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Summary
An incisive look behind the legend of Elon Musk, the world's most heralded "inventor-entrepreneur" who has enormous influence on the world in which we all live.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Thought-provoking
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+8)
Critics 77Audiences 69GoodWatch 72
Metascore77
IMDb7.1
Letterboxd · 3 K ratings3.5/5
User score6.6
Box office
7%of its budget back
- Budget
- $10 M
- Worldwide
- $729 K
Worldwide it made back $729 K of the $10 M it cost.
Running time
3 h 58 min
Longer than 9 in 10 documentaries, +142 min on the typical 96
typical 96238Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
To rent or buy in 1 countries
Released
2026
October 9, 2026
This year
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
PortugueseSpanishMade in
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 21 more31 people
- Elon MuskSelf (archive footage)
- Alex GibneyNarrator (voice)
- Justine MuskSelf
- Ashley St. ClairSelf
- Kara SwisherSelf
- Martin EberhardSelf
- Zoë SchifferSelf
- Geoffrey HintonSelf
Sam HarrisSelf
Samantha PowerSelf- EMErrol MuskSelf
Maye MuskSelf- RHReid HoffmanSelf
Cory DoctorowSelf- KDKatie DrummondSelf
GrimesSelf (archive footage)
Donald TrumpSelf (archive footage)
Joe RoganSelf (archive footage)
Tucker CarlsonSelf (archive footage)- SBSam Bankman-FriedSelf (archive footage)
Barack ObamaSelf (archive footage)
Joe BidenSelf (archive footage)
Kamala HarrisSelf (archive footage)- KMKimbal MuskSelf (archive footage)
Directing · 1
- Alex Gibney Director, Writer, Producer
Writing · 1
- Michael J. Palmer Writer, Editor
Production · 26
- Lisa Heller Executive Producer
- David Levine Executive Producer
- Richard Perello Executive Producer
- Nancy Abraham Executive Producer
- William Horberg Executive Producer
- Sara Rodriguez Executive Producer
Camera · 14
- Ben Bloodwell Director of Photography
- Jason Blalock Additional Photography
- Todd Leatherman Assistant Camera
- Ronan Killeen Additional Photography
- Anton Scholtz Additional Photography
- Sika Stanton Additional Photography
Editing · 1
- Jack Lewars Colorist
Sound · 22
- Daniel Pemberton Original Music Composer, Songs
- Bill Chesley Sound Designer
- Tony Volante Sound Mixer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Supervising Sound Editor
- David Byrne Songs
- Daniel Timmons Sound Effects Editor
- David Hocs Sound Recordist
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Maria Torfeld Makeup & Hair
- Mandy Danielle Benton Makeup & Hair
Lighting · 11
- Ibrahim Issa Gaffer
- Brad Elsey Gaffer
- John M. Roche Gaffer
- Reed Nisson Gaffer
- Trenton Michael Davis Gaffer
- Chris Galdes Gaffer
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