Rogue Trader

1999

Action / Crime / Drama / History / Thriller

4
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 52% · 24 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 52% · 5K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.4/10 10 11275 11.3K

based on novel or book based on true story stockman stock market stock fraud stock market crash

Plot summary

Rogue Trader tells the true story of Nick Leeson, an employee of Barings Bank who--after a successful trading run--ends up accumulating $1.4 billion in losses hidden in account #88888.

Director

James Dearden Photo
James Dearden

Top cast

Ewan McGregor Photo
Ewan McGregor as Nick Leeson
Sharon Duce Photo
Sharon Duce as Patsy Sims
Betsy Brantley Photo
Betsy Brantley as Brenda Granger
Alexis Denisof Photo
Alexis Denisof as Fernando Gueller
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933.7 MB
1280*694
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 41 min
Seeds 5
1.69 GB
1920*1040
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 41 min
Seeds 17

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by alserve 7 / 10

Interesting story!

I found Rogue Trader to be a highly entertaining point of view regarding the Barings bank disaster of the mid 90's, from Nick Leeson himself. I once said, "I'm not crazy to see movies that I know the ending". However, I had to start eating my words after TITANIC. Now, I can add this to the list. Barings was the financial equivalent of the "unsinkable ship" and just like TITANIC, I was on the edge of my seat when the unthinkable was finally realized. A must see, minus heroes.
Reviewed by dglink 6 / 10

McGregor Bares All

Young English investment broker, Nick Leeson, distinguishes himself in his bank's Jakarta office and his reward is an assignment in Singapore, where he unwisely manages both the trading floor and the office operations. His first year is a big success with huge profits, despite some some questionable practices to retain an important client. However, he also establishes an 88888 account, which makes his employer, Baring Bank, into a customer, and he crosses the line again with forged documents to verify a large non-existent transaction. Based on a true story, "Rogue Trader" may confuse those whose vocabulary does not include puts and calls, options and futures, commodities and derivatives. Written and directed by James Deardon from Leeson's autobiography, the film uses extensive voice-over to share Leeson's thoughts and feelings as his illegal activities spiral out of control. Even Leeson seems stupefied and astounded at the magnitude of the damage he has wrought.Ewan McGregor does well as Leeson, and, for those McGregor fans who want all the Ewan they can get, Deardon offers extended shots of the actor in shorts, bathing suits, completely nude, and bare-assed. Anna Fiel plays Leeson's wife, Lisa; she is passable in an undemanding role and exposes less flesh to the camera than her co-star. Drinking binges, euphoric highs, and emotional lows provide McGregor with a showcase for his talent; if only the film were worthy of him. "Rogue Trader" is not a bad film, but confusing at times, and narration is a lazy device. Filmed in Singapore where the story took place, the movie is a cut above TV fare, but only a small cut. Without McGregor the film would be less worthy of watching; with him, "Rogue Trader" is a passable take on a famous crime.
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