Cast & creator
Alex Gibney
Best known for The Daily Show, The View, Real Time with Bill Maher
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.
Also known as: Philip Alexander Gibney, 亚历克斯·吉布尼
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film credits
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1953–2026 · acting roles
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The Daily Show
Self
1996
The View
Self
1997
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self
2003
Billions
Director
2016
Independent Lens
Director
1999Independent Lens
Writer
1999Independent Lens
Producer
1999
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
2015
Uppdrag granskning
Director
2001Uppdrag granskning
Writer
2001Uppdrag granskning
Producer
2001
The Oscars
Self
1953
Storyville
Director
1997
Mr. Scorsese
Thanks
2025
Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos
Self
2024Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos
Director
2024Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos
Producer
2024
Dirty Money
Self
2018Dirty Money
Executive Producer
2018Dirty Money
Producer
2018Dirty Money
Director
2018
Painkiller
Executive Producer
2023
The Fifties
Executive Producer
1997The Fifties
Director
1997The Fifties
Writer
1997The Fifties
Creator
1997
The Looming Tower
Executive Producer
2018The Looming Tower
Director
2018The Looming Tower
Story
2018The Looming Tower
Creator
2018
The Family
Executive Producer
2019
The Blues
Producer
2003
Boom! Boom! The World vs Boris Becker
Producer
2023Boom! Boom! The World vs Boris Becker
Director
2023Boom! Boom! The World vs Boris Becker
Writer
2023
Money Shot: The Pornhub Story
Thanks
2023Money Shot: The Pornhub Story
Executive Producer
2023
Why We Hate
Executive Producer
2019Why We Hate
Writer
2019
The Line
Executive Producer
2021
The New Yorker Presents
Narrator
2016The New Yorker Presents
Executive Producer
2016The New Yorker Presents
Director
2016The New Yorker Presents
Writer
2016The New Yorker Presents
Creator
2016
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies
Producer
1998AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies
Director
1998AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies
Writer
1998
Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America
Executive Producer
2019Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America
Creator
2019
History of the Eagles
Producer
2013
The Innocence Files
Executive Producer
2020The Innocence Files
Director
2020The Innocence Files
Creator
2020
A Statement
Executive Producer
2026
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
Self - Narrator / Interviewer
2019The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
Director
2019The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
Producer
2019The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
Writer
2019
30 for 30 Shorts
Director
2012
Enemies: The President, Justice & the FBI
Executive Producer
2018Enemies: The President, Justice & the FBI
Director
2018
Orwell: 2+2=5
Producer
2025
How to Change Your Mind
Executive Producer
2022How to Change Your Mind
Writer
2022
The Clinton Affair
Executive Producer
2018
The Crime of the Century
Director
2021The Crime of the Century
Producer
2021The Crime of the Century
Writer
2021The Crime of the Century
Creator
2021
Laurel Canyon
Executive Producer
2020
Sinatra: All or Nothing at All
Director
2015Sinatra: All or Nothing at All
Executive Producer
2015
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
Director
2005Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
Screenplay
2005Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
Producer
2005The Pacific Century
Writer
1992The Pacific Century
Executive Producer
1992The Pacific Century
Creator
1992
Salt Fat Acid Heat
Executive Producer
2018
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
Narrator (voice)
2015Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
Director
2015Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
Producer
2015Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
Writer
2015
The Killing Season
Executive Producer
2016
The Dark Money Game
Narrator (voice)
2025The Dark Money Game
Director
2025The Dark Money Game
Producer
2025The Dark Money Game
Writer
2025The Dark Money Game
Creator
2025
Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind
Producer
2018
Zero Days
Director
2016Zero Days
Writer
2016Zero Days
Producer
2016
Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine
Narrator (voice)
2015Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine
Director
2015Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine
Producer
2015Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine
Writer
2015
Who Killed the Electric Car?
Consulting Producer
2006
The Furry Detectives: Unmasking a Monster
Executive Producer
2025
How to Fix a Drug Scandal
Executive Producer
2020
God Save Texas
Executive Producer
2024
Musk
Director
2026Musk
Producer
2026Musk
Writer
2026
Crazy, Not Insane
Director
2020Crazy, Not Insane
Producer
2020Crazy, Not Insane
Writer
2020
Unveiled: Surviving La Luz del Mundo
Producer
2022
The Armstrong Lie
Self - Narrator
2013The Armstrong Lie
Director
2013The Armstrong Lie
Writer
2013The Armstrong Lie
Producer
2013
Tiger
Executive Producer
2021
Rolling Stone: Stories from the Edge
Director
2017Rolling Stone: Stories from the Edge
Executive Producer
2017
Agents of Chaos
Narrator
2020Agents of Chaos
Director
2020Agents of Chaos
Producer
2020Agents of Chaos
Writer
2020Agents of Chaos
Creator
2020
Parched
Executive Producer
2017
Mr. Untouchable
Producer
2007
Cooked
Director
2016Cooked
Executive Producer
2016Cooked
Creator
2016
In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon
Director
2024In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon
Producer
2024
Finding Fela
Director
2014Finding Fela
Producer
2014
Freakonomics
Director
2010Freakonomics
Writer
2010Freakonomics
Screenplay
2010Freakonomics
Producer
2010
Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie
Director
2026Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie
Producer
2026
Lightning in a Bottle
Producer
2004
What Happened, Miss Simone?
Thanks
2015
The Bibi Files
Producer
2024
We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks
Narrator (voice)
2013We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks
Director
2013We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks
Writer
2013We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks
Producer
2013
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
Director
2008Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
Screenplay
2008Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
Producer
2008
Taxi to the Dark Side
Narrator (voice)
2007Taxi to the Dark Side
Director
2007Taxi to the Dark Side
Writer
2007Taxi to the Dark Side
Producer
2007
Janis: Little Girl Blue
Producer
2015
No End in Sight
Executive Producer
2007
Edward Said: Between Worlds
Executive Producer
2026
In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon
Director
2024In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon
Producer
2024
The Soul of a Man
Producer
2003The Soul of a Man
Camera Operator
2003
Herbie Hancock: Possibilities
Producer
2006
The China Hustle
Executive Producer
2018
30 for 30: Soccer Stories
Producer
201430 for 30: Soccer Stories
Director
2014
Death Row Stories
Executive Producer
2014
30 for 30 - ESPN Films
Director
2011
Spring Broke
Executive Producer
2016
Too Hip for the Room: The Righteous Reign of Lord Buckley
Executive Producer
2016
Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown
Writer
2014Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown
Director
2014Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown
Executive Producer
2014
Connect with Jacob Soboroff
Executive Producer
2026
The Ruling Class
Executive Producer
2023
Accidental Anarchist
Executive Producer
2017
Citizen K
Narrator (voice)
2019Citizen K
Director
2019Citizen K
Producer
2019Citizen K
Writer
2019
Casino Jack and the United States of Money
Director
2010Casino Jack and the United States of Money
Writer
2010Casino Jack and the United States of Money
Producer
2010
The Huntress
Executive Producer
2000
Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer
Self - Narrator (voice)
2010Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer
Director
2010Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer
Writer
2010Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer
Producer
2010
The Trials of Henry Kissinger
Writer
2002The Trials of Henry Kissinger
Producer
2002
The 4%: Film's Gender Problem
Executive Producer
2016
Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God
Self - Narrator (voice)
2012Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God
Director
2012Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God
Producer
2012Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God
Writer
2012
Elián
Executive Producer
2017The Sexual Century: The Look of Love
Producer
1999The Sexual Century: The Look of Love
Director
1999The Sexual Century: The Look of Love
Writer
1999The Sexual Century: The Look of Love
Creator
1999
City of Ghosts
Executive Producer
2017
Sunshine Superman
Executive Producer
2015
Catching Hell
Self
2011Catching Hell
Director
2011Catching Hell
Writer
2011Catching Hell
Executive Producer
2011
Totally Under Control
Narrator (voice)
2021Totally Under Control
Director
2021Totally Under Control
Producer
2021Totally Under Control
Writer
2021Dirty Business
Producer
2009
Brooklyn Babylon
Executive Producer
2001
Speechless
Executive Producer
2026
Kingdom of Silence
Executive Producer
2020
Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas
Director
2012
The Human Behavior Experiments
Director
2006The Human Behavior Experiments
Producer
2006The Human Behavior Experiments
Writer
2006Untitled Penny Lane Documentary
Executive Producer
Manufacturing Miracles
Director
1988Manufacturing Miracles
Producer
1988Collision Course: Labor Management Relations in America
Director
1988Collision Course: Labor Management Relations in America
Producer
1988Collision Course: Labor Management Relations in America
Writer
1988
The House Is Burning
Producer
2006Man Vs. Machine
Executive Producer
Water & Power: A California Heist
Executive Producer
2017
The First Wave
Executive Producer
2021
Venus and Serena
Executive Producer
2012
What's Motivating Hayes
Executive Producer
2015
Between Goodbyes
Executive Producer
2024
My Trip to Al-Qaeda
Director
2010My Trip to Al-Qaeda
Producer
2010Untitled Barbra Streisand Documentary
Producer
Citizen Ashe
Executive Producer
2021
Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes
Executive Producer
2018
The Golden Seal
Associate Editor
1983
The Forever Prisoner
Self- Narrator
2021The Forever Prisoner
Director
2021The Forever Prisoner
Producer
2021The Sound of Philadelphia
Producer
Untitled Luigi Mangione Documentary
Director
Untitled Luigi Mangione Documentary
Executive Producer
3 Doors Down: Away from the Sun, Live from Houston, Texas
Director
20053 Doors Down: Away from the Sun, Live from Houston, Texas
Producer
2005
Bodyguard of Lies
Producer
2025
Love Comes Lately
Executive Producer
2007Jimi Hendrix and The Blues
Director
2001Jimi Hendrix and The Blues
Producer
2001Enhanced
Executive Producer
2018
Zero Days VR
Executive Producer
2017
The Last Shot
Executive Producer
2017Mohabat
Producer
American Jihad
Executive Producer
2017
The Last Gladiators
Director
2012The Last Gladiators
Producer
2012
137 Shots
Executive Producer
2021The Hands That Held the Knives
Producer
Edge of Eighteen
Executive Producer
2014Biba! One Island, 879 Votes
Executive Producer
2011AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: Love Crazy
Writer
1998AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: Love Crazy
Director
1998AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: Love Crazy
Producer
1998
No Stone Unturned
Director
2017No Stone Unturned
Writer
2017No Stone Unturned
Producer
2017Fields of Fear
Director
2014
Flipper
Director
1980Flipper
Writer
1980The Kennedy Center Presents: Speak Truth to Power
Producer
2000Two Wolves
Producer
Two Wolves
Director
Dear Governor Cuomo
Director
2012Every Move You Make
Consulting Producer
2016The Ruling Classroom
Director
1980The Ruling Classroom
Producer
1980The Ruling Classroom
Editor
1980The Ruling Classroom
Sound
1980
Soldiers in the Army of God
Producer
2000
Park Avenue: Money, Power & The American Dream
Director
2012Park Avenue: Money, Power & The American Dream
Writer
2012Speaking with Light
Director
2012
Money-Driven Medicine
Producer
2009Inside Japan, Inc.
Director
1992Time Piece
Director
2006Behind Those Eyes
Writer
2005Behind Those Eyes
Director
2005Behind Those Eyes
Producer
2005
Los Últimos Frikis
Executive Producer
2019
Walk with Me
Executive Producer
2024
Ceasefire Massacre
Director
2014Ceasefire Massacre
Producer
2014
Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place
Director
2011Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place
Writer
2011Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place
Producer
2011Return to Timbuktu
Producer