Alex Gibney

Alex Gibney

October 23, 1953 · 73 years old

Philip Alexander Gibney (/ˈɡɪbni/; born October 23, 1953; New York City) 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…

Known For

44 titles
1
Going Clear: Scientology & the Prison of Belief

Going Clear: Scientology & the Prison of Belief

2015 · 1h 59m · Movie

A documentary looking at the inner-workings of the Church of Scientology.

7.8
2
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley

The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley

2019 · 1h 59m · Movie

The story of Theranos, a multi-billion dollar tech company, its founder Elizabeth Holmes, the youngest self-made female billionaire, and the massive fraud that collapsed the company.

6.9
3
Painkiller

Painkiller

2023 · TV Show

The causes and consequences of America's opioid epidemic unfold in this drama following its perpetrators, victims and an investigator seeking the truth.

7.4
4
Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind

Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind

2018 · 1h 56m · Movie

An intimate look into the life and work of the revered master comedian and actor, Robin Williams.

7.9
5
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room

Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room

2005 · 1h 50m · Movie

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

7.6
6
The Looming Tower

The Looming Tower

2018 · 2m · TV Show

A look at how the rivalry between the CIA and FBI inadvertently set the stage for the tragedy of 9/11 and the war in Afghanistan.

8.0
7
Taxi to the Dark Side

Taxi to the Dark Side

2008 · 1h 46m · Movie

Alex Gibney exposes the haunting details of the USA's torture and interrogation practices during the War in Afghanistan.

7.5
8
Zero Days

Zero Days

2016 · 1h 56m · Movie

A documentary focused on Stuxnet, a piece of self-replicating computer malware that the U.S. and Israel unleashed to destroy a key part of an Iranian nuclear facility, and which ultimately spread beyond its intended target.

7.6
9
Dirty Money

Dirty Money

2018 · 2m · TV Show

A Netflix Original Series documenting various stories about exposing the greed, corruption, and crime spreading through the global economy.

8.1
10
Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine

Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine

2015 · 2h 8m · Movie

A look at the personal and private life of the late Apple CEO, Steve Jobs.

6.8
11
No End in Sight

No End in Sight

2007 · 1h 42m · Movie

A comprehensive look at the Bush Administration's conduct of the Iraq war and its occupation of the country.

8.2
12
Gonzo

Gonzo

2008 · 2h 0m · Movie

A portrait of the late gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson.

7.6
13
We Steal Secrets

We Steal Secrets

2013 · 2h 10m · Movie

A documentary that details the creation of Julian Assange's controversial website, which facilitated the largest security breach in U.S. history.

6.9
14
The Armstrong Lie

The Armstrong Lie

2013 · 2h 4m · Movie

A documentary chronicling sports legend Lance Armstrong's improbable rise and ultimate fall from grace.

7.2
15
Freakonomics

Freakonomics

2010 · 1h 25m · Movie

A collection of documentaries that explores the hidden side of human nature through the use of the science of economics.

6.3
16
Money Shot: The Pornhub Story

Money Shot: The Pornhub Story

2023 · 1h 34m · Movie

Follow the rise of the most famous adult entertainment platform and the recent backlash it has received.

5.1
17
Janis: Little Girl Blue

Janis: Little Girl Blue

2015 · 1h 43m · Movie

Musician Cat Power narrates this documentary on Janis Joplin's evolution into a star from letters that Joplin wrote over the years to her friends, family, and collaborators.

7.4
18
City of Ghosts

City of Ghosts

2017 · 1h 32m · Movie

The anonymous activists who exposed ISIS atrocities in Raqqa. Follows their undercover operations, exile, and risks taken to reveal the ruthless realities under ISIS rule.

7.4
19
Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God

Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God

2012 · 1h 46m · Movie

Alex Gibney explores the charged issue of pedophilia in the Catholic Church, following a trail from the first known protest against clerical sexual abuse in the United States and all the way to the Vatican.

8.0
20
The China Hustle

The China Hustle

2018 · 1h 22m · Movie

An unsettling and eye-opening Wall Street horror story about Chinese companies, the American stock market, and the opportunistic greed behind the biggest heist you've never heard of.

7.1
21
How to Change Your Mind

How to Change Your Mind

2022 · 2m · TV Show

It showcases what psychedelics teaches people about consciousness, dying, addiction, depression and transcendence.

7.9
22
Totally Under Control

Totally Under Control

2021 · 2h 3m · Movie

An in-depth look at how the United States government handled the response to the COVID-19 outbreak during the early months of the pandemic.

7.4
23
Crazy, Not Insane

Crazy, Not Insane

2020 · 1h 59m · Movie

An examination of the research by forensic psychiatrist Dorothy Otnow Lewis who investigated the psychology of murderers.

6.9
24
Client 9

Client 9

2010 · 1h 57m · Movie

An in-depth look at the rise and fall of New York Governor Eliot Spitzer, including interviews with the scandalized, former politician.

7.3
25
The Bibi Files

The Bibi Files

2024 · 1h 55m · Movie

An inside look into the corruption charges against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu through leaked police interrogation videos.

7.6
26
The Last Gladiators

The Last Gladiators

2012 · 1h 34m · Movie

In ice hockey, no one is tougher than the "goon". Those players have one mission: to protect the star players at any price.

7.1
27
Citizen K

Citizen K

2019 · 2h 6m · Movie

The strange case of Mikhail Khodorkovsky, once believed to be the wealthiest man in Russia, who rocketed to prosperity and prominence in the 1990s, served a decade in prison, and became an unlikely martyr for the anti-Putin movement.

7.1
28
Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place

Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place

2011 · 1h 47m · Movie

A freewheeling portrait of Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters' fabled road trip across America.

6.8
29
Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown

Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown

2014 · 2h 0m · Movie

A look at the music career of musician James Brown beginning with his first hit song, "Please, Please, Please," in 1956.

7.4
30
Park Avenue: Money, Power and the American Dream

Park Avenue: Money, Power and the American Dream

2012 · 1h 10m · Movie

Filmmaker Alex Gibney investigates the fact that the 400 richest Americans control more wealth than the 150 million people in the bottom 50 percent of the population.

7.3
31
137 Shots

137 Shots

2021 · 1h 44m · Movie

In this documentary, law enforcement faces scrutiny as Americans demand justice after police violence claims multiple Black lives in Cleveland.

6.5
32
The Line

The Line

2021 · TV Show

In covert modern warfare, the line between right and wrong has blurred. This docuseries examines the moral ambiguities of war as embodied by the 2018 case in which a US Navy SEAL platoon accused its chief, Eddie Gallagher, of war ...

7.6
33
The First Wave

The First Wave

2021 · 1h 33m · Movie

A documentary following nurses, doctors, and administrators in a New York City hospital as they respond to the victims from the COVID-19 pandemic.

7.1
34
Orwell: 2+2=5

Orwell: 2+2=5

2025 · 1h 59m · Movie

An investigation into the life, work, and enduring influence of the writer George Orwell, connecting his ideas to the contemporary world.

6.8
35
Mr. Untouchable

Mr. Untouchable

2007 · 1h 32m · Movie

MR. UNTOUCHABLE, a documentary about the infamous black drug lord Nicky Barnes, explores his rise to power and his eventual life sentence.

6.6
36
The Forever Prisoner

The Forever Prisoner

2021 · 1h 59m · Movie

Follows the story of Abu Zubaydah, the first high-value detainee subjected to the CIA's program, later identified as torture by those outside the agency.

7.4