Inside Job

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Inside Job

PG-13

Released Oct 8, 2010

1h 48m

Documentary

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The global financial meltdown that took place in Fall 2008 caused millions of job and home losses and plunged the United States into a deep economic recession. Matt Damon narrates a documentary that provides a detailed examination of the elements that led to the collapse and identifies keys financial and political players. Director Charles Ferguson conducts a wide range of interviews and traces the story from the United States to China to Iceland to several other global financial hot spots.

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Disheartening but essential viewing, Charles Ferguson's documentary explores the 2008 Global Financial Crisis with exemplary rigor.

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Keith Uhlich

Time Out

It’s fun to watch the bastards squirm. Yet the film doesn’t follow through on the righteous indignation it stirs up.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 18, 2022

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Vadim Rizov

Sight & Sound

Inside Job is far more watchable than it should be.

Mar 1, 2011

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Philip French

Guardian

I've only scratched the surface of this intelligent, riveting and informative film, which I cannot commend too highly.

Feb 22, 2011

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Sukanya Verma

Rediff.com

A fascinating look into what exactly led to the great financial meltdown of 2008...

Oct 2, 2024

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Michael Leader

Den of Geek

Both informative and bleak.

Rated: 4/5

May 7, 2024

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Joanne Laurier

World Socialist Web Site

Inside Job by American documentarian Charles Ferguson (No End In Sight) is a valuable, detailed account of the global financial meltdown in September 2008.

Mar 1, 2021

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S P

One can argue of the prism taken to make this documentary, but the facts and events presented allow for a clear and understandable view of the cause of the 2008 market crash. This is the best well rounded doc on the events and causes of the crash.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

10/03/24

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Jon G

A great documentary on the 2008 financial crisis. T shows deregulation never works. Our country is a plutocracy. I like to think things will get better.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/16/24

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Audience Member

Interesting movie to watch. Finance is boring, but to watch the extent of the conflicts of interest, between the people in a position of trust such as economics teachers at the most respected business colleges in America, and the lack of culpability towards admitting that they themselves make a the majority of their living off misleading people into financial disarray is disgusting. It's an important watch to see through some of the veils of bs that the American financial sector continues to project. Protect ur 💰

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/02/24

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Edward M

"Unfortunately, this film suffers from glaring issues—poor research, bias, and unintelligent questioning. I spent more time cringing at the interviewer's queries than engaged in the content."

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

04/21/24

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Shael

A real slice of life with the tragic details of recession brought on by human decisions.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/26/23

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Tony S

A stunning expose of the corruption in the financial services industry, the federal government that is supposed to regulate them, and Ivy League universities that supply expertise and manpower to the federal agencies that regulate the financial services industry and who sit on the boards within that same industry.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

10/28/23

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Synopsis

The global financial meltdown that took place in Fall 2008 caused millions of job and home losses and plunged the United States into a deep economic recession. Matt Damon narrates a documentary that provides a detailed examination of the elements that led to the collapse and identifies keys financial and political players. Director Charles Ferguson conducts a wide range of interviews and traces the story from the United States to China to Iceland to several other global financial hot spots.

Director: Charles Ferguson
Producer: Charles Ferguson, Audrey Marrs
Screenwriter: Charles Ferguson
Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co: Sony Pictures Classics
Rating: PG-13 (Some Sex-Related Material|Some Drug Material)
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 8, 2010, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 16, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $4.3M
Runtime: 1h 48m

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