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Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room

"It’s Just Business."

2005-04-22 Documentary 1hr 50m

A documentary about the Enron corporation, its faulty and corrupt business practices, and how they led to its fall.

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A documentary about the Enron corporation, its faulty and corrupt business practices, and how they led to its fall.

  • Released
    2005-04-22
  • Revenue
    n/a
  • Budget
    n/a
  • Runtime
    1hr 50m
  • Genre
    Documentary
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    7.6
  • Production
    2929 Productions, HDNet Films, Jigsaw Productions

Crew

Alex Gibney
Director
Alex Gibney
Screenplay
Jason Kliot
Producer
Keywords:
corruption capitalism bankrupt wall street scandal securities, stocks and bonds economics financial crisis stock market corporation

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Cast

Peter Coyote

Peter Coyote
Narrator
John Beard

John Beard
Self
Jim Chanos

Jim Chanos
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Dick Cheney

Dick Cheney
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Carol Coale

Carol Coale
Self
Gray Davis

Gray Davis
Self
Reggie Dees II

Reggie Dees II
Self
Joseph Dunn

Joseph Dunn
Self
Max Eberts

Max Eberts
Self
Peter Elkind

Peter Elkind
Self
David Freeman

David Freeman
Self
Philip Hilder

Philip Hilder
Self
Al Kaseweter

Al Kaseweter
Self
Bill Lerach

Bill Lerach
Self
Loretta Lynch

Loretta Lynch
Self
Amanda Martin-Brock

Amanda Martin-Brock
Self
Bethany McLean

Bethany McLean
Self
Mike Muckleroy

Mike Muckleroy
Self
James Nutter

James Nutter
Self
John Olson

John Olson
Self
Kevin Phillips

Kevin Phillips
Self
David V. Porter

David V. Porter
Self
Nancy Rapoport

Nancy Rapoport
Self
Harvey Rosenfield

Harvey Rosenfield
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Mimi Swartz

Mimi Swartz
Self
Robert Traband

Robert Traband
Self
Sherron Watkins

Sherron Watkins
Self
Henry Waxman

Henry Waxman
Self
Andrew Weissmann

Andrew Weissmann
Self
Colin Whitehead

Colin Whitehead
Self
Charles Wickman

Charles Wickman
Self
Arnold Schwarzenegger

Arnold Schwarzenegger
Self
Tim Belden

Tim Belden
Self (archive footage)
Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton
Self (archive footage)

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Movie Reviews

Reviews for Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
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A Review by rsanek 6

Written by rsanek on 2021-12-30

I'm surprised by the how often this movie is recommended on forums I frequent online, and the corresponding glowing Rotten Tomatoes reviews.... read more

I'm surprised by the how often this movie is recommended on forums I frequent online, and the corresponding glowing Rotten Tomatoes reviews. I found the storytelling to be inconsistently paced, and there was nearly no depth to the description of actually how the fraud was perpetrated. The tie-in to California was interesting and I appreciated all of the primary content they were able to use -- company videos, recordings, etc. Still, I don't think I'd recommend this to a modern viewer.

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A Review by GenerationofSwine 10

Written by GenerationofSwine on 2023-01-14

From the start the documentary makes it clear that it's a hit-piece. It has a clear agenda it's pushing and the film makers don't hold back ... read more

From the start the documentary makes it clear that it's a hit-piece. It has a clear agenda it's pushing and the film makers don't hold back on telling the public that, yes, Enron was evil. However, honestly, despite that it was pretty fair. It actually made more of a point to detail how Enron got to the place that brought convictions rather than doing a straight hit-piece on the corporation. In other words, there is really a lot of meat on the bone here and it does a decent job of detailing the evolution of the company and why it turned out the way it did, rather than just focusing on the political mess that it created as one would have expected on a film covering this topic, and one with a fairly snarky title at that. There is a lot to learn from watching this, particularly because the scandal that engulfed the company was NOT the primary focus, but rather how it came to the scandal. And that, I really believe, is what the film should be about. It had a story to tell and it told it well, surprisingly well for a film that promised to be a hit-piece. We actually need more things like this. It was refreshing that it covered the circumstances and, most importantly, the hows rather than focusing on the results of Enrons actions. Illuminating would be the best phrase to use.

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A Review by rsanek

I'm surprised by the how often this movie is recommended on forums I frequent online, and the corresponding glowing Rotten Tomatoes reviews. I found the storytelling to be inconsistently paced, and there was nearly no depth to the descripti...

reviewer avatar

A Review by rsanek 6

Written by rsanek on 2021-12-30

I'm surprised by the how often this movie is recommended on forums I frequent online, and the corresponding glowing Rotten Tomatoes reviews. I found the storytelling to be inconsistently paced, and th...

read more
reviewer avatar

A Review by GenerationofSwine 10

Written by GenerationofSwine on 2023-01-14

From the start the documentary makes it clear that it's a hit-piece. It has a clear agenda it's pushing and the film makers don't hold back on telling the public that, yes, Enron was evil. However,...

read more