# Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine (2015)

> Alex Gibney’s probing documentary dismantles Steve Jobs’s saintly technology-founder image by weighing visionary innovation against cruelty, control, and cultural mythmaking.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/204540

## Facts

- Runtime: 129 min
- Genres: Documentary
- Director: Alex Gibney
- Cast: Bob Belleville, Chrisann Brennan, Nolan Bushnell, Jason Chen, Nick Denton, Jesus Diaz, Peter Elkind, Alex Gibney
- TMDB rating: 6.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4425064/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: none
- Mood: sardonic, serious, evocative, technology film night, documentary evening

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