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Enron: The Smartest Guys In the Room

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Alex Gibney

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Plot Summary

Writer/director Alex Gibney examines the rise and fall of an infamous corporate juggernaut in Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room. Based on the book by Fortune Magazine reporters Bethany McLean and Peter Elkind, the film explores the lengths to which the company went in order to appear incredibly profitable, and reveals how Kenneth Lay, Jeff Skilling, and other execs managed to keep their riches, while thousands of lower-level employees saw their loyalty repaid with the loss of their jobs and retirement funds.

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Movie Reviews from Rotten Tomatoes

TOMATOMETER

97%
  • Reviews Counted: 117
  • Fresh: 114
  • Rotten: 3
  • Average Rating: 8.1/10

Top Critics' Reviews

Fresh: It's a chilling, completely fascinating documentary that reveals the face of unregulated greed in a way that's every bit as terrifying as Lon Chaney's unmasking in The Phantom of the Opera. Maybe more so, because everything here is true. – Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times, Sep 20, 2007

Fresh: There will be lots of seething at the sight of it all, but there are enough good laughs to make the experience more than worthwhile. – Jonathan Curiel, San Francisco Chronicle, Jun 24, 2010

Fresh: Gibney has been able to get his hands on the right materials, and he assembles the right talking heads to string the story together. – Ty Burr, Boston Globe, Jun 24, 2010

Fresh: No matter what your politics, Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room will make you mad. – Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times, Jul 7, 2010

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Customer Reviews

This documentary is AMAZING

I've watched it about 20 times, and every time I pick up on something new. Everyone should see this movie.

Must See

Great Movie. I strongly recomended it.

Loved this documentary

This is one of my all-time favorite movies. Very interesting and informative.

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