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Dirty Money (2018 )There's a cliche that says "the rich get richer," and while that may be true it's not always done through legal or moral methods. This docuseries takes a look at stories of scandal and corruption in business, exposing acts of corporate greed and corruption.The episodes f

The Looming Tower (2018) "The Looming Tower" traces the rising threat of Osama bin Laden and al-Qaida in the late '90s and how a rivalry between the FBI and CIA during the time period may have inadvertently set the path for the attacks of 9/11. The series follows members of the I-49 Squad

Was there Russian interference in the 2016 election This two part documentary directed by EmmyR and Academy AwardR Winner Alex Gibney is a product of years of reporting on that disturbing question With never before seen footage inside Russian troll farms, and videos unearthed from the Russian deep w

From his birth in 1915 to his Oscar win for "From Here To Eternity" in 1953.

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.

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

The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley (2019) 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.

Rolling Stone: Stories from the Edge (2017) A look at 50 years of the iconic magazine features interviews with and footage of journalists, photographers and performers who have graced its pages since it was launched by publisher Jann Wenner in 1967. In 2 parts.

Rolling Stone: Stories from the Edge (2017) A look at 50 years of the iconic magazine features interviews with and footage of journalists, photographers and performers who have graced its pages since it was launched by publisher Jann Wenner in 1967. In 2 parts.

Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005) Enron dives from the seventh largest US company to bankruptcy in less than a year in this tale told chronologically. The emphasis is on human drama, from suicide to 20,000 people sacked: the personalities of Ken Lay (with Falwellesque rectitude), Jeff Skil

Zero Days (2016) Documentary detailing claims of American/Israeli jointly developed malware Stuxnet being deployed not only to destroy Iranian enrichment centrifuges but also threaten attacks against Iranian civilian infrastructure. Adresses obvious potential blowback of this possibly being deployed

An in-depth look at the inner-workings of the Church of Scientology.

We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks (2013) Filmmaker Alex Gibney examines the case of Julian Assange and WikiLeaks, and how their actions have changed the way democratic societies deal with privacy, secrecy and the right to information.

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

Taxi to the Dark Side (2007) Using the torture and death in 2002 of an innocent Afghan taxi driver as the touchstone, this film examines changes after 9/11 in U.S. policy toward suspects in the war on terror. Soldiers, their attorneys, one released detainee, U.S. Attorney John Yoo, news footage and

The Last Gladiators (2011) In ice hockey, no one is tougher than the "goon". Those players have one mission: to protect the star players at any price.

Overcoming the booze and regaining control over his career, relations with the mob and political candidates, new marriages and extramarital affairs, Vegas, the Rat Pack - Sinatra "retires", never really leaving his timeless music behind

Freakonomics (2010) Vignettes explore concepts put forth in a best-selling book, including cheating, bribery, and the importance of names.

Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson (2008) Fueled by a raging libido, Wild Turkey, and superhuman doses of drugs, Thompson was a true "free lance, " goring sacred cows with impunity, hilarity, and a steel-eyed conviction for writing wrongs. Focusing on the good doctor's heyd

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.

Filmmaker Alex Gibney chronicles Lance Armstrong's attempt to return to cycling, his admission of doping and subsequent fall from grace.

Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown (2014) A look at the music career of musician James Brown beginning with his first hit song, "Please, Please, Please," in 1956.

Citizen K (2019) 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.

Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer (2010) Documentary on the rise of Eliot Spitzer, first as Attorney General and then Governor of New York and his subsequent downfall due to a sex scandal. Spitzer had a hard driving, take no prisoners approach to prosecuting criminals. When he focused his

Finding Fela! (2014) A look at the life and music of Nigerian singer Fela Kuti.

No Stone Unturned (2017) Alex Gibney reopens the mysterious unsolved case revolving the 1994 Loughinisland massacre. On 18 June, in the small village of Loughinisland, Northern Ireland, six men were brutally murdered and a few others were wounded in a pub while watching the World Cup soccer match. D

Park Avenue: Money, Power and the American Dream (2012) 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.

Crazy, Not Insane 2020 An examination of the research by forensic psychiatrist Dorothy Otnow Lewis who investigated the psychology of murderers