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Alex Gibney

Film Director / Screenwriter / Film Producer | * 10/23/1953 (70) | New York City, New York USA
Philip Alexander Gibney (born October 23, 1953) is an American documentary film director and producer. In 2010, Esquire magazine said Gibney "is becoming the most important documentarian of our time." Gibney's works as director include The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley, Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief (winner of three Emmys in 2015), We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks, Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God (the winner of three 2013 primetime Emmy awards), Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (nominated in 2005 for Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature); Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer"> ()
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Alex Gibney is an American documentary film director and producer. His works as director include Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (nominated in 2005 for Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature) The Human Behavior Experiments (2006), Jimi Hendrix and the Blues (2001), and Taxi to the Dark Side (winner of the 2007 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature) focusing on an innocent taxi driver in Afghanistan who was tortured and killed at Bagram Air Force Base in 2002. Casino Jack and the United States of Money, chronicles the life of disgraced Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff (released in theaters May 7, 2010). A rough cut of an almost-finished documentary on Eliot Spitzer directed by Gibney, was shown on April 24, 2010 at the Tribeca Film Festival. Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer opens in theaters Nov. 5, 2010; but will be released on Ultra-VOD on Oct. 1.

Most frequent genres for this person: Documentaries | Crime | Music

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A documentary about the Enron corporation, its faulty and corrupt business practices, and how they led to its fall. ...

Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room

FSK: 6+ years

2005 | 3.7/5 | 1h 50min
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An in-depth look at the torture practices of the United States in Afghanistan, Iraq and Guantanamo Bay, focusing on an innocent taxi driver in Afghanistan who was tortured and killed in 2002. ...

Taxi to the Dark Side

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2007 | 3.5/5 | 1h 46min
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Tracing the rising threat of Osama bin Laden and Al-Qaeda, it takes a controversial look at how the rivalry between the CIA and FBI inadvertently might have set the stage for the tragedy of 9/11 and t ...

The Looming Tower

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2018 | 8h 20min
 
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GOING 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. ...

Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief

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2015 | 3.8/5 | 1h 59min
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Awards & Nominations for Alex Gibney

Writers Guild of America Awards Primetime Emmy Awards
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Movies with Alex Gibney as Actor(10)

as Narrator (voice)2020 Totally Under Control
as Narrator (voice)2019 Citizen K
as Self - Narrator / Interviewer2019 The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
as Narrator (voice)2015 Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine
as Narrator (voice)2015 Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
as Narrator (voice)2013 We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks
as Self- Narrator2013 The Armstrong Lie
as himself2011 Catching Hell
as Self - Narrator (voice)2010 Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer
as Narrator (voice)2007 Taxi to the Dark Side

TV Shows/Series with Alex Gibney as Actor(6)

as Narrator2020 Agents of Chaos
as himself2018 Dirty Money
as Narrator2016 The New Yorker Presents
as himself2015 Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as himself2003 Real Time with Bill Maher
as himself1996 The Daily Show

Movies with Alex Gibney as Crew(86)

Directing/Director2023 In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon
Production/Producer2023 In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon
Crew/Thanks2023 Money Shot: The Pornhub Story
Production/Executive Producer2021 137 Shots
Production/Executive Producer2021 The First Wave
Directing/Director2021 The Forever Prisoner
Production/Producer2021 The Forever Prisoner
Production/Executive Producer2020 Kingdom of Silence
Directing/Director2020 Totally Under Control
Production/Producer2020 Totally Under Control
Writing/Writer2020 Totally Under Control
Directing/Director2020 Crazy, Not Insane
Production/Producer2020 Crazy, Not Insane
Directing/Director2019 Citizen K
Production/Producer2019 Citizen K
Writing/Screenplay2019 Citizen K
Directing/Director2019 The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
Production/Producer2019 The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
Writing/Writer2019 The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
Production/Executive Producer2018 The China Hustle
Production/Producer2018 Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind
Production/Executive Producer2018 Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes
Production/Executive Producer2017 Accidental Anarchist
Directing/Director2017 No Stone Unturned
Writing/Writer2017 No Stone Unturned
Production/Executive Producer2017 Elián
Directing/Director2016 Zero Days
Production/Producer2016 Zero Days
Writing/Writer2016 Zero Days
Crew/Thanks2015 What Happened, Miss Simone?
Directing/Director2015 Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine
Production/Producer2015 Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine
Writing/Writer2015 Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine
Directing/Director2015 Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
Production/Producer2015 Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
Writing/Writer2015 Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
Production/Producer2015 Janis: Little Girl Blue
Directing/Director2014 Fields of Fear
Directing/Director2014 Finding Fela
Production/Producer2014 Finding Fela
Directing/Director2014 Mr. Dynamite - The Rise of James Brown
Production/Executive Producer2014 Mr. Dynamite - The Rise of James Brown
Writing/Writer2014 Mr. Dynamite - The Rise of James Brown
Directing/Director2013 We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks
Production/Producer2013 We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks
Writing/Writer2013 We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks
Directing/Director2013 The Armstrong Lie
Production/Producer2013 The Armstrong Lie
Writing/Writer2013 The Armstrong Lie
Production/Producer2013 History of the Eagles
Directing/Director2012 Park Avenue: Money, Power & The American Dream
Writing/Writer2012 Park Avenue: Money, Power & The American Dream
Directing/Director2012 Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God
Writing/Screenplay2012 Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God
Directing/Director2012 The Last Gladiators
Production/Executive Producer2012 Venus and Serena
Directing/Director2011 Catching Hell
Writing/Writer2011 Catching Hell
Directing/Director2011 Magic Trip
Production/Producer2011 Magic Trip
Writing/Writer2011 Magic Trip
Directing/Director2010 Freakonomics
Writing/Screenplay2010 Freakonomics
Writing/Writer2010 Freakonomics
Directing/Director2010 My Trip to Al-Qaeda
Production/Producer2010 My Trip to Al-Qaeda
Directing/Director2010 Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer
Production/Producer2010 Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer
Writing/Writer2010 Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer
Directing/Director2010 Casino Jack and the United States of Money
Production/Producer2009 Dirty Business
Directing/Director2008 Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
Production/Producer2008 Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
Writing/Screenplay2008 Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
Directing/Director2007 Taxi to the Dark Side
Production/Producer2007 Taxi to the Dark Side
Writing/Writer2007 Taxi to the Dark Side
Production/Executive Producer2007 Love Comes Lately
Production/Producer2007 Mr. Untouchable
Directing/Director2006 The Human Behavior Experiments
Production/Producer2006 The House Is Burning
Directing/Director2005 Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
Writing/Screenplay2005 Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
Production/Producer2003 The Soul of a Man
Writing/Writer2002 The Trials of Henry Kissinger
Production/Executive Producer2000 The Huntress

TV Shows/Series with Alex Gibney as Crew(37)

Production/Executive Producer2024 God Save Texas
Directing/Director2023 Boom! Boom! The World vs. Boris Becker
Production/Producer2023 Boom! Boom! The World vs. Boris Becker
Writing/Writer2023 Boom! Boom! The World vs. Boris Becker
Production/Executive Producer2023 Painkiller
Production/Executive Producer2023 The Ruling Class
Production/Executive Producer2022 How to Change Your Mind
Directing/Director2021 The Crime of the Century
Production/Producer2021 The Crime of the Century
Writing/Writer2021 The Crime of the Century
Creator/Creator2021 The Crime of the Century
Production/Executive Producer2021 The Line
Production/Executive Producer2020 How to Fix a Drug Scandal
Production/Executive Producer2020 Laurel Canyon
Production/Executive Producer2020 The Innocence Files
Directing/Director2020 The Innocence Files
Creator/Creator2020 The Innocence Files
Directing/Director2020 Agents of Chaos
Production/Producer2020 Agents of Chaos
Creator/Creator2020 Agents of Chaos
Production/Executive Producer2019 Why We Hate
Writing/Writer2019 Why We Hate
Directing/Director2018 Enemies: The President, Justice & the FBI
Production/Executive Producer2018 Enemies: The President, Justice & the FBI
Directing/Director2018 Dirty Money
Directing/Director2016 Cooked
Creator/Creator2016 Cooked
Production/Executive Producer2016 The New Yorker Presents
Creator/Creator2016 The New Yorker Presents
Directing/Director2016 Billions
Directing/Director2001 Uppdrag granskning
Writing/Writer2001 Uppdrag granskning
Production/Producer2001 Uppdrag granskning
Directing/Director1998 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies
Production/Producer1998 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies
Writing/Writer1998 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies
Directing/Director1997 Storyville

Full Name: Alex Gibney
Born: Friday, 10/23 1953 (October) in New York City, New York USA (current age: 70 years + 179 days)
Zodiac sign: Scorpio (Chinese zodiac sign: Snake)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Yale University, Pomfret School
Other names for Alex Gibney (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Philip Alexander Gibney"
"亚历克斯·吉布尼"
"Алекс Ґібні"
Alex Gibney frequently works together with these people:
Stacey Offman (21x, Crew)
Richard Perello (19x, Crew)
Maryse Alberti (11x, Crew)
Alison Ellwood (9x, Crew)
Michael Pollan (9x, Actor)
Erin Edeiken (8x, Crew)
Ben Bloodwell (7x, Crew)
Will Bates (6x, Crew)
Andy Grieve (6x, Crew)
Maiken Baird (6x, Crew)
Mark Cuban (5x, Actor)
Lawrence Wright (5x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:238676, Added: 08/06/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024