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Chasing Madoff

2010 · 91 min

A tense, infuriating procedural that follows a decade of ignored warnings, leaving you frustrated and riveted by the sheer scale of the fraud.

Overview
A look at how one investigator spent ten years trying to expose Bernie Madoff's massive Ponzi scheme that scammed an estimated $18 billion from investors.

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • corruption
  • justice
  • obsession
  • greed
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism9
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Jeff Prosserman
Written by
Jeff Prosserman
Starring
Frank Casey, Neil Chelo, Gaytri Kachroo, Harry Markopolos, Bernard Madoff
Music
David Fleury
Cinematography
Julian Van Mil
Runtime
91 min
Country
United States of America, Canada
Languages
English, Spanish

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