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The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley

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With a 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, just two years later, her multibillion-dollar company was dissolved.
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Alex Gibey's The Inventor declines to outright condemn the actions by Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, but instead provides a comprehensive overview of the scandal that allows viewers to mull over its implications towards the broader Silicon Valley.

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Brian Lowry CNN.com 04/30/2019
The Inventor is one of those documentaries that -- unlike The Edison -- really gets under your skin. Go to Full Review
Sharon Waxman TheWrap 04/13/2019
It is also a stunning emblem of our delusional, self-aggrandizing, fake-it-till-you-make-it times, a cautionary tale of the tech era and the insidious culture it has created of would-be legends and short-lived genius. Go to Full Review
Ed Power Daily Telegraph (UK) 04/13/2019
4/5
The Inventor was a devastating warning of where these unchecked messianic tendencies lead and the lives they can destroy along the way. Go to Full Review
Alex Behan The Post NZ 09/17/2021
Like a car crash you can't look away from. Go to Full Review
Leigh Paatsch Herald Sun (Australia) 07/17/2020
4.5/5
Gripping documentary about one of the most blatant cases of corporate fraud to ever make billions disappear in dodgy circumstances. Go to Full Review
Alison Foreman Mashable 12/07/2019
Scene by scene, the documentary spotlights Holmes' unnerving behaviors, shaky voice, and mesmerizing, beautiful eyes to build up the scare factor associated with her power and intelligence. Go to Full Review
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THE NASHVILLE I @Nshvlleindie Jun 11 The Inventor was markedly better than the Hulu, dramatized account, which is really saying something! As good as the show was the documentary did a sensational job structuring the story so that you were highly entertained but educated very well step by step, without ever getting bored. HBO did a sensational job with getting people like Ariely, Cheung and Shulz to share their insightful testimony. 100% a perfect documentary on a subject, if there was one. See more 10/02/2024 It was interesting, but my one complaint is that it was a little too surface level for my liking. Maybe that's just the nature of the case, but my main takeaway is from the 2-hour documentary is that Elizabeth Holmes was fueled by Noble intentions, couldn't keep her promises, and then threatened people to keep quiet. Obviously there was more to it, they interviewed some people involved, but It didn't contribute much memorable information. It did raise the thought provoking question of whether she knew if she was intentionally lying or just blinded by her vision. See more Brian D 04/02/2024 83%. 7/23/23. Named the machine the Edison after the inventor who also faked inventions. She fired the lead chemist and he eventually killed himself. She's such a quirky person, they do a good job portraying her. Super weird relationship with the Indian man she ran the company with. Just a delusional person. See more Samir N 09/03/2023 Its good but the ending was meh See more Robert S @rodash 10/30/2022 second-drawer Gibney. See more 09/02/2021 Compelling, outrageous, and entertaining. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis With a 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, just two years later, her multibillion-dollar company was dissolved.
Director
Alex Gibney
Producer
Alex Gibney, Jessie Deeter, Erin Edeiken
Screenwriter
Alex Gibney
Production Co
HBO Documentary Films, Jigsaw Productions
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 18, 2019
Runtime
1h 59m
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