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The Wizard of Lies

  • TV Movie
  • 2017
  • TV-MA
  • 2h 13m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
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Robert De Niro and Michelle Pfeiffer in The Wizard of Lies (2017)
The story of Bernie Madoff and his Ponzi scheme.
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The fall of Bernie Madoff, whose Ponzi scheme robbed $65 billion from unsuspecting victims; the largest fraud in U.S. history.The fall of Bernie Madoff, whose Ponzi scheme robbed $65 billion from unsuspecting victims; the largest fraud in U.S. history.The fall of Bernie Madoff, whose Ponzi scheme robbed $65 billion from unsuspecting victims; the largest fraud in U.S. history.

  • Director
    • Barry Levinson
  • Writers
    • Sam Levinson
    • John Burnham Schwartz
    • Samuel Baum
  • Stars
    • Robert De Niro
    • Michelle Pfeiffer
    • Alessandro Nivola
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    27K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,503
    145
    • Director
      • Barry Levinson
    • Writers
      • Sam Levinson
      • John Burnham Schwartz
      • Samuel Baum
    • Stars
      • Robert De Niro
      • Michelle Pfeiffer
      • Alessandro Nivola
    • 83User reviews
    • 40Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys
      • 4 wins & 20 nominations total

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    Robert De Niro and Michelle Pfeiffer in The Wizard of Lies (2017)
    Robert De Niro and Michelle Pfeiffer in The Wizard of Lies (2017)
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    Robert De Niro in The Wizard of Lies (2017)
    Robert De Niro in The Wizard of Lies (2017)
    Michelle Pfeiffer in The Wizard of Lies (2017)
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    Robert De Niro
    Robert De Niro
    • Bernie Madoff
    Michelle Pfeiffer
    Michelle Pfeiffer
    • Ruth Madoff
    Alessandro Nivola
    Alessandro Nivola
    • Mark Madoff
    Nathan Darrow
    Nathan Darrow
    • Andrew Madoff
    Diana Henriques
    • Diana B. Henriques
    • (as Diana B. Henriques)
    Michael Kostroff
    Michael Kostroff
    • Peter Madoff
    Kathrine Narducci
    Kathrine Narducci
    • Eleanor Squillari
    Steve Coulter
    Steve Coulter
    • Martin London
    David Lipman
    David Lipman
    • Martin Flumenbaum
    Kelly AuCoin
    Kelly AuCoin
    • Agent Cacioppi
    Don Castro
    Don Castro
    • Agent Kang
    Amanda Warren
    Amanda Warren
    • SEC Investigator
    Mark La Mura
    Mark La Mura
    • Ike Sorkin
    • (as Mark LaMura)
    Michael A. Goorjian
    Michael A. Goorjian
    • Dan Horwitz
    • (as Michael Goorjian)
    Sophie von Haselberg
    Sophie von Haselberg
    • Nicole De Bello
    Hank Azaria
    Hank Azaria
    • Frank DiPascali
    Gregory Abbey
    Gregory Abbey
    • FBI Agent
    Jane Dashow
    Jane Dashow
    • Annette Bongiorno
    • Director
      • Barry Levinson
    • Writers
      • Sam Levinson(screenplay)
      • John Burnham Schwartz(screenplay)
      • Samuel Baum(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times reporter Diana Henriques was the first to interview Bernie Madoff on August 24, 2010, after his incarceration on June 29, 2009. She plays herself in various scenes throughout this movie interviewing Madoff (Robert De Niro). She has said that the resemblance was so uncanny, she got goosebumps just sitting opposite him.
    • Goofs
      In a montage in which Bernie is calling Ruth from prison, he leaves her multiple voicemail messages. This is technically impossible to do, as all phone calls placed from federal penitentiaries must be accepted by the person the prisoner is calling. This is to prevent people from receiving unwanted phone calls and voicemail messages from prisoners.

      The entire premise of the montage is unrealistic. If prisoners could call whomever they want whenever they want, all kinds of people would receive unwanted and threatening messages, including victims of the prisoners' crimes.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Bernie Madoff: Let me ask you a question. Do you think I'm a sociopath?

    • Connections
      Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Tina Fey/Alessandro Nivola/Dirty Projectors feat. DAWN (2017)
    • Soundtracks
      Winter Wonderland
      Written by Richard B. Smith (as Dick Smith), Felix Bernard

      Performed by Mitch Miller

      Courtesy of Columbia Records

      By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

    User reviews83

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    Examines Madoff the man, his motives, his family.
    This is an HBO movie that my wife and I watched at home on DVD from our public library.

    We remember it well, roughly 9 years ago when the big financial market decline was spooking all investors, out of the smoke came the Bernie Madoff fiasco. Who would have thought that a well-respected member of the New York financial community would have been running a simple Ponzi Scheme for upwards of 16 years? For upwards of $65 Billion? That's what this movie is about, who Madoff is, what he did, and what was his motivation?

    Robert De Niro is Bernie Madoff and Michelle Pfeiffer is his wife Ruth Madoff. They were in their 60s when all this went down. Madoff was a good salesmen, for years he convinced wealthy investors to put their money with his "fund" which was a phantom paper exercise. He showed them exceptional financial growth year after year but when the financial crisis hit and large investors started wanting their money it soon was all gone. Madoff didn't put up any resistance, he didn't try to divert blame, he admitted guilt when approached by authorities.

    Good movie of a sad case in investment history, makes you wonder what is going on right now.
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    • TxMike
    • Feb 9, 2018

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    • Release date
      • May 20, 2017 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • HBO
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Маестро брехні
    • Filming locations
      • 17 East 89th Street, New York City, New York, USA(Entrance to Madoffs apartment building)
    • Production companies
      • Home Box Office (HBO)
      • Tribeca Productions
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 13 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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