Inside Job
2010 · Movie · PG-13 · 109 min · ★ 7.7 · 93% critics
This documentary investigates the causes of the 2008 financial crisis and the massive human and economic fallout that followed. Using research and interviews with insiders, politicians, and journalists, it traces how risky practices spread and highlights the close ties between finance, government oversight, and academia.
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Details
- Years
- 2010
- Release date
- 2010-10-08
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Critic score
- 93/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.7/10 (1,040 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want an accessible, anger-inducing deep dive into how a major financial collapse happened and who benefited; Not for you if you dislike pointed documentaries or prefer a calmer tone like The Fog of War.
Pros: clear explanations; gripping and unsettling; extensive interviews | Cons: one-sided viewpoint; heavy-handed narration; feels manipulative at times
Themes
- banker
- corruption
- capitalism
- globalization
- bank
- crisis
- fraud
- banking
- wall street
- based on true story
- global economy
- finances
- +8 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Documentary Feature Film · 2011
Cast & crew
Matt Damon
as Narrator
Bill Ackman
as Self - Hedge Fund Manager
- JA
Jonathan Alpert
as Self - Therapist
Christine Lagarde
as Self - Finance Minister, France
- DA
Daniel Alpert
as Self - Managing Director, Westwood Capital
- SB
Sigridur Benediktsdottir
as Self - Special Investigative Committee, Icelandic Parliament
- GZ
Gylfi Zoega
as Self - Professor of Economics, University of Iceland
Andri Snær Magnason
as Self - Writer & Filmmaker
- PV
Paul Volcker
as Self - Former Federal Reserve Chairman
Dominique Strauss-Kahn
as Self - Managing Director, International Monetary Fund
Directed by Charles Ferguson