Directing
Alex Gibney
- Titles
- 103movies55TV shows
- Career
Active from 1980 to 2026, busiest in 2012 with 7 main titles.
- Directed
- 72titles as director
- Average score
75/100
- Highest rated
Catching Hell89/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 70 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Biographical6.1average 0.9
- Politics6.3average 2.6
- Social Commentary8.2average 4.9
- Contemporary Realism7.6average 5.2
- Class & Capitalism5.5average 3.3
- Pop Culture4.3average 2.2
- Historical4.4average 2.6
- Tech & Humanity3.4average 1.6
Rarely in their work
- Romance1.7, average 3.8
- Violence2.4, average 4.3
- Physical Comedy0.7, average 2.5
- Situational Comedy1.0, average 2.7
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 14
- Investigative Journalism 8
- Biographical Documentary 8
- Thought-Provoking 8
- Documentary 7
- Investigative Documentary 5
- Sports Documentary 5
- Political Intrigue 4
- Biographical 4
- Contemporary Issues 4
- Political Corruption 4
- Educational 4
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Maryse AlbertiCinematographerEnron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson, The Armstrong Lie, Casino Jack and the United States of Money, Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown, +7 more
Will BatesComposerGoing Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief, The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley, Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie, Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine, Crazy, Not Insane, +2 more- AAndy GrieveEditorGoing Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief, The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley, Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie, Crazy, Not Insane, Zero Days, +2 more
- BBen BloodwellCinematographerMusk, Crazy, Not Insane, Agents of Chaos, Totally Under Control, Fields of Fear
- JJames BoppActorThe Dark Money Game, Ohio Confidential, Wealth of the Wicked
- JJane MayerActorThe Dark Money Game, Ohio Confidential, Wealth of the Wicked
Alison EllwoodEditorGonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson, Casino Jack and the United States of Money, Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place- IIvor GuestComposerMea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God, Taxi to the Dark Side, Citizen K
- RRobert LoganComposerMea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God, Agents of Chaos, Citizen K
- MMichael J. PalmerWriterMusk, Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine, Citizen K
Antonio RossiCinematographerThe Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley, Zero Days, Ohio Confidential- LLindy JankuraEditorThe Armstrong Lie, Finding Fela, Totally Under Control
Movies and TV shows
302020s
5 titles · average score 74
62
Musk (2026)
Writer, Director
Ohio Confidential (2025)
as Narrator (voice)
Wealth of the Wicked (2025)
Director, Writer
81
Totally Under Control (2021)
as Narrator (voice)
79
Crazy, Not Insane (2020)
Director, Producer
2010s
16 titles · average score 74
72
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley (2019)
Director, Producer
79
Zero Days (2016)
Writer, Director
84
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief (2015)
as Narrator (voice)
69
Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine (2015)
as Narrator (voice)
88
Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown (2014)
Executive Producer, Writer
73
The Armstrong Lie (2013)
Director, Producer
76
We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks (2013)
as Narrator (voice)
83
Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God (2012)
Director, Writer
89
Catching Hell (2011)
Director, Executive Producer
59
Freakonomics (2010)
Producer, Director
75
Casino Jack and the United States of Money (2010)
Director, Producer
75
Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer (2010)
Director, Producer
2000s
6 titles · average score 80
78
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson (2008)
Screenplay, Director
83
Taxi to the Dark Side (2008)
as Narrator (voice)
75
The Human Behavior Experiments (2006)
Director, Producer
83
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005)
Director, Screenplay
Behind Those Eyes (2005)
Producer, Writer
80
The Trials of Henry Kissinger (2002)
Writer, Producer
1990s
1 title
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: Love Crazy (1998)
Director, Writer
1980s
2 titles
Collision Course: Labor Management Relations in America (1988)
Producer, Writer
Flipper (1980)
Writer, Director