More disjointed and less compelling than the book it's based on, Freakonomics isn't quite as entertaining or educational as it should be.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Seth Gordon , Morgan Spurlock , Alex Gibney , Eugene Jarecki , Rachel Grady , Heidi Ewing -
Producer -
Craig Atkinson , Dan O'Meara , Chris Romano , Chad Troutwine -
Screenwriter -
Seth Gordon , Morgan Spurlock , Jeremy Chilnick , Alex Gibney , Peter Bull , Eugene Jarecki -
Distributor -
Magnolia Pictures -
Production Co -
Jigsaw Educational Productions Inc. , Loki Films -
Rating -
PG-13 (Elements of Violence|Drugs|Brief Strong Language|Sexuality/Nudity) -
Genre -
Documentary -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Oct 1, 2010, Limited -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Mar 31, 2015 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$100.7K -
Runtime -
1h 26m