Alex Gibney
Known for directing · Born 23 October 1953 · 72 · New York City, New York, USA
173 credits
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 2013 primetime Emmy awards), Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (nominated in 2005 for Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature); Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer (short-listed in 2011 for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature), Casino Jack and the United States of Money, and Taxi to the Dark Side (winner of the 2007 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature), focusing on a taxi driver in Afghanistan who was tortured and killed at Bagram Air Force Base in 2002. In 2019, he released his documentary Citizen K, about Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Russian billionaire exile Mikhail Khodorkovsky.
Known for
Billions
2016
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
2015
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
2019
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
2005
Taxi to the Dark Side
2008
Zero Days
2016
Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine
2015
The Looming Tower
2018
Dirty Money
2018
We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks
2013
The Armstrong Lie
2013
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
2008
Acting (22)
2025The Dark Money GameNarrator (voice)Series
2024Wise Guy: David Chase and The SopranosSelf · 2 episodesSeries
2021Totally Under ControlNarrator (voice)Film
2021The Forever PrisonerSelf- NarratorFilm
2020Agents of ChaosNarrator · 2 episodesSeries
2019The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon ValleySelf - Narrator / InterviewerFilm
2019Citizen KNarrator (voice)Film
2018Dirty MoneySelfSeries
2016The New Yorker PresentsNarratorSeries
2015Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of BeliefNarrator (voice)Film
2015Steve Jobs: The Man in the MachineNarrator (voice)Film
2015Close Up with The Hollywood ReporterSelfSeries
2013We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaksNarrator (voice)Film
2013The Armstrong LieSelf - NarratorFilm
2012Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of GodSelf - Narrator (voice)Film
2011Catching HellSelfFilm
2010Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot SpitzerSelf - Narrator (voice)Film
2008Taxi to the Dark SideNarrator (voice)Film
2003Real Time with Bill MaherSelfSeries
1997The ViewSelfSeries
1996The Daily ShowSelf · 2 episodesSeries
1953The OscarsSelfSeries
Crew (3)
2025Mr. ScorseseThanksSeries
2023Money Shot: The Pornhub StoryThanks, Executive ProducerFilm
2015What Happened, Miss Simone?ThanksFilm
Directing (53)
2026MuskDirector, Producer, WriterFilm
2026Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman RushdieDirector, ProducerFilm
2025The Dark Money GameDirector, Producer, Writer, CreatorSeries
2024In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul SimonDirector, ProducerFilm
2024In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul SimonDirector, ProducerSeries
2021Totally Under ControlDirector, Producer, WriterFilm
2021The Forever PrisonerDirector, ProducerFilm
2020Crazy, Not InsaneDirector, Producer, WriterFilm
2020Agents of ChaosDirector, Producer, Writer, CreatorSeries
2019The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon ValleyDirector, Producer, WriterFilm
2019Citizen KDirector, Producer, WriterFilm
2018Enemies: The President, Justice & the FBIDirector, Executive ProducerSeries
2017No Stone UnturnedDirector, Writer, ProducerFilm
2016BillionsDirectorSeries
2016Zero DaysDirector, Writer, ProducerFilm
2016CookedDirector, Executive Producer, CreatorSeries
2015Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of BeliefDirector, Producer, WriterFilm
2015Steve Jobs: The Man in the MachineDirector, Producer, WriterFilm
2015Sinatra: All or Nothing at AllDirector, Executive ProducerSeries
2014Finding FelaDirector, ProducerFilm
2014Ceasefire MassacreDirector, ProducerFilm
2014Fields of FearDirectorFilm
2013We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaksDirector, Writer, ProducerFilm
2013The Armstrong LieDirector, Writer, ProducerFilm
2012Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of GodDirector, Producer, WriterFilm
2012The Last GladiatorsDirector, ProducerFilm
2012Park Avenue: Money, Power & The American DreamDirector, WriterFilm
201230 for 30 ShortsDirectorSeries
2012Speaking with LightDirectorFilm
2012Dear Governor CuomoDirectorFilm
2012Focus Forward: Short Films, Big IdeasDirectorFilm
2011Catching HellDirector, Writer, Executive ProducerFilm
2011Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool PlaceDirector, Writer, ProducerFilm
201130 for 30 - ESPN FilmsDirectorSeries
2010FreakonomicsDirector, Writer, Screenplay, ProducerFilm
2010Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot SpitzerDirector, Writer, ProducerFilm
2010Casino Jack and the United States of MoneyDirector, Writer, ProducerFilm
2010My Trip to Al-QaedaDirector, ProducerFilm
2008Taxi to the Dark SideDirector, Writer, ProducerFilm
2008Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. ThompsonDirector, Screenplay, ProducerFilm
2006The Human Behavior ExperimentsDirector, Producer, WriterFilm
2006Time PieceDirectorFilm
2005Enron: The Smartest Guys in the RoomDirector, Screenplay, ProducerFilm
20053 Doors Down: Away from the Sun, Live from Houston, TexasDirector, ProducerFilm
2001Jimi Hendrix and The BluesDirector, ProducerFilm
1999Independent LensDirector, Writer, ProducerSeries
1997StoryvilleDirectorSeries
1992Inside Japan, Inc.DirectorFilm
1988Manufacturing MiraclesDirector, ProducerFilm
1988Collision Course: Labor Management Relations in AmericaDirector, Producer, WriterFilm
1980The Ruling ClassroomDirector, Producer, Editor, SoundFilm
1980FlipperDirector, WriterFilm
—Untitled Luigi Mangione DocumentaryDirector, Executive ProducerFilm
Editing (1)
1983The Golden SealAssociate EditorFilm
Production (88)
2026A StatementExecutive ProducerFilm
2026SpeechlessExecutive ProducerFilm
2026Edward Said: Between WorldsExecutive ProducerFilm
2026Connect with Jacob SoboroffExecutive ProducerSeries
2025Orwell: 2+2=5ProducerFilm
2025Bodyguard of LiesProducerFilm
2025The Furry Detectives: Unmasking a MonsterExecutive ProducerSeries
2024Wise Guy: David Chase and The SopranosProducer, DirectorSeries
2024The Bibi FilesProducerFilm
2024God Save TexasExecutive ProducerSeries
2024Between GoodbyesExecutive ProducerFilm
2024Walk with MeExecutive ProducerFilm
2023PainkillerExecutive ProducerSeries
2023Boom! Boom! The World vs Boris BeckerProducer, Director, WriterSeries
2023The Ruling ClassExecutive ProducerSeries
2022How to Change Your MindExecutive Producer, WriterSeries
2022Unveiled: Surviving La Luz del MundoProducerSeries
2021The Crime of the CenturyProducer, Director, Writer, CreatorSeries
2021TigerExecutive ProducerSeries
2021The First WaveExecutive ProducerFilm
2021137 ShotsExecutive ProducerFilm
2021The LineExecutive ProducerSeries
2021Citizen AsheExecutive ProducerFilm
2020The Innocence FilesExecutive Producer, Director, CreatorSeries
2020How to Fix a Drug ScandalExecutive ProducerSeries
2020Laurel CanyonExecutive ProducerSeries
2020Kingdom of SilenceExecutive ProducerFilm
2019The FamilyExecutive ProducerSeries
2019Why We HateExecutive Producer, WriterSeries
2019Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook AmericaExecutive Producer, CreatorSeries
2019Los Últimos FrikisExecutive ProducerFilm
2018Robin Williams: Come Inside My MindProducerFilm
2018The Looming TowerExecutive Producer, Director, Story, CreatorSeries
2018Dirty MoneyExecutive Producer, DirectorSeries
2018The China HustleExecutive ProducerFilm
2018Salt Fat Acid HeatExecutive ProducerSeries
2018Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger AilesExecutive ProducerFilm
2018The Clinton AffairExecutive ProducerSeries
2018EnhancedExecutive ProducerSeries
2017City of GhostsExecutive ProducerFilm
2017Water & Power: A California HeistExecutive ProducerFilm
2017Accidental AnarchistExecutive ProducerFilm
2017Rolling Stone: Stories from the EdgeExecutive Producer, DirectorSeries
2017EliánExecutive ProducerFilm
2017American JihadExecutive ProducerFilm
2017The Last ShotExecutive ProducerSeries
2017ParchedExecutive ProducerSeries
2017Zero Days VRExecutive ProducerFilm
2016The Killing SeasonExecutive ProducerSeries
2016The New Yorker PresentsExecutive Producer, Director, Writer, CreatorSeries
2016Spring BrokeExecutive ProducerFilm
2016The 4%: Film's Gender ProblemExecutive ProducerFilm
2016Every Move You MakeConsulting ProducerFilm
2016Too Hip for the Room: The Righteous Reign of Lord BuckleyExecutive ProducerFilm
2015Janis: Little Girl BlueProducerFilm
2015Sunshine SupermanExecutive ProducerFilm
2015What's Motivating HayesExecutive ProducerFilm
201430 for 30: Soccer StoriesProducer, DirectorSeries
2014Death Row StoriesExecutive ProducerSeries
2014Edge of EighteenExecutive ProducerSeries
2013History of the EaglesProducerSeries
2012Venus and SerenaExecutive ProducerFilm
2011Biba! One Island, 879 VotesExecutive ProducerFilm
2009Dirty BusinessProducerFilm
2009Money-Driven MedicineProducerFilm
2007No End in SightExecutive ProducerFilm
2007Mr. UntouchableProducerFilm
2007Love Comes LatelyExecutive ProducerFilm
2006Who Killed the Electric Car?Consulting ProducerFilm
2006The House Is BurningProducerFilm
2006Herbie Hancock: PossibilitiesProducerFilm
2004Lightning in a BottleProducerFilm
2003The Soul of a ManProducer, Camera OperatorFilm
2003The BluesProducerSeries
2001Brooklyn BabylonExecutive ProducerFilm
2000Soldiers in the Army of GodProducerFilm
2000The HuntressExecutive ProducerFilm
2000The Kennedy Center Presents: Speak Truth to PowerProducerFilm
1999The Sexual Century: The Look of LoveProducer, Director, Writer, CreatorSeries
1998AFI's 100 Years... 100 MoviesProducer, Writer, DirectorSeries
1997The FiftiesExecutive Producer, Director, Writer, CreatorSeries
—Two WolvesProducer, DirectorFilm
—The Sound of PhiladelphiaProducerFilm
—The Hands That Held the KnivesProducerFilm
—Untitled Barbra Streisand DocumentaryProducerFilm
—Kids Don't Know What's BestProducerFilm
—Return to TimbuktuProducerFilm
—Untitled Penny Lane DocumentaryExecutive ProducerFilm
Writing (6)
2014Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James BrownWriter, Director, Executive ProducerFilm
2005Behind Those EyesWriter, Director, ProducerFilm
2002The Trials of Henry KissingerWriter, ProducerFilm
2001Uppdrag granskningWriter, Director, ProducerSeries
1998AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: Love CrazyWriter, Director, ProducerFilm
1992The Pacific CenturyWriter, Executive Producer, CreatorSeries