal his identity. While David’s lawyer is confident that the confidentiality contract will hold in court, the irresponsible and unambitious David decides to find out more about the many children he fathered and arranges to meet with some of them without disclosing who he really is.
Director: Ken Scott. Stars: Vince Vaughn, Chris Pratt, Cobie Smulders, Simon Delaney. 2013. 105 min. Comedy.

Welcome to the Jungle

Chris doesn't have it easy at work. He is constantly harassed by the workplace bully, Phil, who steals credit for Chris’s ideas, and he can’t seem to find a way to ask out the cute HR manager he’s been eyeing. But all of that changes when a workplace retreat leaves Chris and his coworkers stranded on a deserted tropical island with no way to get off. Chris may have the skills that will help everyone get off the island, but unless he can stand up to Phil, the group’s self-proclaimed leader, there’s no way Chris will ever be able to prove his worth to his coworkers.
Director: Rob Meltzer. Stars: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Adam Brody, Rob Huebel, Kristen Schaal, Megan Boone. 2013. 95 min. Comedy.

The Truth About Emanuel

Emanuel develops an unhealthy preoccupation with her mysterious new neighbor, Linda, who bears a striking resemblance to Emanuel's late mother. When the troubled young girl offers to babysit her neighbor’s newborn, Emanuel is pulled into a dangerous fictional world.
Director: Francesca Gregorini. Stars: Kaya Scodelario, Jessica Biel, Alfred Molina, Frances O’Connor. 2013. 96 min. Drama.