Freakonomics (film)

Freakonomics

Theatrical poster
Directed by Heidi Ewing
Alex Gibney
Seth Gordon
Rachel Grady
Eugene Jarecki
Morgan Spurlock
Produced by Chad Troutwine
Chris Romano
Dan O'Meara
Written by Peter Bull
Alex Gibney
Jeremy Chilnick
Morgan Spurlock
Eugene Jarecki
Heidi Ewing
Rachel Grady
Seth Gordon
Music by Paul Brill
Distributed by Magnolia Pictures
Release dates
  • April 30, 2010 (2010-04-30) (Tribeca)
  • November 2010 (2010-11) (United States)
Running time
85 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $2.9 million[1]
Box office $103,735

Freakonomics: The Movie is a 2010 American documentary film based on the book Freakonomics by economist Steven D. Levitt and writer Stephen J. Dubner. The film had its premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in April 2010, with a theatrical release planned for later in the year.[2] Reception was lukewarm, with Rottentomatoes giving a 65% fresh rating.[3]

Segments

  1. A Roshanda By Any Other Name : Morgan Spurlock's investigation of the possible implications of names, especially "black" vs. "white" names, in personal development and social advancement.
  2. Pure Corruption : Alex Gibney's exploration of the Japanese concept of yaochō (match fixing) in Sumo wrestling.
  3. It's Not Always A Wonderful Life : Narrated by Melvin Van Peebles and directed by Eugene Jarecki, this segment explores the question of what led to a decline in the urban crime rate in the US during the mid- to late 1990s. The authors of Freakonomics suggest that a substantial factor was the 1973 US Supreme Court case, Roe v. Wade, in the US which permitted people to have legal abortions, leading to more wanted children with better upbringings.
  4. Can You Bribe A 9th Grader To Succeed? : Rachel Grady documents an experiment in Chicago Heights, Illinois to determine the efficacy of paying students to achieve higher grades.

Cast

References

  1. Rampell, Catherine (September 29, 2010). "Unusual Film Gets Innovative Marketing". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved October 7, 2010.
  2. Stephen J. Dubner (April 5, 2010). "Just Weird Enough to Work? Freakonomics: The Movie Gets Distributor". The New York Times. Retrieved July 14, 2010.
  3. Rotten Tomatoes

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