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Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005)
Director: Alex Gibney
Movie review
From Time Out New York
Based on the 2003 best-seller of the same name, Alex Gibney's mesmerizing docu-exposé contextualizes America's calamitous business scandal with cogent commentary. All of Enron's greatest hits get a proper airing, from executive Jeffrey Skilling calling a too-inquisitive analyst an "asshole" to Senator Carl Levin ferociously bearing down on "the fiction" of the billions in profit. Occasionally, the director goes too far into Michael Moore territory, employing obvious pop tunes to score a cheap laugh. But Gibney's mostly sober film fulfills an undeniable civic service, especially in our age of "don't ask why."Author: JR
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Cast & crew
Director: Alex Gibney
Producer: Jason Kliot, Joana Vicente, Susan Motamed
Genre(s): Documentaries
Duration: 109 mins
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