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The Forecaster

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Martin Armstrong, a trillion-dollar financial adviser, refuses to help prominent New York bankers manipulate the financial market. Later that same year, the FBI raids his offices and accuse him of running a Ponzi scheme.

Critics Reviews

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Michael O'Sullivan Washington Post 04/09/2015
2/4
Even after watching the movie, I have no idea how scared I should be. Go to Full Review
Nicolas Rapold New York Times 04/02/2015
"The Forecaster" has the distinct hermetic feel of a documentary that employs an echo chamber of people too close to the material. Go to Full Review
Michael Rechtshaffen Los Angeles Times 04/02/2015
"The Forecaster," a documentary study of the rise and fall of commodities advisor Martin Armstrong, would have paid greater dividends by taking a more impartial approach to its subject. Go to Full Review
Miranda Nelson Georgia Straight 03/27/2018
Well-worth watching if only to find out what he's predicting next. Go to Full Review
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Audience Reviews

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07/23/2018 Excellent documentary on what big money will do to get your code IF it works to predict the future. If it does NOT work, then they don't want it. See more 05/27/2016 One side of the story never makes for great documentary story telling, but "the cast" certainly appears credible and the story itself, if true is chilling. I plan on doing a bit more research on my own and reserve the right to change the rating on this review based on that. See more 04/17/2016 Sad but unfortunately true story of corruption at the highest (and lowest) levels. See more 01/11/2016 Great documentary...seems to go along with what we already know about our so called democracy. See more markus m 09/30/2015 Not quite sure how to feel about this one. I mean it's a competently put together and interesting film, but as a documentary I'm not sure how much of it I should actually buy. It does highlight some problems with the American justice system during its second half, but the film doesn't exactly come off as impartial, and there are moments in it that come off as warning signs to take what you're being told with a grain of salt. It is still a genuinely fascinating watch though, whether you believe in what you're being told or not. 7/10 See more 07/09/2015 Funny how the 3 "Rotten" reviews here are part of the mainstream media establishment while the lone "Fresh" is from the Village Voice. At the risk of being called a conspiratorialist, I'd say...hmmmmmm. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Martin Armstrong, a trillion-dollar financial adviser, refuses to help prominent New York bankers manipulate the financial market. Later that same year, the FBI raids his offices and accuse him of running a Ponzi scheme.
Director
Marcus Vetter, Karin Steinberger
Producer
Ulli Pfau, Marcus Vetter, Michael Heiks
Screenwriter
Marcus Vetter, Karin Steinberger
Production Co
Eikon Film, Filmperspektive GmbH, TV Plus, Bukera Pictures
Genre
Documentary, Biography
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 35m