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Inside Job (2010) documentary poster

Documentary Style

Historical

Inside Job

Why Watch

Complex economics made crystal clear. This Oscar-winning exposé reveals who caused the 2008 crisis and why they got away with it. Essential, enraging, empowering viewing.

Year

2010

Type

film

Runtime

209 min

Language

English

Director

Charles Ferguson

Genres

PoliticsHistoryInvestigative Journalism

Summary

The 2008 financial crisis wiped out $20 trillion, cost millions of people their homes and jobs, and plunged the world into recession—yet it wasn't an accident.

This Oscar-winning documentary exposes the unholy alliance between Wall Street, government regulators, and elite academia that enabled the crisis. Through confrontational interviews that make executives squirm and economists stammer, the film names names and follows the money—revealing that those who caused the crisis faced no criminal prosecution and many received bonuses while ordinary Americans lost everything.

A crucial reminder that without accountability and reform, history will repeat itself—and understanding how this happened is the first step toward demanding better from those in power.