Inside Job (2010)

Takes a closer look at what brought about the financial meltdown.

Director:

Charles Ferguson

Writers:

Charles Ferguson, Chad Beck,

Stars:

Matt Damon, William Ackman, Daniel Alpert

Won 1 Oscar. Another 7 wins & 16 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Matt Damon	...	Narrator (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
William Ackman	...	Himself
Daniel Alpert	...	Himself
Jonathan Alpert	...	Himself
Sigridur Benediktsdottir	...	Herself
Ben Bernanke	...	Himself (archive footage)
Willem Buiter	...	Himself
George W. Bush	...	Himself (archive footage)
John Campbell	...	Himself
Patrick Daniel	...	Himself
Satyajit Das	...	Himself
Kristin Davis	...	Herself
Martin Feldstein	...	Himself
Jerome Fons	...	Himself
Barney Frank	...	Himself

Storyline

'Inside Job' provides a comprehensive analysis of the global financial crisis of 2008, which at a cost over $20 trillion, caused millions of people to lose their jobs and homes in the worst recession since the Great Depression, and nearly resulted in a global financial collapse. Through exhaustive research and extensive interviews with key financial insiders, politicians, journalists, and academics, the film traces the rise of a rogue industry which has corrupted politics, regulation, and academia. It was made on location in the United States, Iceland, England, France, Singapore, and China.

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Plot Keywords:

iceland | recession | interview | reagan era | morgan stanley | 

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Taglines:

The film that cost $20,000,000,000,000 to make

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Genres:

Documentary | Crime

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some drug and sex-related material

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 February 2010 (Belgium)

Also Known As:

Bennfentesek

Filming Locations:

China

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

£70,375 (UK) (18 February 2011)

Gross:

$4,311,834 (USA) (29 April 2011)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Representational Pictures, Sony Pictures Classics

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In an unusual pairing of supporter and subject matter, Jeffrey Lurie - owner of the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles franchise - was one of this Oscar-winning documentary's executive producers.

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Goofs

The first time Paul Volcker's last name is shown it is written "Vocker".

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Quotes

Christine Lagarde: And l clearly remember telling Hank: 'We are watching this tsunami coming, and you're just proposing that we ask: "which swimming costume we're going to put on."'
interviewer: What was his response? What was his feeling?
Christine Lagarde: 'Things are under control. Yes, we are looking at this situation carefully, and, yeah, it's under control.'

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Connections

Referenced in Death and Taxes (2011)

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Soundtracks

"Takin' Care of Business"
Written by Randy Bachman
Performed by Bachman-Turner Overdrive
Courtesy of The Island Def Jam Music Group
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

Economics explained beautifully

This film portrayed a horrific set of circumstances in a measured and brilliantly illustrated manner. The economic issues were explained by clear, understandable graphs. Many major players appeared on camera to their detriment. The few that didn't appear were shown through press clips.

The most awful scene to me was the footage of the tent city with unemployed, lost and bewildered American workers, their jobs lost directly because of the antics of the Wall Street monsters. It could easily happen here in Godzone.

Highly recommended.