Inside Job

Overview

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.

Directed by Charles Ferguson

Top cast

Matt Damon

Narrator

Bill Ackman

Self - Hedge Fund Manager

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Jonathan Alpert

Self - Therapist

Christine Lagarde

Self - Finance Minister, France

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Daniel Alpert

Self - Managing Director, Westwood Capital

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Sigridur Benediktsdottir

Self - Special Investigative Committee, Icelandic Parliament

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Gylfi Zoega

Self - Professor of Economics, University of Iceland

Andri Snær Magnason

Self - Writer & Filmmaker

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Paul Volcker

Self - Former Federal Reserve Chairman

Dominique Strauss-Kahn

Self - Managing Director, International Monetary Fund

George Soros

Self - Chairman, Soros Fund Management

Barney Frank

Self - Chairman, Financial Services Committee

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Scott Talbott

Self - Chief Lobbyist, Financial Services Roundtable

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Andrew Sheng

Self - Chief Adviser, China Banking Regulatory Commission

Lee Hsien Loong

Self - Prime Minister, Singapore

Gillian Tett

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

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Nouriel Roubini

Self - Professor, NYU Business School

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R. Glenn Hubbard

Self - Chief Economic Adviser, Bush Administration

Eliot Spitzer

Self - Former Governor, New York

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Samuel Hayes

Self - Professor of Investment Banking, Harvard Business School

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