Rogue Trader
1999 · Movie · R · 101 min · ★ 5.9 · 35% critics
Based on real events, this drama follows a rising employee at a major bank whose early success leads to reckless risk-taking. As losses mount, they’re concealed through a secret account and questionable paperwork, pulling coworkers and the institution into a fast-moving spiral of pressure, denial, and consequences.
Based on Rogue Trader
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Details
- Years
- 1999
- Release date
- 1999-06-25
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Critic score
- 35/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.9/10 (132 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a true-crime-style finance story about ambition, stress, and risky decisions, and you don’t mind dense market talk; Not for you if you need simple, action-heavy thrills like The Red Sea Diving Resort.
Pros: based on true story; tense, fast-paced pressure; informative for finance fans | Cons: confusing trader talk; uneven supporting performances; narration feels lazy
Themes
- based on novel or book
- based on true story
- stockman
- stock market
- stock fraud
- stock market crash
- forgery
- investment banker
- semi-biographical
- crooked banker
Cast & crew
Ewan McGregor
as Nick Leeson
Anna Friel
as Lisa Leeson
Nigel Lindsay
as Ron Baker
Tim McInnerny
as Tony Hawes
Irene Ng
as Bonnie Lee
Lee Ross
as Danny Argyropoulos
Yves Beneyton
as Pierre Beaumarchais
Simon Shepherd
as Peter Norris
John Standing
as Peter Baring
Pip Torrens
as Simon Jones
Directed by James Dearden