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Documentary about all the factors and people responsible for causing the 2005 to 2010 economic crisis. Cast:Matt DamonDirector:Charles FergusonRelease Date:October 8, 2010DVD Release:March 8, 2011From:Sony PicturesRating:PG-13Length:2 hr 0 min
Inside Job played in national release to sensational reviews. • Carrie Rickey wrote in the Philadelphia Inquirer, "...has the twists and turns of a classic heist movie.... a damning indictment of the individuals and institutions who made money while customers lost their shirts." • And Mary and Richard Corliss wrote in Time, "If you're not enraged by the end of this movie, you haven't been paying attention." More Reviews Below...
Christy Lemire, Associated Press: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...depressing, well-documented stuff.... one eye-opening, jaw-dropping package. You may think you don't want to see this. But you should."(See all of Christy Lemire's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 705 words, 10/21/10
Claudia Puig, USA Today: VERY GOOD(cg) "Consistently insightful and occasionally terrifying... It could just make you want to withdraw all your money from the bank and stash it under a mattress."(See all of Claudia Puig's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 197 words, 02/24/11
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (13 Reviews)
A.O. Scott, New York Times: EXCELLENT "Mr. Ferguson has summoned the scourging moral force of a pulpit-shaking sermon.... he delivers it with rigor, restraint and good humor..."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 1,372 words, 10/08/10
Kyle Smith, New York Post: POOR(cg) "...an incoherent but thoroughly outraged documentary... makes no attempt to be cinematic and will have even the most excitable viewers struggling to stay alert."(See all of Kyle Smith's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 551 words, 10/08/10
Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune: OUTSTANDING(cg) "Economists, bankruptcy lawyers, journalists: The perspective truly is a global one, and this global recession deserves nothing less."(See all of Michael Phillips's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 493 words, 10/15/10
David Edelstein, New York Magazine: OUTSTANDING "...the horror movie of the decade.... documentarian Charles Ferguson has no peer when it comes to tracking the course of a preventable catastrophe."(See all of David Edelstein's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 372 words, 10/04/10
J. Hoberman, Village Voice/LA Weekly: EXCELLENT "20 minutes into his lucid yet stupefying account of the 2008 global economic meltdown my vision was clouded by the steam wafting from my ears."(See all of J. Hoberman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 686 words, 10/06/10
Peter Howell, Toronto Star: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...masterful... points fingers and takes no prisoners in its scathing dissection of what Ferguson persuasively calls 'a completely avoidable crisis'... the exposé of the decade."(See all of Peter Howell's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 801 words, 10/29/10
Liam Lacey, Toronto Globe & Mail: VERY GOOD(cg) " 'Wall Street madam' Kristin Davis and therapist Jonathan Alpert testify to the investment community's use of drugs and prostitution 'on an industrial scale.' "(See all of Liam Lacey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 438 words, 10/29/10
Norman Wilner, Toronto Now: EXCELLENT(cg) "...the story of the global economic collapse triggered by the 2008 failure of several American financial institutions... in very simple terms."(See all of Norman Wilner's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 239 words, 10/28/10
KEY CITIES (14 Reviews)
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...leaves the viewer with a pronounced feeling of helplessness. None of the principals in the financial meltdown was arrested, indicted or even forced to admit wrongdoing..."(See all of Ann Hornaday's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 638 words, 10/22/10
Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...has the twists and turns of a classic heist movie.... a damning indictment of the individuals and institutions who made money while customers lost their shirts."(See all of Carrie Rickey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 600 words, 10/29/10
Mick LaSalle, Houston Chronicle/San Francisco Chronicle: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...there's such a thing as smart angry, and such a thing as stupid angry, and after seeing 'Inside Job,' audiences will be smart angry."(See all of Mick LaSalle's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 620 words, 11/05/10
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: VERY GOOD(cg) "...plays like a cry of impotent rage at a system that has been so thoroughly gamed that a candidate can run on 'Change we can believe in' as a motto..."(See all of Roger Moore's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 619 words, 11/12/10
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star-Tribune: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...a riveting, eye-opening, infuriating documentary... This is no dry economics lesson; it is a vital wake-up call."(See all of Colin Covert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 482 words, 10/15/10
Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...clearheaded, thorough and enormously compelling... there seems like no good way out of the mess we're in. And that's scarier than anything you'll find in a horror movie..."(See all of Bill Goodykoontz's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 720 words, 10/29/10
Chris Vognar, Dallas Morning News: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...understands the fine art of building a case. It gives names and faces to a disaster so big that most people would rather think about something else."(See all of Chris Vognar's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 326 words, 11/05/10
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...a masterpiece of investigative nonfiction moviemaking -- a scathing, outrageous, depressing, comical, horrifying report on what and who brought on the crisis."(See all of Wesley Morris's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 1,139 words, 10/15/10
Shawn Levy, Portland Oregonian: GOOD(cg) "Why is this collection of information and opinions being presented in movie form and not, say, on the op-ed pages of a newspaper?"(See all of Shawn Levy's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 391 words, 10/29/10
Steve Persall, St. Petersburg Times: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...isn't a Michael Moore gotcha job, or an Oliver Stone oversimplification.... It is a profoundly important film to see, and when was the last time any movie was that?"(See all of Steve Persall's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 412 words, 11/11/10
Tom Long, Detroit News: EXCELLENT(cg) "...it's the clarity of old-fashioned talking-head narration, combined with some sweet gotcha moments and a blessed lack of ranting that makes it work."(See all of Tom Long's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 331 words, 11/05/10
J. Hoberman, Village Voice/LA Weekly: EXCELLENT "20 minutes into his lucid yet stupefying account of the 2008 global economic meltdown my vision was clouded by the steam wafting from my ears."(See all of J. Hoberman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 686 words, 10/06/10
Chris Faraone, Boston Phoenix: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...it seems unlikely that anyone will actually enjoy Ferguson's new documentary. Regardless of your spot in the food chain, it's the feel-bad film of the year."(See all of Chris Faraone's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 134 words, 10/14/10
Nathan Rabin, AV Club: EXCELLENT(cg) "...as much crisp, professional journalism as ballsy takedown, and the film's two sides complement rather than detract from each other."(See all of Nathan Rabin's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 330 words, 10/07/10
Aaron Cutler, Slant: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...experts predicted the crash over a decade before it happened, and that, rather than listen, financial heads gave themselves bonuses.... a vital piece of journalism."(See all of Aaron Cutler's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 785 words, 10/01/10
Norman Wilner, Toronto Now: EXCELLENT(cg) "...the story of the global economic collapse triggered by the 2008 failure of several American financial institutions... in very simple terms."(See all of Norman Wilner's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 239 words, 10/28/10
Bob Mondello, NPR All Things Considered: OUTSTANDING "...rip-roaring... pretty much any 30 seconds of interview footage in 'Inside Job' will make you want to throttle the nearest banker, broker or economic analyst."(See all of Bob Mondello's reviews...)(Listen to the full review...) 320 seconds, 10/08/10
A.O. Scott, New York Times: EXCELLENT "Mr. Ferguson has summoned the scourging moral force of a pulpit-shaking sermon.... he delivers it with rigor, restraint and good humor..."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 1,372 words, 10/08/10
David Denby, New Yorker: OUTSTANDING "...masterly. Indignation is often the most self-deluding of emotions; this movie has the rare gifts of lucid passion and informed rage."(See all of David Denby's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 672 words, 10/11/10
Andrew O'Hehir, Salon: OUTSTANDING "...might well be the most important film you see this year... a lucid and devastating history of how the crash happened, who caused it and how they got away with it."(See all of Andrew O'Hehir's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 509 words, 10/07/10
MOVIE INDUSTRY (5 Reviews)
Rob Nelson, Daily Variety: EXCELLENT "...the definitive screen investigation of the global economic crisis, providing hard evidence of flagrant amorality -- and of a new nonfiction master at work."(See all of Rob Nelson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 707 words, 05/15/10
Duane Byrge, Hollywood Reporter: EXCELLENT "...no talking-heads drone. It's a lively, droll and acidic shakedown of the insiders who perpetrated this financial crisis.... deserves, in stock terms, a triple-A rating."(See all of Duane Byrge's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 417 words, 05/15/10
A.O. Scott, New York Times: EXCELLENT "Mr. Ferguson has summoned the scourging moral force of a pulpit-shaking sermon.... he delivers it with rigor, restraint and good humor..."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 1,372 words, 10/08/10
12.8 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Inside Job's reviews are separated by an average 12.8 percentage points. The norm for this measure is 18.4 percentage points. Less than 18.4 indicates more consistent reviews; greater than 18.4 indicates more mixed reviews. In the chart below, each dot represents a review, with the dots at the top more positive than the dots at the bottom. From left to right, the dots represent reviews in big, bigger and biggest publications. Roll over each dot for more detail.
Inside Job (40 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Inside Job's reviews cover 64.2% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 22,160 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 554 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 13 Days After Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Inside Job's reviews on average broke 13 days after opening. Norm for this measure is 1.2 hours before. The chart below shows reviews on opening day and the days before and after opening; the left side is earlier and the right side is later. The red bars extending above the horizontal mid-line represent more positive reviews, and the red bars extending below represent more negative reviews. The white space/red bar in the middle is Inside Job's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Inside Job (40 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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