Alex Gibney

Career Overview

Alex Gibney has 204 screen credits in a career dating back to 1980. Their work spans 3 cinematic universes — most prominently Buskis på vallarna with 1 titles. Signature works include Musk, Catching Hell, The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For: Directing
Gender: male
Known Credits: 204
Birth Date: 1953-10-23
Birth Place: New York City, New York, USA

Known For

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 3 universes

Buskis på vallarna (1 titles)
Electric Car Collection (1 titles)
The Blues (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

Barack Obama (2 collaborations)
Bill Clinton (2 collaborations)
Elon Musk (1 collaborations)
Kara Swisher (1 collaborations)
Cory Doctorow (1 collaborations)
Donald Trump (1 collaborations)
Tucker Carlson (1 collaborations)
Sam Bankman-Fried (1 collaborations)
Kamala Harris (1 collaborations)
Theo Von (1 collaborations)

Credits

production (95 credits)
- The Sound of Philadelphia
  producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- The Hands That Held the Knives
  producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- Mohabat
  producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- Untitled Luigi Mangione Documentary
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- Two Wolves
  producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- Untitled Penny Lane Documentary
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- Return to Timbuktu
  producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- Musk
  producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- A Statement
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie
  producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- Edward Said: Between Worlds
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- Untitled Barbra Streisand Documentary
  producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- Speechless
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- Orwell: 2+2=5
  producer
  
  production
  
  2025
- Bodyguard of Lies
  producer
  
  production
  
  2025
- The Bibi Files
  producer
  
  production
  
  2024
- Walk with Me
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2024
- Between Goodbyes
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2024
- Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos
  producer
  
  production
  
  - Part 2 (2024) ... producer production
  
  - Part 1 (2024) ... producer production
  
  2024
- In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon
  producer
  
  production
  
  2024
- Money Shot: The Pornhub Story
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2023
- How to Change Your Mind
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  - Chapter 4: Mescaline (2022) ... executive producer production
  
  - Chapter 3: MDMA (2022) ... executive producer production
  
  - Chapter 2: Psilocybin (2022) ... executive producer production
  
  - Chapter 1: LSD (2022) ... executive producer production
  
  2022
- 137 Shots
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2021
- Citizen Ashe
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2021
- The Forever Prisoner
  producer
  
  production
  
  2021
- The First Wave
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2021
- Totally Under Control
  producer
  
  production
  
  2021
- Kingdom of Silence
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2020
- Crazy, Not Insane
  producer
  
  production
  
  2020
- Citizen K
  producer
  
  production
  
  2019
- Los Últimos Frikis
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2019
- The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
  producer
  
  production
  
  2019
- Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2018
- The China Hustle
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2018
- The Looming Tower
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  - 9/11 (2018) ... executive producer production
  
  - Tuesday (2018) ... executive producer production
  
  - A Very Special Relationship (2018) ... executive producer production
  
  - The General (2018) ... executive producer production
  
  - Boys at War (2018) ... executive producer production
  
  2018
- Dirty Money
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  - Point Comfort (2020) ... executive producer production
  
  - Guardians, Inc. (2020) ... executive producer production
  
  - Dirty Gold (2020) ... executive producer production
  
  - Slumlord Millionaire (2020) ... executive producer production
  
  - The Man at the Top (2020) ... executive producer production
  
  2018
- Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind
  producer
  
  production
  
  2018
- No Stone Unturned
  producer
  
  production
  
  2017
- Accidental Anarchist
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2017
- City of Ghosts
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2017
- Elián
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2017
- American Jihad
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2017
- Water & Power: A California Heist
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2017
- Zero Days VR
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2017
- Too Hip for the Room: The Righteous Reign of Lord Buckley
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2016
- Zero Days
  producer
  
  production
  
  2016
- Spring Broke
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2016
- The 4%: Film's Gender Problem
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2016
- Every Move You Make
  consulting producer
  
  production
  
  2016
- Janis: Little Girl Blue
  producer
  
  production
  
  2015
- Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine
  producer
  
  production
  
  2015
- Sunshine Superman
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2015
- Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
  producer
  
  production
  
  2015
- What's Motivating Hayes
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2015
- Finding Fela
  producer
  
  production
  
  2014
- Ceasefire Massacre
  producer
  
  production
  
  2014
- Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2014
- The Armstrong Lie
  producer
  
  production
  
  2013
- We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks
  producer
  
  production
  
  2013
- Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God
  producer
  
  production
  
  2012
- The Last Gladiators
  producer
  
  production
  
  2012
- Venus and Serena
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2012
- Catching Hell
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2011
- Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place
  producer
  
  production
  
  2011
- Biba! One Island, 879 Votes
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2011
- Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer
  producer
  
  production
  
  2010
- Freakonomics
  producer
  
  production
  
  2010
- Casino Jack and the United States of Money
  producer
  
  production
  
  2010
- My Trip to Al-Qaeda
  producer
  
  production
  
  2010
- Dirty Business
  producer
  
  production
  
  2009
- Money-Driven Medicine
  producer
  
  production
  
  2009
- Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
  producer
  
  production
  
  2008
- Taxi to the Dark Side
  producer
  
  production
  
  2008
- Mr. Untouchable
  producer
  
  production
  
  2007
- Love Comes Lately
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2007
- No End in Sight
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2007
- The House Is Burning
  producer
  
  production
  
  2006
- Who Killed the Electric Car?
  consulting producer
  
  production
  
  2006
- The Human Behavior Experiments
  producer
  
  production
  
  2006
- Herbie Hancock: Possibilities
  producer
  
  production
  
  2006
- 3 Doors Down: Away from the Sun, Live from Houston, Texas
  producer
  
  production
  
  2005
- Behind Those Eyes
  producer
  
  production
  
  2005
- Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
  producer
  
  production
  
  2005
- Lightning in a Bottle
  producer
  
  production
  
  2004
- The Soul of a Man
  producer
  
  production
  
  2003
- The Trials of Henry Kissinger
  producer
  
  production
  
  2002
- Jimi Hendrix and The Blues
  producer
  
  production
  
  2001
- Brooklyn Babylon
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2001
- The Kennedy Center Presents: Speak Truth to Power
  producer
  
  production
  
  2000
- Soldiers in the Army of God
  producer
  
  production
  
  2000
- The Huntress
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2000
- AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: Love Crazy
  producer
  
  production
  
  1998
- Manufacturing Miracles
  producer
  
  production
  
  1988
- Collision Course: Labor Management Relations in America
  producer
  
  production
  
  1988
- The Ruling Classroom
  producer
  
  production
  
  1980
directing (52 credits)
- Untitled Luigi Mangione Documentary
  director
  
  directing
  
  2026
- Two Wolves
  director
  
  directing
  
  2026
- Musk
  director
  
  directing
  
  2026
- Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie
  director
  
  directing
  
  2026
- In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon
  director
  
  directing
  
  2024
- Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos
  
  - Part 2 (2024) ... director directing
  
  - Part 1 (2024) ... director directing
  
  2024
- The Forever Prisoner
  director
  
  directing
  
  2021
- Totally Under Control
  director
  
  directing
  
  2021
- Crazy, Not Insane
  director
  
  directing
  
  2020
- Citizen K
  director
  
  directing
  
  2019
- The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
  director
  
  directing
  
  2019
- Dirty Money
  
  - Hard NOx (2018) ... director directing
  
  2018
- The Looming Tower
  
  - Now It Begins… (2018) ... director directing
  
  2018
- No Stone Unturned
  director
  
  directing
  
  2017
- Zero Days
  director
  
  directing
  
  2016
- Billions
  
  - Optimal Play (2017) ... director directing
  
  2016
- Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine
  director
  
  directing
  
  2015
- Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
  director
  
  directing
  
  2015
- Fields of Fear
  director
  
  directing
  
  2014
- Finding Fela
  director
  
  directing
  
  2014
- Ceasefire Massacre
  director
  
  directing
  
  2014
- Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown
  director
  
  directing
  
  2014
- The Armstrong Lie
  director
  
  directing
  
  2013
- We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks
  director
  
  directing
  
  2013
- Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God
  director
  
  directing
  
  2012
- Park Avenue: Money, Power & The American Dream
  director
  
  directing
  
  2012
- The Last Gladiators
  director
  
  directing
  
  2012
- Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas
  director
  
  directing
  
  2012
- Speaking with Light
  director
  
  directing
  
  2012
- Dear Governor Cuomo
  director
  
  directing
  
  2012
- 30 for 30 Shorts
  
  - Fields of Fear (2014) ... director directing
  
  2012
- Catching Hell
  director
  
  directing
  
  2011
- Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place
  director
  
  directing
  
  2011
- Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer
  director
  
  directing
  
  2010
- Freakonomics
  director
  
  directing
  
  2010
- Casino Jack and the United States of Money
  director
  
  directing
  
  2010
- My Trip to Al-Qaeda
  director
  
  directing
  
  2010
- Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
  director
  
  directing
  
  2008
- Taxi to the Dark Side
  director
  
  directing
  
  2008
- Time Piece
  director
  
  directing
  
  2006
- The Human Behavior Experiments
  director
  
  directing
  
  2006
- 3 Doors Down: Away from the Sun, Live from Houston, Texas
  director
  
  directing
  
  2005
- Behind Those Eyes
  director
  
  directing
  
  2005
- Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
  director
  
  directing
  
  2005
- Jimi Hendrix and The Blues
  director
  
  directing
  
  2001
- AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: Love Crazy
  director
  
  directing
  
  1998
- Storyville
  
  - Client 9 - The Call Girl and the Governor (2011) ... director directing
  
  1997
- Inside Japan, Inc.
  director
  
  directing
  
  1992
- Manufacturing Miracles
  director
  
  directing
  
  1988
- Collision Course: Labor Management Relations in America
  director
  
  directing
  
  1988
- The Ruling Classroom
  director
  
  directing
  
  1980
- Flipper
  director
  
  directing
  
  1980
actors (20 credits)
- Musk
  Narrator (voice)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2026
- Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  - Part 2 (2024) ... Self actor actors
  
  - Part 1 (2024) ... Self actor actors
  
  2024
- The Forever Prisoner
  Self- Narrator
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2021
- Totally Under Control
  Narrator (voice)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2021
- Citizen K
  Narrator (voice)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2019
- The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
  Self - Narrator / Interviewer
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2019
- Dirty Money
  
  - Hard NOx (2018) ... Self actor actors
  
  2018
- Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine
  Narrator (voice)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2015
- Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
  Narrator (voice)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2015
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
  
  - Documentarians (2016) ... Self actor actors
  
  2015
- The Armstrong Lie
  Self - Narrator
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2013
- We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks
  Narrator (voice)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2013
- Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God
  Self - Narrator (voice)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2012
- Catching Hell
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2011
- Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer
  Self - Narrator (voice)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2010
- Taxi to the Dark Side
  Narrator (voice)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2008
- Real Time with Bill Maher
  
  - February 1, 2013 (2013) ... Self actor actors
  
  2003
- The View
  
  - Dr. Rick Bright, Alex Gibney (2020) ... Self actor actors
  
  1997
- The Daily Show
  
  - Alex Gibney & Sara Bareilles (2021) ... Self actor actors
  
  - Alex Gibney (2018) ... Self actor actors
  
  1996
- The Oscars
  
  - 80th Academy Awards (2008) ... Self actor actors
  
  1953
writing (30 credits)
- Musk
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2026
- How to Change Your Mind
  writer
  
  writing
  
  - Chapter 4: Mescaline (2022) ... writer writing
  
  - Chapter 3: MDMA (2022) ... writer writing
  
  - Chapter 2: Psilocybin (2022) ... writer writing
  
  - Chapter 1: LSD (2022) ... writer writing
  
  2022
- Totally Under Control
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2021
- Crazy, Not Insane
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2020
- Citizen K
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2019
- The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2019
- The Looming Tower
  
  - Losing My Religion (2018) ... story writing
  
  - Now It Begins… (2018) ... story writing
  
  2018
- No Stone Unturned
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2017
- Zero Days
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2016
- Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2015
- Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2015
- Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2014
- The Armstrong Lie
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2013
- We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2013
- Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2012
- Park Avenue: Money, Power & The American Dream
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2012
- Catching Hell
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2011
- Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2011
- Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2010
- Freakonomics
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2010
- Casino Jack and the United States of Money
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2010
- Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2008
- Taxi to the Dark Side
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2008
- The Human Behavior Experiments
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2006
- Behind Those Eyes
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2005
- Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2005
- The Trials of Henry Kissinger
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2002
- AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: Love Crazy
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1998
- Collision Course: Labor Management Relations in America
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1988
- Flipper
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1980
crew (3 credits)
- Mr. Scorsese
  thanks
  
  crew
  
  - Method Director (2025) ... thanks crew
  
  - Total Cinema (2025) ... thanks crew
  
  - Saint/Sinner (2025) ... thanks crew
  
  - All This Filming Isn't Healthy (2025) ... thanks crew
  
  - Stranger in a Strange Land (2025) ... thanks crew
  
  2025
- Money Shot: The Pornhub Story
  thanks
  
  crew
  
  2023
- What Happened, Miss Simone?
  thanks
  
  crew
  
  2015
creators (1 credits)
- The Looming Tower
  creator
  
  creators
  
  2018
camera (1 credits)
- The Soul of a Man
  camera operator
  
  camera
  
  2003
editing (1 credits)
- The Ruling Classroom
  editor
  
  editing
  
  1980
sound (1 credits)
- The Ruling Classroom
  sound
  
  sound
  
  1980