Freakonomics
Directed by Alex Gibney, Morgan Spurlock, Rachel Grady, Heidi Ewing, Eugene Jarecki, Seth Gordon
Alex Gibney delivers a visually arresting look at the crumbling facade of Sumo wrestling and exposes searing and violent truths about this ancient and revered sport. Morgan Spurlock offers up a buoyant and revealing angle on the repercussions of baby names. Rachel Grady and Heidi Ewing balance levity and candor with their eye-opening profile of underachieving kids incentivized to learn with cold hard cash. Finally, Eugene Jarecki, who brought us the unforgettably powerful WHY WE FIGHT, investigates an unsettling theory to explain why crime rates dramatically dropped in the early '90's. Seth Gordon weaves the pieces together with brisk interludes, providing context and commentary from the authors. FREAKONOMICS exposes the hidden side of everything, debunking conventional wisdom, and revealing what answers may come if one just asks the right questions.
This engrossing documentary - based on the best-selling 2005 book FREAKONOMICS - uses statistics to expose the hidden side of everything, debunk conventional wisdom, and reveal what answers may come if one just asks the right questions.
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