Inside Job

1h 49min

Documentary

Crime

A film that exposes the shocking truth behind the economic crisis of 2008. The global financial meltdown, at a cost of over $20 trillion, resulted in millions of people losing their homes and jobs. Through extensive research and interviews with major financial insiders, politicians and journalists, Inside Job traces the rise of a rogue industry and unveils the corrosive relationships which have corrupted politics, regulation and academia.

Cast

Matt Damon

Matt Damon

Narrator
William Ackman

William Ackman

Self - Hedge Fund Manager
Barack Obama

Barack Obama

Self (archive footage)
George W. Bush

George W. Bush

Self (archive footage)
Jonathan Alpert

Jonathan Alpert

Self - Therapist
Christine Lagarde

Christine Lagarde

Self - Finance Minister, France
Ann Curry

Ann Curry

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Daniel Alpert

Daniel Alpert

Self - Managing Director, Westwood Capital
Sigridur Benediktsdottir

Sigridur Benediktsdottir

Self - Special Investigative Committee, Icelandic Parliament
Gylfi Zoega

Gylfi Zoega

Self - Professor of Economics, University of Iceland
Andri Snær Magnason

Andri Snær Magnason

Self - Writer & Filmmaker
Paul Volcker

Paul Volcker

Self - Former Federal Reserve Chairman
Dominique Strauss-Kahn

Dominique Strauss-Kahn

Self - Managing Director, International Monetary Fund
George Soros

George Soros

Self - Chairman, Soros Fund Management
Barney Frank

Barney Frank

Self - Chairman, Financial Services Committee
Scott Talbott

Scott Talbott

Self - Chief Lobbyist, Financial Services Roundtable
Andrew Sheng

Andrew Sheng

Self - Chief Adviser, China Banking Regulatory Commission
Lee Hsien Loong

Lee Hsien Loong

Self - Prime Minister, Singapore
Gillian Tett

Gillian Tett

Self - U.S. Managing Editor, The Financial Times
Nouriel Roubini

Nouriel Roubini

Self - Professor, NYU Business School
R. Glenn Hubbard

R. Glenn Hubbard

Self - Chief Economic Adviser, Bush Administration
Eliot Spitzer

Eliot Spitzer

Self - Former Governor, New York
Samuel Hayes

Samuel Hayes

Self - Professor of Investment Banking, Harvard Business School
Robert Gnaizda

Robert Gnaizda

Self - Former Director, Greenlining Institute
Willem Buiter

Willem Buiter

Self - Chief Economist, Citigroup
Andrew Lo

Andrew Lo

Self - Director, MIT Laboratory for Financial Engineering
Michael Greenberger

Michael Greenberger

Himself - Former Deputy Director, Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Satyajit Das

Satyajit Das

Self - Derivatives Consultant
Frank Partnoy

Frank Partnoy

Himself - Professor of Law & Finance, University of California San Diego
Eric Halperin

Eric Halperin

Self - Director, Center for Responsible Learning
Martin Wolf

Martin Wolf

Self - Chief Economics Commentator, The Financial Times
Kenneth Rogoff

Kenneth Rogoff

Self - Professor of Economics, Harvard
Raghuram Rajan

Raghuram Rajan

Self - Chief Economist, International Monetary Fund
Lawrence McDonald

Lawrence McDonald

Self - Former Vice President, Lehman Brothers
Harvey Miller

Harvey Miller

Self - Lehman's Bankruptcy Lawyer
Kristin Davis

Kristin Davis

Self - Manhattan Madam
Allan Sloan

Allan Sloan

Self - Senior Editor, Fortune Magazine
Jerome Fons

Jerome Fons

Self - Former Managing Director, Moody's Rating Agency
Frederic Mishkin

Frederic Mishkin

Self - Governor, Federal Reserve
David McCormick

David McCormick

Self - Under Secretary of the Treasury, Bush Administration

Release date

8th Oct 2010

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English