Alex Gibney
Directing
Born: October 23, 1953 (age 72) · New York City, New York, USA
Highest Rated
Biography
Philip Alexander Gibney (/ˈɡɪbni/; born October 23, 1953; New York City) is an American documentary film director and producer. In 2010, Esquire magazine said Gibney "is becoming the most important documentarian of our time." Gibney's works as director include The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley, Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief (winner of three Emmys in 2015), We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks, Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God (the winner of three 2013 primetime Emmy awards), Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (nominated in 2005 for Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature); Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer (short-listed in 2011 for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature), Casino Jack and the United States of Money, and Taxi to the Dark Side (winner of the 2007 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature), focusing on a taxi driver in Afghanistan who was tortured and killed at Bagram Air Force Base in 2002. In 2019, he released his documentary Citizen K, about Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Russian billionaire exile Mikhail Khodorkovsky.
Known for
Billions
2016
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
2015
What Happened, Miss Simone?
2015
Money Shot: The Pornhub Story
2023
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
2019
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
2005
Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind
2018
Zero Days
2016
Taxi to the Dark Side
2008
Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine
2015
Painkiller
2023
Who Killed the Electric Car?
2006
Photos (1)
Movies (6)
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
Narrator (voice)
Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine
Narrator (voice)
We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks
Narrator (voice)
Totally Under Control
Narrator (voice)
Taxi to the Dark Side
Narrator (voice)
Citizen K
Narrator (voice)
TV Shows (3)
Self / Appearances (12)
The Daily Show
Self · 2 eps
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self · 1 eps
The View
Self · 1 eps
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 1 eps
Dirty Money
Self · 1 eps
Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos
Self · 2 eps
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
Self - Narrator / Interviewer
Catching Hell
Self
The Armstrong Lie
Self - Narrator
Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God
Self - Narrator (voice)
Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer
Self - Narrator (voice)
Upcoming (5)
Directing (54)
Billions
Director
Uppdrag granskning
Director
Storyville
Director
Independent Lens
Director
The Looming Tower
Director
Dirty Money
Director
Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos
Director
Boom! Boom! The World vs Boris Becker
Director
30 for 30 Shorts
Director
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies
Director
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
Director
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
Director
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
Director
The New Yorker Presents
Director
The Crime of the Century
Director
Finding Fela
Director
Zero Days
Director
Sinatra: All or Nothing at All
Director
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
Director
Crazy, Not Insane
Director
Freakonomics
Director
Catching Hell
Director
Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine
Director
The Innocence Files
Director
In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon
Director
Cooked
Director
The Dark Money Game
Director
Rolling Stone: Stories from the Edge
Director
Agents of Chaos
Director
30 for 30 - ESPN Films
Director
30 for 30: Soccer Stories
Director
The Armstrong Lie
Director
We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks
Director
Casino Jack and the United States of Money
Director
Enemies: The President, Justice & the FBI
Director
Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God
Director
The Last Gladiators
Director
In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon
Director
Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown
Director
Totally Under Control
Director
The Fifties
Director
The Forever Prisoner
Director
Taxi to the Dark Side
Director
Park Avenue: Money, Power & The American Dream
Director
Citizen K
Director
3 Doors Down: Away from the Sun, Live from Houston, Texas
Director
No Stone Unturned
Director
Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas
Director
Flipper
Director
Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer
Director
Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place
Director
The Human Behavior Experiments
Director
My Trip to Al-Qaeda
Director
Ceasefire Massacre
Director
Writing (37)
Uppdrag granskning
Writer
Independent Lens
Writer
The Looming Tower
Story
Boom! Boom! The World vs Boris Becker
Writer
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies
Writer
How to Change Your Mind
Writer
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
Writer
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
Screenplay
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
Writer
The New Yorker Presents
Writer
The Crime of the Century
Writer
Why We Hate
Writer
Zero Days
Writer
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
Screenplay
Crazy, Not Insane
Writer
Freakonomics
Writer
Freakonomics
Screenplay
Catching Hell
Writer
Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine
Writer
The Dark Money Game
Writer
Agents of Chaos
Writer
The Armstrong Lie
Writer
We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks
Writer
Casino Jack and the United States of Money
Writer
Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God
Writer
Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown
Writer
Totally Under Control
Writer
The Fifties
Writer
Taxi to the Dark Side
Writer
Park Avenue: Money, Power & The American Dream
Writer
Citizen K
Writer
The Trials of Henry Kissinger
Writer
No Stone Unturned
Writer
Flipper
Writer
Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer
Writer
Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place
Writer
The Human Behavior Experiments
Writer
Producing (111)
Uppdrag granskning
Producer
Independent Lens
Producer
Painkiller
Executive Producer
The Looming Tower
Executive Producer
Dirty Money
Executive Producer
Dirty Money
Producer
Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos
Producer
The Family
Executive Producer
The Blues
Producer
Money Shot: The Pornhub Story
Executive Producer
Boom! Boom! The World vs Boris Becker
Producer
The Line
Executive Producer
Orwell: 2+2=5
Producer
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies
Producer
How to Change Your Mind
Executive Producer
Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America
Executive Producer
The Clinton Affair
Executive Producer
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
Producer
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
Producer
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
Producer
Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind
Producer
The New Yorker Presents
Executive Producer
Laurel Canyon
Executive Producer
Who Killed the Electric Car?
Consulting Producer
God Save Texas
Executive Producer
Mr. Untouchable
Producer
The Crime of the Century
Producer
Why We Hate
Executive Producer
Finding Fela
Producer
History of the Eagles
Producer
Parched
Executive Producer
Zero Days
Producer
Sinatra: All or Nothing at All
Executive Producer
The Furry Detectives: Unmasking a Monster
Executive Producer
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
Producer
Crazy, Not Insane
Producer
Accidental Anarchist
Executive Producer
The Killing Season
Executive Producer
Freakonomics
Producer
Catching Hell
Executive Producer
Tiger
Executive Producer
Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine
Producer
The Innocence Files
Executive Producer
In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon
Producer
Elián
Executive Producer
Cooked
Executive Producer
Los Últimos Frikis
Executive Producer
The Dark Money Game
Producer
Salt Fat Acid Heat
Executive Producer
Sunshine Superman
Executive Producer
Death Row Stories
Executive Producer
Unveiled: Surviving La Luz del Mundo
Producer
How to Fix a Drug Scandal
Executive Producer
Spring Broke
Executive Producer
Rolling Stone: Stories from the Edge
Executive Producer
Between Goodbyes
Executive Producer
Agents of Chaos
Producer
The Ruling Class
Executive Producer
The Soul of a Man
Producer
30 for 30: Soccer Stories
Producer
The Armstrong Lie
Producer
We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks
Producer
Speechless
Executive Producer
Casino Jack and the United States of Money
Producer
Enemies: The President, Justice & the FBI
Executive Producer
The China Hustle
Executive Producer
Venus and Serena
Executive Producer
Janis: Little Girl Blue
Producer
American Jihad
Executive Producer
The Huntress
Executive Producer
Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God
Producer
Citizen Ashe
Executive Producer
The 4%: Film's Gender Problem
Executive Producer
Herbie Hancock: Possibilities
Producer
The Last Gladiators
Producer
The First Wave
Executive Producer
The House Is Burning
Producer
In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon
Producer
Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown
Executive Producer
Totally Under Control
Producer
The Fifties
Executive Producer
The Bibi Files
Producer
City of Ghosts
Executive Producer
The Forever Prisoner
Producer
The Last Shot
Executive Producer
Taxi to the Dark Side
Producer
Lightning in a Bottle
Producer
No End in Sight
Executive Producer
Connect with Jacob Soboroff
Executive Producer
Zero Days VR
Executive Producer
Too Hip for the Room: The Righteous Reign of Lord Buckley
Executive Producer
Citizen K
Producer
The Trials of Henry Kissinger
Producer
Water & Power: A California Heist
Executive Producer
Love Comes Lately
Executive Producer
Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes
Executive Producer
What's Motivating Hayes
Executive Producer
3 Doors Down: Away from the Sun, Live from Houston, Texas
Producer
No Stone Unturned
Producer
Brooklyn Babylon
Executive Producer
Kingdom of Silence
Executive Producer
Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer
Producer
Bodyguard of Lies
Producer
Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place
Producer
The Human Behavior Experiments
Producer
Money-Driven Medicine
Producer
137 Shots
Executive Producer
My Trip to Al-Qaeda
Producer
Ceasefire Massacre
Producer
Walk with Me
Executive Producer
Soldiers in the Army of God
Producer
Other Crew (14)
Mr. Scorsese
Thanks
The Looming Tower
Creator
Money Shot: The Pornhub Story
Thanks
Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America
Creator
The New Yorker Presents
Creator
The Crime of the Century
Creator
The Innocence Files
Creator
Cooked
Creator
The Dark Money Game
Creator
Agents of Chaos
Creator
The Soul of a Man
Camera Operator
What Happened, Miss Simone?
Thanks
The Fifties
Creator
The Golden Seal
Associate Editor