Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)

Glengarry Glen Ross is a tense, dialogue-driven drama set in a cramped Brooklyn real-estate office where desperation and ambition collide. When a tough-skinned executive announces a ruthless month-long sales contest — first prize a Cadillac, second prize steak knives, third prize the sack — the office’s already-fragile hierarchy spirals into paranoia and scheming. Top closer Ricky Roma, washed-up former star Shelley Levene, and jockeying salesmen Dave Moss and George Aaronow clash with office manager John Williamson over scarce, coveted leads; when a burglary and betrayal occur, loyalties and lies are exposed and everyone’s fate is thrown into doubt. Seeing this film you’ll experience a stage-like, electric intensity: razor-sharp, rapid-fire dialogue, stinging monologues, and morally ambiguous characters under pressure. The movie is lean and character-focused rather than action-driven — expect claustrophobic interiors, dark humor, and mounting ethical unease as the salesmen navigate survival, pride, and greed. It’s a hard-hitting look at the human cost of cutthroat capitalism that leaves you unsettled, provoked, and thinking about the compromises people make to get — or keep — what they want.

Actors: Al Pacino, Jack Lemmon, Alec Baldwin

Director: James Foley

Runtime: 100 min

Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery

7.1 /10 84 /100 7.7 /10 7.7 /10