Alex Gibney is an American documentary film director and producer. His works as director include Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (nominated in 2005 for Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature) The Human Behavior Experiments (2006), Jimi Hendrix and the Blues (2001), and Taxi to the Dark Side (winner of the 2007 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature) focusing on an innocent taxi driver in Afghanistan who was tortured and killed at Bagram Air Force Base in 2002. Casino Jack and the United States of Money, chronicles the life of disgraced Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff (released in theaters May 7, 2010). A rough cut of an almost-finished documentary on Eliot Spitzer directed by Gibney, was shown on April 24, 2010 at the Tribeca Film Festival. Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer opens in theaters Nov. 5, 2010; but will be released on Ultra-VOD on Oct. 1.
Known For
Zero Days
(2016)
Director
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
(2005)
Director
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
(2019)
Director
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
(2015)
Director
Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine
(2015)
Director
Full Filmography
Directing
The Ruling Classroom
(1979)
Director
Collision Course: Labor Management Relations in America
(1988)
Director
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
(2005)
Director
The Human Behavior Experiments
(2006)
Director
Taxi to the Dark Side
(2007)
Director
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
(2008)
Director
Freakonomics
(2010)
Director
Casino Jack and the United States of Money
(2010)
Director
Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer
(2010)
Director
My Trip to Al-Qaeda
(2010)
Director
Catching Hell
(2011)
Director
Magic Trip
(2011)
Director
The Last Gladiators
(2012)
Director
Park Avenue: Money, Power & The American Dream
(2012)
Director
Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God
(2012)
Director
We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks
(2013)
Director
The Armstrong Lie
(2013)
Director
Finding Fela
(2014)
Director
Ceasefire Massacre
(2014)
Director
Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown
(2014)
Director
Fields of Fear
(2014)
Director
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
(2015)
Director
Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine
(2015)
Director
Zero Days
(2016)
Director
No Stone Unturned
(2017)
Director
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
(2019)
Director
Citizen K
(2019)
Director
Crazy, Not Insane
(2020)
Director
Totally Under Control
(2020)
Director
The Forever Prisoner
(2021)
Director
In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon
(2023)
Director
Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos
(2024)
Director
Acting
Taxi to the Dark Side
(2007)
Narrator (voice)
Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer
(2010)
Self - Narrator (voice)
Catching Hell
(2011)
Self
We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks
(2013)
Narrator (voice)
The Armstrong Lie
(2013)
Self- Narrator
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
(2015)
Narrator (voice)
Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine
(2015)
Narrator (voice)
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
(2019)
Self - Narrator / Interviewer
Citizen K
(2019)
Narrator (voice)
Totally Under Control
(2020)
Narrator (voice)
Production
Collision Course: Labor Management Relations in America
(1988)
Producer
The Huntress
(2000)
Executive Producer
The Soul of a Man
(2003)
Producer
The House Is Burning
(2006)
Producer
Mr. Untouchable
(2007)
Producer
Love Comes Lately
(2007)
Executive Producer
Taxi to the Dark Side
(2007)
Producer
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
(2008)
Producer
Dirty Business
(2009)
Producer
My Trip to Al-Qaeda
(2010)
Producer
Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer
(2010)
Producer
Casino Jack and the United States of Money
(2010)
Producer
Magic Trip
(2011)
Producer
Venus and Serena
(2012)
Executive Producer
We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks
(2013)
Producer
The Armstrong Lie
(2013)
Producer
Finding Fela
(2014)
Producer
Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown
(2014)
Executive Producer
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
(2015)
Producer
Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine
(2015)
Producer
Janis: Little Girl Blue
(2015)
Producer
Zero Days
(2016)
Producer
Elián
(2017)
Executive Producer
Accidental Anarchist
(2017)
Executive Producer
The China Hustle
(2018)
Executive Producer
Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind
(2018)
Producer
Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes
(2018)
Executive Producer
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
(2019)
Producer
Citizen K
(2019)
Producer
Crazy, Not Insane
(2020)
Producer
Kingdom of Silence
(2020)
Executive Producer
Totally Under Control
(2020)
Producer
The First Wave
(2021)
Executive Producer
The Forever Prisoner
(2021)
Producer
137 Shots
(2021)
Executive Producer
In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon
(2023)
Producer
Writing
Collision Course: Labor Management Relations in America
(1988)
Writer
The Trials of Henry Kissinger
(2002)
Writer
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
(2005)
Screenplay
Taxi to the Dark Side
(2007)
Writer
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
(2008)
Screenplay
Freakonomics
(2010)
Screenplay and Writer
Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer
(2010)
Writer
Casino Jack and the United States of Money
(2010)
Writer
Catching Hell
(2011)
Writer
Magic Trip
(2011)
Writer
Park Avenue: Money, Power & The American Dream
(2012)
Writer
Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God
(2012)
Screenplay
We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks
(2013)
Writer
The Armstrong Lie
(2013)
Writer
Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown
(2014)
Writer
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
(2015)
Writer
Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine
(2015)
Writer
Zero Days
(2016)
Writer
No Stone Unturned
(2017)
Writer
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
(2019)
Writer
Citizen K
(2019)
Screenplay
Totally Under Control
(2020)
Writer
Crew