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Musk

2026 · 238 min

A long, methodical exposé that feels like a tense, satirical investigation into unchecked power and its personal and political fallout.

Directed by: Alex Gibney
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Elon Musk, Alex Gibney, Justine Musk

Tagline: An unflinching look at Earth's most unchecked man.
Overview: An incisive look behind the legend of Elon Musk, the world's most heralded "inventor-entrepreneur" who has enormous influence on the world in which we all live.

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Directed by: Alex Gibney
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Elon Musk, Alex Gibney, Justine Musk

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: power
ambition
technology
politics
corruption
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	3
Realism	9
Romance	1
Tension	5
Darkness	6
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: documentary
Directed by: Alex Gibney
Written by: Alex Gibney, Michael J. Palmer
Starring: Elon Musk, Alex Gibney, Justine Musk, Ashley St. Clair, Kara Swisher, Martin Eberhard, Zoë Schiffer, Geoffrey Hinton
Music: Daniel Pemberton
Cinematography: Ben Bloodwell
Runtime: 238 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English, Portuguese, Spanish

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