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Freakonomics (2010)

Freakonomics
Freakonomics
PG-13
Documentary

Release Date
October 1, 2010
Director
Heidi Ewing , Alex Gibney , Seth Gordon , Rachel Grady , Eugene Jarecki , Morgan Spurlock
Cast
Jade Viggiano , Zoe Sloane , Alyssa Wheeldon , Amancaya Aguilar , Sammuel Soifer , Alisha Nagarsheth
Runtime
85
Main Genre
Documentary
Writers
Peter Bull , Alex Gibney , Jeremy Chilnick , Morgan Spurlock , Eugene Jarecki , Heidi Ewing
Tagline
Six Rogue Filmmakers Explore The Hidden Side Of Everything.

Summary

Pic, based on the 2005 bestseller by Steven Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner, "Freakonomics" looks at a series of case studies that mix the methods of economic study with pop culture and human behavior. Film version is helmed by a team of directors that includes Alex Gibney, Morgan Spurlock, Rachel Grady, Heidi Ewing, Eugene Jarecki and Seth Gordon.

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