Alex Gibney

Director and producer. Born 23 October 1953 in New York City, New York, USA.

Titles on Fi1m4 directing · 1 producing

Average Fi1m scoreas director · 4 titles

Oscar1 won

Born

23 October 1953, New York City, New York, USA

Active

2008–present

Frequently works with

Jessie Deeter, Erin Edeiken

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

72Fi1m

70Critics

We rate Alex’s work 2 points above the press, across 4 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above0

60 to 794

Under 600

Of 4 reviewed titles as director.

In numbers

Lead roles: 0 of 2 billed first or second
Reviewed: 3 films, 1 series
Screen time: 8 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $985,336 across 2 films with figures
Academy Awards: 1 Oscar1 won
Active: 2008–present

Genres

Documentary3
Drama2
Sport1
War & Politics1

Best and worst on Fi1m

75BestThe Armstrong Lie2013

70WorstMusk2026

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

51980s

81990s

242000s

672010s

382020s

Producers most worked with

Jessie Deeter2 titles

Erin Edeiken2 titles

Awards

Academy Awards1 won

Won2008Best Documentary Feature Film · Taxi to the Dark Side

Primetime Emmy Awards1 won

Won2015Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program

Other awards4 won

Won2016Writers Guild of America Award: Writers Guild of America Award
Won2014Writers Guild of America Award: Writers Guild of America Award
Won2008Writers Guild of America Award: Writers Guild of America Award
Won2006Writers Guild of America Award: Writers Guild of America Award

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.