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Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room

2005 · 110 min

A slick, infuriating autopsy of corporate hubris that plays like a true-crime thriller, equal parts jaw-dropping and enraging.

Tagline
It’s just business.
Overview
A documentary about the Enron corporation, its faulty and corrupt business practices, and how they led to its fall.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • cynicalstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • corruption
  • greed
  • power
  • crime
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • documentary
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour4
Realism10
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Alex Gibney
Written by
Alex Gibney
Starring
Peter Coyote, John Beard, Jim Chanos, Dick Cheney, Carol Coale, Gray Davis, Reggie Dees II, Joseph Dunn
Music
Matthew Hauser
Cinematography
Maryse Alberti
Runtime
110 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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