Alex Gibney
Biography
Philip Alexander Gibney (/ˈɡɪbni/; born October 23, 1953; New York City) is an American documentary film director and producer. In 2010, Esquire magazine said Gibney "is becoming the most important documentarian of our time." Gibney's works as director include The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley, Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief (winner of three Emmys in 2015), We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks, Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God (the winner of three…
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Director
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
Narrator (voice)
What Happened, Miss Simone?
Thanks
Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind
Producer
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
Director
Zero Days
Director
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
Self - Narrator / Interviewer
Who Killed the Electric Car?
Consulting Producer
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Filmography
Acting (21)
Movies (11)
Totally Under Control
2021as Narrator (voice)
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
2019as Self - Narrator / Interviewer
Citizen K
2019as Narrator (voice)
Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine
2015as Narrator (voice)
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
2015as Narrator (voice)
The Armstrong Lie
2013as Self - Narrator
We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks
2013as Narrator (voice)
Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God
2012as Self - Narrator (voice)
Catching Hell
2011as Self
Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer
2010as Self - Narrator (voice)
Taxi to the Dark Side
2008as Narrator (voice)
Television (10)
The Dark Money Game
2025as Narrator (voice)
Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos
2024as Self
Agents of Chaos
2020as Narrator
Dirty Money
2018as Self
The New Yorker Presents
2016as Narrator
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015as Self
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003as Self
The View
1997as Self
The Daily Show
1996as Self
The Oscars
1953as Self
Crew (255)
Movies (170)
Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie
2026Director
Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie
2026Producer
Orwell: 2+2=5
2025Producer
Bodyguard of Lies
2025Producer
Between Goodbyes
2024Executive Producer
In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon
2024Director
In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon
2024Producer
The Bibi Files
2024Producer
Walk with Me
2024Executive Producer
Money Shot: The Pornhub Story
2023Executive Producer
Money Shot: The Pornhub Story
2023Thanks
Totally Under Control
2021Director
Totally Under Control
2021Producer
Totally Under Control
2021Writer
The First Wave
2021Executive Producer
Citizen Ashe
2021Executive Producer
The Forever Prisoner
2021Director
The Forever Prisoner
2021Producer
137 Shots
2021Executive Producer
Crazy, Not Insane
2020Director
Crazy, Not Insane
2020Producer
Crazy, Not Insane
2020Writer
Kingdom of Silence
2020Executive Producer
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
2019Director
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
2019Producer
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
2019Writer
Los Últimos Frikis
2019Executive Producer
Citizen K
2019Director
Citizen K
2019Producer
Citizen K
2019Screenplay
Citizen K
2019Writer
Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind
2018Producer
The China Hustle
2018Executive Producer
Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes
2018Executive Producer
Elián
2017Executive Producer
American Jihad
2017Executive Producer
Accidental Anarchist
2017Executive Producer
City of Ghosts
2017Executive Producer
No Stone Unturned
2017Director
No Stone Unturned
2017Producer
No Stone Unturned
2017Writer
Zero Days VR
2017Executive Producer
Water & Power: A California Heist
2017Executive Producer
Zero Days
2016Director
Zero Days
2016Producer
Zero Days
2016Writer
Too Hip for the Room: The Righteous Reign of Lord Buckley
2016Executive Producer
Spring Broke
2016Executive Producer
The 4%: Film's Gender Problem
2016Executive Producer
Every Move You Make
2016Consulting Producer
What Happened, Miss Simone?
2015Thanks
Sunshine Superman
2015Executive Producer
Janis: Little Girl Blue
2015Producer
Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine
2015Director
Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine
2015Producer
Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine
2015Writer
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
2015Director
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
2015Producer
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
2015Writer
What's Motivating Hayes
2015Executive Producer
Fields of Fear
2014Director
Finding Fela
2014Director
Finding Fela
2014Producer
Ceasefire Massacre
2014Director
Ceasefire Massacre
2014Producer
Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown
2014Director
Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown
2014Executive Producer
Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown
2014Writer
The Armstrong Lie
2013Director
The Armstrong Lie
2013Producer
The Armstrong Lie
2013Writer
We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks
2013Director
We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks
2013Producer
We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks
2013Writer
Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas
2012Director
Dear Governor Cuomo
2012Director
Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God
2012Director
Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God
2012Producer
Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God
2012Screenplay
Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God
2012Writer
Venus and Serena
2012Executive Producer
The Last Gladiators
2012Director
The Last Gladiators
2012Producer
Speaking with Light
2012Director
Park Avenue: Money, Power & The American Dream
2012Director
Park Avenue: Money, Power & The American Dream
2012Writer
Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place
2011Director
Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place
2011Producer
Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place
2011Writer
Catching Hell
2011Director
Catching Hell
2011Executive Producer
Catching Hell
2011Writer
Biba! One Island, 879 Votes
2011Executive Producer
Freakonomics
2010Director
Freakonomics
2010Producer
Freakonomics
2010Screenplay
Freakonomics
2010Writer
Casino Jack and the United States of Money
2010Director
Casino Jack and the United States of Money
2010Producer
Casino Jack and the United States of Money
2010Writer
Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer
2010Director
Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer
2010Producer
Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer
2010Writer
My Trip to Al-Qaeda
2010Director
My Trip to Al-Qaeda
2010Producer
Dirty Business
2009Producer
Money-Driven Medicine
2009Producer
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
2008Director
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
2008Producer
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
2008Screenplay
Taxi to the Dark Side
2008Director
Taxi to the Dark Side
2008Producer
Taxi to the Dark Side
2008Writer
Love Comes Lately
2007Executive Producer
No End in Sight
2007Executive Producer
Mr. Untouchable
2007Producer
Who Killed the Electric Car?
2006Consulting Producer
Time Piece
2006Director
The Human Behavior Experiments
2006Director
The Human Behavior Experiments
2006Producer
The Human Behavior Experiments
2006Writer
Herbie Hancock: Possibilities
2006Producer
The House Is Burning
2006Producer
3 Doors Down: Away from the Sun, Live from Houston, Texas
2005Director
3 Doors Down: Away from the Sun, Live from Houston, Texas
2005Producer
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
2005Director
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
2005Producer
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
2005Screenplay
Behind Those Eyes
2005Director
Behind Those Eyes
2005Producer
Behind Those Eyes
2005Writer
Lightning in a Bottle
2004Producer
The Soul of a Man
2003Camera Operator
The Soul of a Man
2003Producer
The Trials of Henry Kissinger
2002Producer
The Trials of Henry Kissinger
2002Writer
Jimi Hendrix and The Blues
2001Director
Jimi Hendrix and The Blues
2001Producer
Brooklyn Babylon
2001Executive Producer
Soldiers in the Army of God
2000Producer
The Huntress
2000Executive Producer
The Kennedy Center Presents: Speak Truth to Power
2000Producer
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: Love Crazy
1998Director
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: Love Crazy
1998Producer
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: Love Crazy
1998Writer
Inside Japan, Inc.
1992Director
Collision Course: Labor Management Relations in America
1988Director
Collision Course: Labor Management Relations in America
1988Producer
Collision Course: Labor Management Relations in America
1988Writer
Manufacturing Miracles
1988Director
Manufacturing Miracles
1988Producer
The Golden Seal
1983Associate Editor
Flipper
1980Director
Flipper
1980Writer
The Ruling Classroom
1980Director
The Ruling Classroom
1980Editor
The Ruling Classroom
1980Producer
The Ruling Classroom
1980Sound
The Sound of Philadelphia
Producer
Two Wolves
Director
Two Wolves
Producer
Return to Timbuktu
Producer
Musk
Director
Musk
Producer
The Statement
Executive Producer
Untitled Barbra Streisand Documentary
Producer
Kids Don't Know What's Best
Producer
Untitled Luigi Mangione Documentary
Director
Untitled Luigi Mangione Documentary
Executive Producer
The Hands That Held the Knives
Producer
Television (85)
Mr. Scorsese
2025Thanks
The Furry Detectives: Unmasking a Monster
2025Executive Producer
The Dark Money Game
2025Director
The Dark Money Game
2025Producer
The Dark Money Game
2025Writer
Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos
2024Director
Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos
2024Producer
In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon
2024Director
In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon
2024Producer
God Save Texas
2024Executive Producer
Painkiller
2023Executive Producer
Boom! Boom! The World vs Boris Becker
2023Director
Boom! Boom! The World vs Boris Becker
2023Producer
Boom! Boom! The World vs Boris Becker
2023Writer
The Ruling Class
2023Executive Producer
How to Change Your Mind
2022Executive Producer
How to Change Your Mind
2022Writer
Unveiled: Surviving La Luz del Mundo
2022Producer
The Crime of the Century
2021Director
The Crime of the Century
2021Producer
The Crime of the Century
2021Writer
Tiger
2021Executive Producer
The Line
2021Executive Producer
The Innocence Files
2020Director
The Innocence Files
2020Executive Producer
Agents of Chaos
2020Director
Agents of Chaos
2020Producer
Agents of Chaos
2020Writer
How to Fix a Drug Scandal
2020Executive Producer
Laurel Canyon
2020Executive Producer
The Family
2019Executive Producer
Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America
2019Executive Producer
Why We Hate
2019Executive Producer
Why We Hate
2019Writer
The Looming Tower
2018Director
The Looming Tower
2018Executive Producer
The Looming Tower
2018Story
Dirty Money
2018Director
Dirty Money
2018Executive Producer
Dirty Money
2018Producer
The Clinton Affair
2018Executive Producer
Salt Fat Acid Heat
2018Executive Producer
Enemies: The President, Justice & the FBI
2018Director
Enemies: The President, Justice & the FBI
2018Executive Producer
Enhanced
2018Executive Producer
The Last Shot
2017Executive Producer
Rolling Stone: Stories From the Edge
2017Director
Rolling Stone: Stories From the Edge
2017Executive Producer
Parched
2017Executive Producer
Billions
2016Director
The New Yorker Presents
2016Director
The New Yorker Presents
2016Executive Producer
The New Yorker Presents
2016Writer
The Killing Season
2016Executive Producer
Cooked
2016Director
Cooked
2016Executive Producer
Sinatra: All or Nothing at All
2015Director
Sinatra: All or Nothing at All
2015Executive Producer
Death Row Stories
2014Executive Producer
30 for 30: Soccer Stories
2014Director
30 for 30: Soccer Stories
2014Producer
Edge of Eighteen
2014Executive Producer
History of the Eagles
2013Producer
30 for 30 Shorts
2012Director
30 for 30 - ESPN Films
2011Director
The Blues
2003Producer
Uppdrag granskning
2001Director
Uppdrag granskning
2001Producer
Uppdrag granskning
2001Writer
Independent Lens
1999Director
Independent Lens
1999Producer
Independent Lens
1999Writer
The Sexual Century: The Look of Love
1999Director
The Sexual Century: The Look of Love
1999Producer
The Sexual Century: The Look of Love
1999Writer
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies
1998Director
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies
1998Producer
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies
1998Writer
Storyville
1997Director
The Fifties
1997Director
The Fifties
1997Executive Producer
The Fifties
1997Writer
The Pacific Century
1992Executive Producer
The Pacific Century
1992Writer
Untitled Saeid Mollaei TV Project
Executive Producer
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