Search results for "Alex Gibney"
Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown

Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown

Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown
IMDb: 7.4
115

James Brown changed the face of American music forever. Abandoned by his parents at an early age, James Brown was a self-made man who became one of the most influential…

Finding Fela

Finding Fela

Finding Fela
IMDb: 7.1
120

Fela Anikulapo Kuti created the musical movement Afrobeat and used it as a political forum to oppose the Nigerian dictatorship and advocate for the rights of oppressed people. This is…

Taxi to the Dark Side

Taxi to the Dark Side

Taxi to the Dark Side
IMDb: 7.5
106

An in-depth look at the torture practices of the United States in Afghanistan, Iraq and Guantanamo Bay, focusing on an innocent taxi driver in Afghanistan who was tortured and killed…

Genre: Documentary
The Crime of the Century

The Crime of the Century

The Crime of the Century
TMDb: 7.6
118 min

A searing indictment of Big Pharma and the political operatives and government regulations that enable over-production, reckless distribution and abuse of synthetic opiates.

Status: Ended
Genre: Documentary
Agents of Chaos

Agents of Chaos

Agents of Chaos
TMDb: 7.2
120 min

This two-part documentary pulls back the curtain on Russian collusion in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

Status: Ended
The Innocence Files

The Innocence Files

The Innocence Files
TMDb: 7.4
60 min

The personal stories behind eight cases of wrongful conviction that the Innocence Project and organizations within the Innocence Network have worked to highlight and overturn.

Status: Ended
Genre: Documentary
The Looming Tower

The Looming Tower

The Looming Tower
TMDb: 7.6
50 min

While Osama bin Laden and Al-Qaeda become a global threat, the rivalry between the CIA and FBI inadvertently sets the stage for the tragedy of 9/11 and the Iraq War.

Status: Ended
Cooked

Cooked

Cooked
TMDb: 7.3
45 min

Explored through the lenses of the four natural elements – fire, water, air and earth – COOKED is an enlightening and compelling look at the evolution of what food means…

Status: Ended
Genre: Documentary
The Forever Prisoner

The Forever Prisoner

The Forever Prisoner
IMDb: 8
120

The chilling story of Abu Zubaydah, the first high-value detainee subjected to the CIA’s program of Enhanced Interrogation Techniques, later identified as torture by those outside the agency. Having never…

Genre: Documentary
Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer

Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer

Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer
IMDb: 7.4
117

An in-depth look at the rapid rise and dramatic fall of New York Governor Eliot Spitzer.

Genre: Documentary
Totally Under Control

Totally Under Control

Totally Under Control
IMDb: 7.7
123

This documentary puts a spotlight on the White House’s failed response to the global pandemic and how it could have been prevented. Featuring damning testimony from public health officials and…

Genre: Documentary
Citizen K

Citizen K

Citizen K
IMDb: 7
126

The strange case of Mikhail Khodorkovsky — once believed to be the wealthiest man in Russia — who rocketed to prosperity and prominence in the 1990s, served a decade in…

Genre: Documentary
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley

The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley

The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
IMDb: 7.1
119

With a magical new invention that promised to revolutionize blood testing, Elizabeth Holmes became the world’s youngest self-made billionaire, heralded as the next Steve Jobs. Then, overnight, her 10-billion-dollar company…

Genre: Documentary
Zero Days

Zero Days

Zero Days
IMDb: 7.8
116

Alex Gibney explores the phenomenon of Stuxnet, a self-replicating computer virus discovered in 2010 by international IT experts. Evidently commissioned by the US and Israeli governments, this malware was designed…

Genre: Documentary
Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine

Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine

Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine
IMDb: 6.9
129

When Steve Jobs died the world wept. But what accounted for the grief of millions of people who didn’t know him? This evocative film navigates Jobs’ path from a small…

Genre: Documentary
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room

Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room

Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
IMDb: 7.6
110

A documentary about the Enron corporation, its faulty and corrupt business practices, and how they led to its fall.

Genre: Documentary
The Armstrong Lie

The Armstrong Lie

The Armstrong Lie
IMDb: 7.3
124

In 2009, Alex Gibney was hired to make a film about Lance Armstrong’s comeback to cycling. The project was shelved when the doping scandal erupted, and re-opened after Armstrong’s confession….

Genre: Documentary
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson

Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson

Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
IMDb: 7.7
120

Fueled by a raging libido, Wild Turkey, and superhuman doses of drugs, Thompson was a true “free lance, ” goring sacred cows with impunity, hilarity, and a steel-eyed conviction for…

Genre: Documentary
The Last Gladiators

The Last Gladiators

The Last Gladiators
IMDb: 7.1
94

Exploring the rough and tumble world of hockey, Academy Award winner Alex Gibney (“Taxi to the Dark Side”) looks at the world of the NHL enforcers and specifically the career…

Genre: Documentary
We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks

We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks

We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks
IMDb: 6.9
127

Julian Assange. Bradley Manning. Collateral murder. Cablegate. WikiLeaks. These people and terms have exploded into public consciousness by fundamentally changing the way democratic societies deal with privacy, secrecy, and the…

Genre: Documentary
Freakonomics

Freakonomics

Freakonomics
IMDb: 6.4
93

Some of the world’s most innovative documentary filmmakers will explore the hidden side of everything.

Genre: Documentary
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief

Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief

Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
IMDb: 8
119

GOING CLEAR intimately profiles eight former members of the Church of Scientology, shining a light on how they attract true believers and the things they do in the name of…

Genre: Documentary
Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God

Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God

Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God
IMDb: 8
106

Academy Award®–winning documentary filmmaker Alex Gibney (Taxi to the Dark Side) explores the charged issue of pedophilia in the Catholic Church, following a trail from the first known protest against…

Genre: Documentary
No Stone Unturned

No Stone Unturned

No Stone Unturned
IMDb: 7.2
111

Ireland’s victory over Italy at the World Cup in New Jersey in 1994, remains a source of Irish pride. But it is haunted by memories of a massacre: terrorists opened…

Genre: Documentary
Crazy, Not Insane

Crazy, Not Insane

Crazy, Not Insane
IMDb: 6.9
117

Fascinated by the human brain and its capacity for ruthlessness, psychiatrist Dr. Dorothy Otnow Lewis has spent her life investigating the interior lives of violent people. With each case, she…

Genre: Documentary
Magic Trip

Magic Trip

Magic Trip
IMDb: 6.8
107

A freewheeling portrait of Ken Kesey and the Merry Prankster’s fabled road trip across America in the legendary Magic Bus. In 1964, Ken Kesey, the famed author of “One Flew…

Park Avenue: Money, Power & The American Dream

Park Avenue: Money, Power & The American Dream

Park Avenue: Money, Power & The American Dream
IMDb: 7.3
70

If income inequality were a sport, the residents of 740 Park Avenue in Manhattan would all be medalists. This address boasts the highest number of billionaires in the United States.

Genre: Documentary