Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
2005 · Movie · R · 110 min · ★ 7.2 · 90% critics
This documentary examines the Enron corporation and how faulty, corrupt business practices contributed to its fall. It focuses on the path to the scandal, tracing the company’s rise and the unraveling that followed when the reported success couldn’t be sustained.
Also known as Enron
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Details
- Years
- 2005
- Release date
- 2005-04-22
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Max quality
- SD
- Critic score
- 90/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 (298 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a clear, hard-hitting look at corporate wrongdoing and how it grows; Not for you if documentaries feel too long, complex, or jargon-heavy—especially if you prefer less bleak takes than The Devil We Know or We Steal Secrets.
Pros: clear, compelling overview; informative case study; engaging interviews | Cons: uneven pacing; jargon-heavy terms; thin fraud detail
Themes
- corruption
- capitalism
- bankrupt
- wall street
- scandal
- securities, stocks and bonds
- economics
- financial crisis
- stock market
- corporation
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Documentary Feature Film · 2006 · nominated
Cast & crew
Peter Coyote
as Self - Narrator (voice)
- JB
John Beard
as Self
- JC
Jim Chanos
as Self
Dick Cheney
as Self
- CC
Carol Coale
as Self
Gray Davis
as Self
- RI
Reggie Dees II
as Self
- JD
Joseph Dunn
as Self
- ME
Max Eberts
as Self
- PE
Peter Elkind
as Self
Directed by Alex Gibney