Fresh
Freakonomics is, much like the book that spawned it, a breezy entertainment that leaves you with a lot to think about.
Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald
Freakonomics
Six Rogue Filmmakers Explore The Hidden Side Of Everything
2010 · 1h 33m · PG-13
Documentary
Directed by
Alex Gibney
,
Rachel Grady
,
Heidi Ewing
,
Seth Gordon
,
Eugene Jarecki
,
Morgan Spurlock
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Freakonomics
Overview
Some of the world's most innovative documentary filmmakers will explore the hidden side of everything.
Director and cast
- Alex Gibney Director
- Rachel Grady Director
- Heidi Ewing Director
- Seth Gordon Director
- Eugene Jarecki Director
- Morgan Spurlock Director
- Zoe Sloane as Blake
- Jade Viggiano as High School Girl
- Amancaya Aguilar as Mercedes
- Kahiry Bess as Deshawn
- Alisha Nagarsheth as Student
- Alyssa Wheeldon as High School Girl
- Samuel Soifer as Jake
- Kellie Geradi as Lexus
- Greg Crowe as Johnny the Mechanic
- Andrew Greiche as Jake
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
66%
Tomatometer
Fresh
When this freakumentary hooks up with Urail King, it gets an A.
Richard Corliss, TIME Magazine
Fresh
The film is provocative but also scattershot and not nearly as conclusive as it pretends to be.
Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor
Fresh
Some parts of the movie are more satisfying and intriguing than others, but there are enough surprising and non-intuitive revelations that even the most jaded viewer will likely learn a thing or two.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Fresh
The movie version of Freakonomics functions as a reasonably effective trailer, but for a book whose moment has already passed.
Mark Jenkins, NPR
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