10 Movies That Hated You For Watching

The genius of Martin Scorsese's The Wolf of Wall Street is that it's at once a deliciously entertaining biopic of fraudster Jordan Belfort (Leonardo DiCaprio), and a searing indictment of our interest in this story.

Scorsese has a history of depicting criminal life in a manner that's disconcertingly appealing to some, even while also condemning it, and The Wolf of Wall Street extends to more blatantly point its finger at the audience for being seduced by Belfort.

This is best exemplified in the movie's final scene, where Belfort is released from prison and makes a living hosting seminars on sales techniques, where the doting audience is very clearly likened to us, the viewer, rapt with fascination at this man and his admittedly magnetic powers of persuasion.

That we can sit through three hours of this man's scumbaggery and still come away desiring the lifestyle - indicated by the uptick of interest in stockbroker jobs after the film's release - is a depressing indictment of human nature, and Scorsese knows it.