The Better Film: The Wolf of Wall Street vs Wall Street

There always discussions between people when comparing two (very good) movies, which usually comes down to one question:
If you have to pick only one, which is the better film?

My goal is to have that discussion in the comments and see which of the two gets the most support, thus being the better film of the two. This does not mean the other one is bad, it is just to see which one is the preferred choice.

Last time I put two spiritually linked movies up against each other (Scarface vs. Carlito’s Way) and thought it would be interesting to do the same again. This time both are movies about Wall Street. Although they are both about the excesses that the life style offers, it is Wall Street which actually focussed on someone fighting it, whereas the other felt more like a celebration of it. Which of these two do you think is the better film? Continue reading