Portrait of Alex Gibney

Directing

Alex Gibney

Career

Active from 1980 to 2026, busiest in 2012 with 7 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score75/100
Highest rated
Poster for Catching Hell
Catching Hell
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 76 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Alex Gibney Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Romance
    1.5, average 3.8
  • Situational Comedy
    0.8, average 2.7
  • Physical Comedy
    0.5, average 2.4
  • Violence
    2.4, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 14
  • Investigative Journalism 9
  • Thought-Provoking 9
  • Biographical Documentary 8
  • Investigative Documentary 6
  • Documentary 6
  • Sports Documentary 5
  • Systemic Failure 4
  • Political Documentary 4
  • Contemporary Issues 4
  • Archival Footage 4
  • Moral Ambiguity 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

104
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

7 titles
Untitled Luigi Mangione Documentary
Untitled Luigi Mangione Documentary

Director, Executive Producer

The Sound of Philadelphia
The Sound of Philadelphia

Producer

Untitled Barbra Streisand Documentary
Untitled Barbra Streisand Documentary

Producer

Untitled Penny Lane Documentary
Untitled Penny Lane Documentary

Executive Producer

Two Wolves
Two Wolves

Producer, Director

Return to Timbuktu
Return to Timbuktu

Producer

The Hands That Held the Knives
The Hands That Held the Knives

Producer

2020s

22 titles · average score 73
Musk
Musk (2026)
GoodWatch score 78

as Narrator (voice)

Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie
Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie (2026)
GoodWatch score 70

Producer, Director

A Statement
A Statement (2026)
GoodWatch score 69

Executive Producer

The Dark Money Game
The Dark Money Game (2025)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Narrator (voice)

Orwell: 2+2=5
Orwell: 2+2=5 (2025)
GoodWatch score 70

Producer

In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon
In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon (2024)
GoodWatch score 71

Director, Producer

The Bibi Files
The Bibi Files (2024)
GoodWatch score 79

Producer

Money Shot: The Pornhub Story
Money Shot: The Pornhub Story (2023)
GoodWatch score 64

Executive Producer, Thanks

Totally Under Control
Totally Under Control (2021)
GoodWatch score 81

as Narrator (voice)

The Forever Prisoner
The Forever Prisoner (2021)
GoodWatch score 75

Director, Producer

Agents of Chaos
Agents of Chaos (2020)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Narrator

Crazy, Not Insane
Crazy, Not Insane (2020)
GoodWatch score 79

Director, Producer

2010s

45 titles · average score 73
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley (2019)
GoodWatch score 71

Producer, Writer

Zero Days
Zero Days (2016)
GoodWatch score 79

Writer, Producer

The New Yorker Presents
The New Yorker Presents (2016)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Narrator

Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief (2015)
GoodWatch score 84

as Narrator (voice)

Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine
Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine (2015)
GoodWatch score 69

as Narrator (voice)

Finding Fela
Finding Fela (2014)
GoodWatch score 66

Director, Producer

We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks
We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks (2013)
GoodWatch score 76

as Narrator (voice)

The Armstrong Lie
The Armstrong Lie (2013)
GoodWatch score 73

Producer, Writer

The Last Gladiators
The Last Gladiators (2012)
GoodWatch score 65

Producer, Director

Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God
Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God (2012)
GoodWatch score 83

Writer, Producer

Catching Hell
Catching Hell (2011)
GoodWatch score 89

Writer, Director

Freakonomics
Freakonomics (2010)
GoodWatch score 60

Director, Writer

2000s

23 titles · average score 69
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson (2008)
GoodWatch score 78

Screenplay, Director

Taxi to the Dark Side
Taxi to the Dark Side (2008)
GoodWatch score 83

as Narrator (voice)

Mr. Untouchable
Mr. Untouchable (2007)
GoodWatch score 60

Producer

No End in Sight
No End in Sight (2007)
GoodWatch score 88

Executive Producer

The Human Behavior Experiments
The Human Behavior Experiments (2006)
GoodWatch score 75

Producer, Writer

Who Killed the Electric Car?
Who Killed the Electric Car? (2006)
GoodWatch score 78

Consulting Producer

Time Piece
Time Piece (2006)

Director

Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005)
GoodWatch score 82

Screenplay, Director

3 Doors Down: Away from the Sun, Live from Houston, Texas
3 Doors Down: Away from the Sun, Live from Houston, Texas (2005)

Director, Producer

Behind Those Eyes
Behind Those Eyes (2005)

Writer, Director

Lightning in a Bottle
Lightning in a Bottle (2004)
GoodWatch score 71

Producer

The Trials of Henry Kissinger
The Trials of Henry Kissinger (2002)
GoodWatch score 80

Writer, Producer

1990s

2 titles
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: Love Crazy
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: Love Crazy (1998)

Writer, Producer

Inside Japan, Inc.
Inside Japan, Inc. (1992)

Director

1980s

5 titles · average score 55
Manufacturing Miracles
Manufacturing Miracles (1988)

Director, Producer

Collision Course: Labor Management Relations in America
Collision Course: Labor Management Relations in America (1988)

Director, Writer

The Golden Seal
The Golden Seal (1983)
GoodWatch score 55

Associate Editor

The Ruling Classroom
The Ruling Classroom (1980)

Sound, Director

Flipper
Flipper (1980)

Director, Writer