# Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005)

> A sharply entertaining documentary crime story about Enron’s spectacular collapse and the network of ambition, deception, and institutional complicity behind it.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/7454

## Facts

- Runtime: 110 min
- Genres: Documentary
- Director: Alex Gibney
- Cast: Peter Coyote, John Beard, Jim Chanos, Dick Cheney, Carol Coale, Gray Davis, Reggie Dees II, Joseph Dunn
- TMDB rating: 7.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1016268/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: witty, incisive, angry, political discussion, business study

## Synopsis

A corporate giant's downfall reveals the dark side of ambition and greed.

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