![Alex Gibney](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/kJp2tfLlg0smYgnhA8Fw5LBbRwC.jpg)
Alex Gibney
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.
Known For | Directing |
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Most Rating | 11.49 |
Birthday | 1953-10-23 |
Place of Birth | New York City, New York, USA |
Also Known As | Philip Alexander Gibney, 亚历克斯·吉布尼 , Алекс Ґібні, |
![Taxi to the Dark Side](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/ttCOk1fQGvFJvPIJS7D8J2jOjpo.jpg)
2008
![Taxi to the Dark Side](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/ttCOk1fQGvFJvPIJS7D8J2jOjpo.jpg)
Taxi to the Dark Side
7/214
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 Afghani...
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Taxi to the Dark Side
![Catching Hell](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/7anqD8vGMTWK5CUUStf8s2EOFtr.jpg)
2011
![Catching Hell](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/7anqD8vGMTWK5CUUStf8s2EOFtr.jpg)
Catching Hell
6.9/25
After the Chicago Cubs blow an opportunity to reach the World Series in 2003, Cubs fans blame the team's misfortune on fellow fan Steve Bartman, who i...
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Catching Hell
![Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/zWHQYR9srde9nZjU6Dot8qTjoni.jpg)
2015
![Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/zWHQYR9srde9nZjU6Dot8qTjoni.jpg)
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
7.609/780
GOING CLEAR intimately profiles eight former members of the Church of Scientology, shining a light on how they attract true believers and the things t...
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Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
![Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/y8zA8Vdh5AQRULuDDp2xx08DNNx.jpg)
2015
![Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/y8zA8Vdh5AQRULuDDp2xx08DNNx.jpg)
Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine
6.549/233
When Steve Jobs died the world wept. But what accounted for the grief of millions of people who didn’t know him? This evocative film navigates Jobs' p...
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Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine
![We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/tJHQbEtZSUry2QDbQcv8ziMt7Ib.jpg)
2013
![We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/tJHQbEtZSUry2QDbQcv8ziMt7Ib.jpg)
We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks
6.559/143
Julian Assange. Bradley Manning. Collateral murder. Cablegate. WikiLeaks. These people and terms have exploded into public consciousness by fundamenta...
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We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks
![The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/u21ImPnHHX2SFgkdHIjwlpEwRux.jpg)
2019
![The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/u21ImPnHHX2SFgkdHIjwlpEwRux.jpg)
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
7.097/237
With a magical new invention that promised to revolutionize blood testing, Elizabeth Holmes became the world’s youngest self-made billionaire, heralde...
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The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
![Totally Under Control](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/rGrJvECwCuzaxZNdDSReQJ74tT7.jpg)
2020
![Totally Under Control](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/rGrJvECwCuzaxZNdDSReQJ74tT7.jpg)
Totally Under Control
7.422/45
This documentary puts a spotlight on the White House’s failed response to the global pandemic and how it could have been prevented. Featuring damning...
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Totally Under Control
![Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/4wK6M1vgGYBLKTVpI5kb6CkMq6I.jpg)
2010
![Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/4wK6M1vgGYBLKTVpI5kb6CkMq6I.jpg)
Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer
6.371/35
An in-depth look at the rapid rise and dramatic fall of New York Governor Eliot Spitzer.
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Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer
![Citizen K](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/3ioP2NNbMcxaz0tocCaEigewGN9.jpg)
2019
![Citizen K](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/3ioP2NNbMcxaz0tocCaEigewGN9.jpg)
Citizen K
6.4/25
The strange case of Mikhail Khodorkovsky — once believed to be the wealthiest man in Russia — who rocketed to prosperity and prominence in the 1990s,...
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Citizen K
![The Armstrong Lie](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/i90vU3XY68o27nxJexDqT7S4cGN.jpg)
2013
![The Armstrong Lie](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/i90vU3XY68o27nxJexDqT7S4cGN.jpg)
The Armstrong Lie
6.927/117
In 2009, Alex Gibney was hired to make a film about Lance Armstrong’s comeback to cycling. The project was shelved when the doping scandal erupted, an...
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