Alex Gibney films and TV shows, ranked by your taste
Director and actor · 9 films and 1 TV show on Boxlist
Known for Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief, Totally Under Control and Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room.
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Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos
2024 · TV
8.2/10 · TMDBA portrait of celebrated filmmaker David Chase: his life, his career and his groundbreaking work on the HBO original series The Sopranos.
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
2015 · Film
7.7/10 · TMDBGOING CLEAR intimately profiles eight former members of the Church of Scientology, shining a light on how they attract true believers and the things they do in the name of religion.
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Totally Under Control
2020 · Film
7.4/10 · TMDBThis documentary puts a spotlight on the White House’s failed response to the global pandemic and how it could have been prevented. Featuring damning testimony from public health officials and hard investigative reporting, director Alex...
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The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
2019 · Film
7.2/10 · TMDBWith a magical 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, overnight, her 10-billion-dollar company dissolved. The...
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Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine
2015 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDBWhen Steve Jobs died the world wept. But what accounted for the grief of millions of people who didn’t know him? This evocative film navigates Jobs' path from a small house in the suburbs, to zen temples in Japan, to the CEO's office of...
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Musk
2026 · Film
6.1/10 · TMDBAn incisive look behind the legend of Elon Musk, the world's most heralded "inventor-entrepreneur" who has enormous influence on the world in which we all live.
Directed by Alex Gibney
Crazy, Not Insane
2020 · Film
7.9/10 · TMDBFascinated by the human brain and its capacity for ruthlessness, psychiatrist Dr. Dorothy Otnow Lewis has spent her life investigating the interior lives of violent people. With each case, she came closer to developing a unified field...
Where to watch:+ rent/buyGoing Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
2015 · Film
7.7/10 · TMDBGOING CLEAR intimately profiles eight former members of the Church of Scientology, shining a light on how they attract true believers and the things they do in the name of religion.
Where to watch:+1+ rent/buyTotally Under Control
2020 · Film
7.4/10 · TMDBThis documentary puts a spotlight on the White House’s failed response to the global pandemic and how it could have been prevented. Featuring damning testimony from public health officials and hard investigative reporting, director Alex...
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Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
2005 · Film
7.3/10 · TMDBA documentary about the Enron corporation, its faulty and corrupt business practices, and how they led to its fall.
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Zero Days
2016 · Film
7.3/10 · TMDBAlex Gibney explores the phenomenon of Stuxnet, a self-replicating computer virus discovered in 2010 by international IT experts. Evidently commissioned by the US and Israeli governments, this malware was designed to specifically sabotage...
Where to watch:+ rent/buyThe Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
2019 · Film
7.2/10 · TMDBWith a magical 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, overnight, her 10-billion-dollar company dissolved. The...
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Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
2008 · Film
7.1/10 · TMDBFueled by a raging libido, Wild Turkey, and superhuman doses of drugs, Thompson was a true "free lance, " goring sacred cows with impunity, hilarity, and a steel-eyed conviction for writing wrongs. Focusing on the good doctor's heyday...
Where to watch:+ rent/buySteve Jobs: The Man in the Machine
2015 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDBWhen Steve Jobs died the world wept. But what accounted for the grief of millions of people who didn’t know him? This evocative film navigates Jobs' path from a small house in the suburbs, to zen temples in Japan, to the CEO's office of...
Where to watch:+ rent/buyMusk
2026 · Film
6.1/10 · TMDBAn incisive look behind the legend of Elon Musk, the world's most heralded "inventor-entrepreneur" who has enormous influence on the world in which we all live.
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