Alex Gibney

Alex Gibney

Born: October 23, 1953
in New York City, New York, USA
Alex Gibney is an American documentary film director and producer. His works as director include Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (nominated in 2005 for Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature) The Human Behavior Experiments (2006), Jimi Hendrix and the Blues (2001), and Taxi to the Dark Side  (winner of the 2007 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature) focusing on an innocent taxi driver in Afghanistan who was tortured and killed at Bagram Air Force Base in 2002. Casino Jack and the United States of Money, chronicles the life of disgraced Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff (released in theaters May 7, 2010). A rough cut of an almost-finished documentary on Eliot Spitzer directed by Gibney, was shown on April 24, 2010 at the Tribeca Film Festival.  Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer opens in theaters Nov. 5, 2010; but will be released on Ultra-VOD on Oct. 1.

Movies for Alex Gibney...

Totally Under Control
Title: Totally Under Control
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: October 13, 2020
Type: Movie
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 hard investigative reporting, director Alex Gibney reveals a system-wide collapse caused by a profound dereliction of presidential leadership.
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Title: Agents of Chaos
Character: Narrator
Released: September 23, 2020
Type: TV
This two-part documentary pulls back the curtain on Russian collusion in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
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Citizen K
Title: Citizen K
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: December 13, 2019
Type: Movie
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 prison, and became an unlikely martyr for the anti-Putin movement.
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The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
Title: The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
Character: Self - Narrator / Interviewer
Released: January 24, 2019
Type: Movie
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 dissolved. The rise and fall of Theranos is a window into the psychology of fraud.
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Title: Dirty Money
Character: Self
Released: January 26, 2018
Type: TV
From crippling payday loans to cars that cheat emissions tests, this investigative series exposes brazen acts of corporate greed and corruption.
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Title: The New Yorker Presents
Character: Narrator
Released: February 16, 2016
Type: TV
A groundbreaking series that brings America's most award-winning magazine, The New Yorker, to the screen with documentaries, short narrative films, comedy, poetry, animation, and cartoons from the hands of acclaimed filmmakers and artists.
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Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine
Title: Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: August 7, 2015
Type: Movie
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 house in the suburbs, to zen temples in Japan, to the CEO's office of the world's richest company, exploring how Jobs’ life and work shaped our relationship with the computer. The Man in the Machine is a provocative and sometimes startling re-evaluation of the legacy of an icon.
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Title: Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Character: Self
Released: August 2, 2015
Type: TV
Some of this year's most talked about talent open up about the challenges and triumphs of creating critically acclaimed series and performances.
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Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
Title: Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: January 25, 2015
Type: Movie
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 religion.
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The Armstrong Lie
Title: The Armstrong Lie
Character: Self- Narrator
Released: September 8, 2013
Type: Movie
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. The Armstrong Lie picks up in 2013 and presents a riveting, insider's view of the unraveling of one of the most extraordinary stories in the history of sports. As Lance Armstrong says himself, “I didn’t live a lot of lies, but I lived one big one.”
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We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks
Title: We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: May 24, 2013
Type: Movie
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 right to information, perhaps for generations to come. We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks is an extensive examination of all things related to WikiLeaks and the larger global debate over access to information.
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Catching Hell
Title: Catching Hell
Character: Self
Released: September 27, 2011
Type: Movie
After the Chicago Cubs blow an opportunity to reach the World Series in 2003, Cubs fans blame the team's misfortune on fellow fan Steve Bartman, who interfered with a foul ball and prevented Moises Alou from making a catch.
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Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer
Title: Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer
Character: Self - Narrator (voice)
Released: November 5, 2010
Type: Movie
An in-depth look at the rapid rise and dramatic fall of New York Governor Eliot Spitzer.
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Taxi to the Dark Side
Title: Taxi to the Dark Side
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: April 30, 2007
Type: Movie
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 in 2002.
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Title: Real Time with Bill Maher
Character: Self
Released: February 21, 2003
Type: TV
Each week Bill Maher surrounds himself with a panel of guests which include politicians, actors, comedians, musicians and the like to discuss what's going on in the world.
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Title: The View
Character: Self
Released: August 11, 1997
Type: TV
ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Ana Navarro discussing the most exciting events of the day. Hot topics in the news, the best experts in their field, celebrity interviews and general entertainment are all part of The View.
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Title: The Daily Show
Character: Self
Released: July 22, 1996
Type: TV
The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.