Alex Gibney

Born: 1953-10-23

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.


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The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley

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Released: 2019-01-24

With a magical new invention that promised to revolutionize blood testing, Elizabeth Holmes...

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Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief

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Released: 2015-01-25

GOING CLEAR intimately profiles eight former members of the Church of Scientology, shining a...

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Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine

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Released: 2015-08-07

When Steve Jobs died the world wept. But what accounted for the grief of millions of people who...

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The Armstrong Lie

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Released: 2013-09-08

In 2009, Alex Gibney was hired to make a film about Lance Armstrong’s comeback to cycling. The...

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Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer

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Released: 2010-11-05

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

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We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks

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Released: 2013-05-24

Julian Assange. Bradley Manning. Collateral murder. Cablegate. WikiLeaks. These people and terms...

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Taxi to the Dark Side

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Released: 2007-04-30

An in-depth look at the torture practices of the United States in Afghanistan, Iraq and...

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Citizen K

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Released: 2019-12-13

The strange case of Mikhail Khodorkovsky — once believed to be the wealthiest man in Russia —...

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Totally Under Control

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Released: 2020-10-13

This documentary puts a spotlight on the White House’s failed response to the global pandemic...

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Catching Hell

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Released: 2011-09-27

After the Chicago Cubs blow an opportunity to reach the World Series in 2003, Cubs fans blame...

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The Daily Show

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First aired: 1996-07-22

The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.

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Real Time with Bill Maher

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First aired: 2003-02-21

Each week Bill Maher surrounds himself with a panel of guests which include politicians, actors,...

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Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

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First aired: 2015-08-02

Some of this year's most talked about talent open up about the challenges and triumphs of...

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The View

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First aired: 1997-08-11

ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin,...

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The New Yorker Presents

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First aired: 2016-02-16

A groundbreaking series that brings America's most award-winning magazine, The New Yorker, to...

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Dirty Money

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First aired: 2018-01-26

From crippling payday loans to cars that cheat emissions tests, this investigative series...

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Agents of Chaos

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First aired: 2020-09-23

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

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