Freakonomics(2010)

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Synopsis

Alex Gibney delivers a visually arresting look at the crumbling façade of Sumo wrestling and exposes searing and violent truths about this ancient and revered sport. Morgan Spurlock offers up a buoyant and revealing angle on the repercussions of baby names. Rachel Grady and Heidi Ewing balance levity and candor with their eye-opening profile of underachieving kids incentivized to learn with cold hard cash. Finally, Eugene Jarecki investigates an unsettling theory to explain why crime rates dramatically dropped in the early '90s. Seth Gordon weaves the pieces together with brisk interludes, providing context and commentary from the authors.
Alex Gibney delivers a visually arresting look at the crumbling façade of Sumo wrestling and exposes searing and violent truths about this ancient and revered sport. Morgan Spurlock offers up a buoyant and revealing angle on the repercussions …
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In Theaters

  • October 1, 2010

MPAA Rating

PG-13 (for elements of violence, sexuality/nudity, drugs, and brief strong language)

Genres

Documentary, Adaptation

Run Time

1 hour 25 minutes

Distributors

Magnolia Pictures

Box Office

$100,675

Directors

Morgan Spurlock

Director ("A Roshonda by Any Other Name" segment)

Rachel Grady

Director ( Can You Bribe a Ninth Grader to Succeed? segment)

Heidi Ewing

Director ( Can a Ninth Grader Be Bribed to Succeed? segment)

Alex Gibney

Director ( Pure Corruption segment)

Eugene Jarecki

Director ( It s Not Always a Wonderful Life segment)

Seth Gordon

Director (Introduction and transitional segments)

CAST

Sammuel Soifer

Actor

Carl Alleyne

Actor

Melvin Van Peebles

Narrator ("It's Not Always a Wonderful Life" segment)