Becoming Warren Buffett
An intimate portrait of Warren Buffett explores how disciplined investing, personal eccentricity, modest living, and historic philanthropy shaped an American financial legend.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- reflective
- intimate
- warm
- quiet weekend
- business documentary night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the documentary an accessible and unusually intimate biography that presents Buffett positively while acknowledging his difficulty with interpersonal relationships.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film contrasts Buffett’s immense fortune with his continued residence in a modest Omaha home and ordinary daily routines.
The documentary traces Buffett from Nebraska childhood through his career while highlighting heroes who guided his development.
Buffett’s decency, rationality, integrity, and philanthropic giving are treated as defining counterparts to his investing success.
Never-before-released home videos and archive footage provide access to Buffett’s private life and relationships.
Films like Becoming Warren Buffett, and why
Inside Job
biographical documentary portrait of an influential business figure, combining public achievement with private personality
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
intimate nonfiction examination of wealth, power, ethics, and the personal costs of elite success
Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
accessible biography documentary focused on a celebrated American public figure and the tension between image and character
Movie Details
- Directors
- Peter W. Kunhardt, Brian Oakes
- Release Date
- 2017-01-30
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 (83)
Cast
- Warren Buffett
- Susan Buffett
- Bill Gates
- Aiden Linkov
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Becoming Warren Buffett about?
- An intimate portrait of Warren Buffett explores how disciplined investing, personal eccentricity, modest living, and historic philanthropy shaped an American financial legend.
- What is Becoming Warren Buffett like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Becoming Warren Buffett as measured, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Becoming Warren Buffett violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Becoming Warren Buffett.
- What did critics think of Becoming Warren Buffett?
- Critics broadly found the documentary an accessible and unusually intimate biography that presents Buffett positively while acknowledging his difficulty with interpersonal relationships.
- Which films are like Becoming Warren Buffett?
- Films with a similar feel include Inside Job, The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley, and Won’t You Be My Neighbor?.
- How long is Becoming Warren Buffett?
- Becoming Warren Buffett runs 90 minutes.
- Where can I watch Becoming Warren Buffett?
- In United States, Becoming Warren Buffett streams on HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max.
