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2010
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72
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3.0
Painting on a big canvas and roping in an all star brigade of talking heads to provide context, Ferguson tells a big story that stretches across decad ..
Av Club
4.5
From an emotional standpoint, its enormously satisfying, even cathartic to watch Ferguson nail some of the rogues behind the economic crisis with the ..
Av Club
4.5
However, beneath this veneer of respectability lies Inside Jobs most surprising asset, an unpredictable sense of non partisan anger.
Den Of Geek
5.0
I dont fully understand the working of the derivatives and credit swaps weve heard so much about.But Im learning.
Rogerebert
4.0
Youll need a clear head to follow this impressive and angry American doc about the financial meltdown, as it races through late twentieth century Amer ..
Time Out
4.4
Charles Fergusons film, more than anything, proves a vital piece of journalism.But it takes a while for the documentary to become one.
4.5
Most impressively, it makes it understandable to those of us who dont know much at all about economics.
The Hollywood Reporter
3.5
Fergusons provocative questioning is one of the greatest lessons of Inside Job.
4.0
Its enough to make you want to keep your money in a mattress.You have questions, Inside Job has answers.
5.0
He is pleasant, intelligent and is genuinely doing you a favor by agreeing to be in your movie.
San Francisco Chronicle
4.0
A sharp study of corporate greed for those who felt Michael Moore pulled too many punches.
3.8
3 out of 4 stars Country USA Language English The 2008 global financial crisis led to millions of people losing their savings, jobs and homes, but not ..
The Globe And Mail
5.0
Director Mike Dowse and the actors walk a line here between comedy thats both cheerfully asinine and dark as bitumen.
The Globe And Mail
4.4
Spitzer acknowledges this suggestion might sound funny coming from him, but its an audacious suggestion befitting Fergusons most audacious film.
Philly
2.0
Ferguson brings the relatively neutral perspective of a disillusioned businessman.
Philly
4.5
The bingo hall may have closed, but the fix is in.Although Inside Job attempts to exit on a positive note, the movie is most despairingly proof of the ..
Village Voice
4.4
Though I cant claim its a work of cinematic artistry, nor that I would ever want to see it again, Inside Job is an absolutely crucial work of journali ..
Combust Ible Celluloid
4.0
Press materials call this documentary by Charles Ferguson the first film to expose the shocking truth behind the economic crisis of 2008.
Chicago Reader
3.8
I cannot emphasize enough how dispassionate Ferguson is on the subject, despite my own tone.
Mark Reviews Movies
2.0
Laura Clifford Robin Clifford On September 15, 2008, Lehman Brothers went bankrupt.This was the beginning of a horrific slide into the worst recession ..
4.0
By the end of it you wont be drumming your fingers and waiting for the bell; youll be outraged and possibly horrified at what youve just learnt.
Independent
4.5
Its not enough to describe Dead Man as simply an anti western; its an iconoclastic deconstruction of late 19th Century American values and mores, many ..
Pop Matters
3.5
Its not enough to describe Dead Man as simply an anti western; its an iconoclastic deconstruction of late 19th Century American values and mores, many ..
Pop Matters
4.0
Highly recommended, then, but be warned watching this film is liable to make you want to smash up a bank or two.
View London
2.0
The film is told almost entirely from the perspective of the players.
Cs Monitor
4.5
Dazzled by the gold in them thar hills, a lot of really smart Americans have gone into the financial world.
Film Journal International ..
5.0
The film treats the enormity of its subject with the gravity it deserves.
Boston
4.5
You wont have a good time, but this should be seen.Probably the angriest and most terrifying documentary Ive ever seen, Charles Fergusons Inside Job i ..
Mountain X
4.5
Ferguson hasnt much confidence in the notion that the perpetrators can somehow be got rid of.
Npr
5.0
Inside Job is Fergusons masterful account of the roots of this sorry affair.
Toronto Star
4.0
This film is as gripping as any thriller.Aided by some fascinating interviews, Ferguson lays out an awful story.
Guardian
5.0
Ive only scratched the surface of this intelligent, riveting and informative film, which I cannot commend too highly.
Guardian
4.0
France s finance minister Christine Lagarde is not the only one here to level a holier than thou finger but offers no viable way out, either.
Reel Talk Reviews
5.0
And we want them to go to jail and realize the horror of what theyve done.Is that too much to hope for
Reel Talk Reviews
5.0
One of the outstanding journalistic achievements of the past decade, this is a film that will leave anyone who watches it better informed and, quite r ..
Daily Mail
4.5
Watching it will make you feel very angry indeed and scarily impotent in the face of a banking behemoth that will do anything to avoid being reined in ..
Eye For Film
4.5
Many notable players in this roulette game decline to be interviewed.
4.5
Susan Grangers review of Inside Job (Sony Pictures Classics) Lets be thankful for Charles Fergusons fascinating and infuriating examination of our cou ..
Susang Ranger
2.0
Its the first boring performance of Damons career, although the bland inertia may not be his fault.
New Yorker
5.0
You might think its a dry subject, or something you know enough about already, but the film, narrated by Matt Damon, brings the subject to life with s ..
Express
4.4
Ferguson takes the time to be clear about what hes arguing, and whom hes blaming for what. With just two feature length talking heads docs, Ferguson h ..
Chicago Tribune
2.0
If you only see one movie this year, Charles Fergusons financial meltdown documentary is the one to see.
Coles Mithey
4.5
Its another fine example of Fergusons ability to tackle a topic in a way that keeps you riveted to every single word, knowing full well how much bette ..
4.5
I wont name all the villains in this well crafted piece, but youll probably recognize many of the players.
Movie Habit
4.5
It made the Enron debacle seem like a bad day at the bingo table.
Varia Gate
4.0
This is a compelling documentary that will have you leaving the cinema absolutely seething. > What do you think of the movie
Digital Spy
4.5
Inside Job will make you angry.More importantly, it will make you smarter.
Ar Kansas Online
4.5
Like being ordered to have long hair and smile on stage, but wondering how to smile with a trombone in your mouth.Or repeatedly told youre not good en ..
News Blaze
4.5
Instead, its destined to be one of those movies that critics rave about and people who already know this material go to see.
Hollywood And Fine
2.0
Good luck sleeping tonight.Slickly produced and sharply directed, Inside Job asks tough questions and delivers bleak answers, but hope is not all lost ..
Brian Or Ndorf
4.0
(As opposed to, say, the entertainment industry).But theres enough clear eyed elucidation to balance out the spit flecked invective and perhaps even j ..
The Filmy Ap
3.0
Like any documentary filmmaker, Charles Ferguson has a point to make.
The Film Pie
4.4
But you might want to bring your thinking cap, or the films MBA textbook style could leave you behind.
Js Online
5.0
He produced the best documentary about the Iraq War in the amazing No End in Sight and hes now delivered a nearlyequal masterful feature on how our ec ..
Hollywood Chicago
4.0
If you love a good heist movie then book tickets now to witness the greatest robbery of all time in this astute documentary about the recent economic ..
Sky
4.0
Overall youre left knowing money was creamed off all too easily from a system badly in need of improvement, and the uncomfortable knowledge that some ..
The Skinny
4.0
Yet for the hundreds of times somebody mentions millions earned or billions lost, the weight of those numbers never ceases to overwhelm.
Or Lando Weekly
3.0
We might still have found her film to be modest and enjoyable, albeit less resonant, a coming of age drama about a gifted youngster caught in a no boy ..
Wsj
1.5
Inside Job tells the story of the economic collapse of 2008, and its the horror movie of the decade.
Ny Mag
4.5
Shocking in itself, this cautionary tale leads neatly into a setting the scene for Americas economic crash.
Future Movies
5.0
Charles Ferguson has done his research and explains the financial crisis in as close to laymans terms as youll ever get. Take along antacids you are g ..
Tri City Herald
4.0
Horror films offer harmless thrills, the usual reaction after been frightened is laughter as we realise something rather inane has got the better of u ..
Trespass Mag
5.0
This movie calls for a grassroots movement advocating change and stricter controls so history cant be repeated.This terrific film is fascinating to wa ..
Entertainment Spectrum
3.0
Condemning a system that ran and is still freely running amok, Inside Job makes one mad as hell just by clearly and comprehensively making its case.
Nicks Chager
2.0
And there still museums with pay what you wish admission, if not every day, then on certain days weekly or monthly.You just have to know who offers wh ..
New York Time Out
5.0
Even so, dont be surprised if the film moves you to Lifetime like tears.
Washington City Paper
5.0
Documentary filmmaking is where some of the best investigative journalism is being done today and this is a superb example of the genre.
Stream On Demand At Home
2.3
Literally by the numbers documentary filmmaking, Inside Job is divided into five distinct chapters.
Movie Martyr
5.0
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Ny Press
4.5
Inside Job is essential and empowering viewing about institutionalised corporate greed, but like Food Inc and Gasland it will leave you feeling absolu ..
Cinema Autopsy
3.5
Lees moving yet utterly unsentimental script is flawless; his direction is assured.
The Nation
4.5
Nonetheless, in black comedy style, the film sweetly tackles a serious subject matter.
World Socialist Web Site
4.0
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News Of The World
4.0
Audiences may be overwhelmed by all of the complex transactions that are detailed but its difficult not to learn anything after watching this well res ..
Big Hollywood
2.0
For all its demerits, Inside Job is far more watchable than it should be.
Bfi
4.5
This is a better movie than Oliver Stones fictitious Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps.
Ncr Online
3.0
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Ifc
4.5
Ferguson might rely solely on industry experts and regulators but to what astonishing results.
Louis Proyect Word Press
2.0
But selling a documentary on such a confusing (and in some ways boring) subject is no easy task.
Dork Shelf
4.0
Two of the most remarkable tickets at Cannes this year are US documentaries exploring international political anxieties: Charles Fergusons Inside Job, ..
France 24
3.0
Its an audience react and respond film, which is fine, as far as it is; a great documentary should move you, should spur you to action.But emotions ge ..
Leitch Tumblr
4.0
The film also manages to make the complex situation more understandable and theres a sad air of impotent rage as you realize that many people have wal ..
Baltic Times
4.5
I dont fully understand the working of the derivatives and credit swaps weve heard so much about.But Im learning.
Rogerebert Sun Times
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