Inside Job (2010)

Directed by

Charles Ferguson

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 45m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

7.7 of 10 from 1,049 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary examines the 2008 financial crisis. It traces how changes in banking practices and policy led to the collapse, focusing on corruption and conflicts of interest in the financial industry.

educationalinformativeseriousmethodicalinvestigativedisturbingfast-pacedangry

What happens

Inside Job is a 2010 American documentary film, directed by Charles Ferguson, about the 2008 financial crisis. Ferguson, who began researching in 2008, said the film is about "the systemic corruption of the United States by the financial services industry and the consequences of that systemic corruption", amongst them conflicts of interest of academic research, which led to improved disclosure standards by the American Economic Association. In five parts, the film explores how changes in the policy environment and banking practices led to the 2008 financial crisis. The film was acclaimed by film critics, who praised its pacing, research, and exposition of complex material. It was screened at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival in May 2010 and, on February 27, 2011, won Best Documentary Feature at the 83rd Academy Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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