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As I've said before, if Netflix does anything right, its the Original documentaries and docu-series like Fire Chasers, A Shot In The Dark, and Wormwood. While this isn't as good as those shows, Dirty Money is still a fascinating series about American greed. Each episode tells the story of a different economic/business controversy, from the corruption of VW and other automakers, to big pharma's unethical practices, to HSBC's legendary funneling of billions of dollars worth of Mexican Cartel narcotic money. Each story is gripping from the beginning to the end, each having more global implications than the next.

While the basic story of each episode is know, it delves deep into the unbelievable evil greed and corruption that it shows to be inherent in our government and our major corporations. Director Alex Gibney puts it all in the open, showing the deceit involved in the global economy, such revelations that have major implications. People have been killed for blowing the whistle on such unethical behavior, and Alex Gibney puts himself on the line to expose the worst practices in our government. Entities like big pharma and the auto industry have been exposed in the worst possible way, I will not look at them the same way.

I highly recommend this fantastic show.

Imagine a show which shows corporations as open liars, imagine a show where every character is closer to a Wolf from Wall Street, imagine a show where everything is based on real events, imagine a show that shows everything that is wrong with capitalism and governments in modern world, this is that show., it should be on TV in prime time every day, maybe society would start to change...

This is an outstanding service to ordinary people. Much of the revelations are known and public knowledge but ordinary people do not know what the big picture looks like. Thank you very much.

No words. This show is about lot of scams and fraudulent activities occured in past that most of them are not aware of

Greed. Pure and unadulterated.

To those who say this series is biased - yes, it is. It is biased against those who are unethical, immoral, and deserving of scorn. The men and women who relish creating misery for others so that they can horde wealth deserve all the biases against them.

Kudos to Netflix for helping to expose these criminals.

If you want to know who Trump really is, do watch the episode about Trump in season 1. If you want to know who Trump's son in law (Kushner) is , watch the first episode of season 2. Even if you are made of stone, your blood will boil when you will find out who the people who run USA are.

This is the world that we live in.

That's sad.

Loved every episode except syrup.

It might have hurt some people sentimental specially episode 1 and confidence man. Which i see clearly from the review. Some people can't accept facts and criticism. Everything gets personal. Why watch a documenty. Why dont you watch some movie? I have seen the complete show and loved every episode except maple syrup.

Must watch Bank cartel episode.. Banks lobbying exposed which has resulted in Blood (Mexico). I would suggest people who wants to watch; watch with open mind... go for it.. this is for you

Watch every episode without reservation :)

Well I would like to inform you that this in no way is an unbiased documentary/series. That being said, its not supposed to be, its calling out the corporate greed that exists in our world, if your looking for an objective documentary this isn't what your looking for. This series was supposed to bring the violations of our economic rights to the public eye. I think that this was quite possibly the best documentary I have ever seen.

This series goes into some very interesting topics and discusses a lot of current and older events (with the exception of the maple syrup episode). It does a pretty good job of presenting what happened, but rarely why it happened.

Here's the problem: The series barely scratches the surface of the game played underneath many of these subjects. Particularly when it comes to the US political scene. It goes into things like money laundering, the pharmaceutical and healthcare industry, the auto industry, the drug war etc. But it only focuses on certain companies and people, while glancing over or never mentioning others in the same sector doing the same kinds of criminal acts. Most importantly, it almost never talks about how politicians are involved in these acts through bribery and corruption.

My biggest gripe was that in a series of 6 episodes, they decide to do one on... a maple syrup monopoly? Really? We couldn't talk about the Clinton foundation, or the telecom monopoly in the US, or the military industrial complex, or the crazy election finance laws, or seizures of homes, or any of the countless of financial disasters that have been happening in the past 20 years? We had to spend 50 minutes talking about some guys stealing some barrels of maple syrup?

Halfway through watching the series , and it's been very interesting so far . Hope they make a second series .

Yeah, definitely worth the watch - so definitely watch it. Looking forward to the DT episode.

There's a way to make a point about corporate greed and corruption in big business but this isn't it. The bulk of the documentary is decent and well researched but why bring Hitler into it (three times) and only vilify German auto-makers when the investigation has spread beyond that to Fiat-Chrysler, Ford and GM? The message comes through loud and clear enough without resorting to cheap slurs like this. I'm going to have to reassess Gibney's other documentaries in the light of this, which is a shame since I've liked them all so far, but there's no need at all to pile on the anti-German sentiments to such an extent. Be unbiased. Present the facts. Give us enough credit to be able to make up our own minds, Alex.

We get in the planet, thinking logically and when you turn adult, many things doesn't fit. Why honest people have to struggle so much, while sociopaths flourish? Why dumb people gain power and decides the destiny of all other humans? Why this world is yet full of suffering, diseases and poverty. Well, this series try to expose some of these "Why". I love social political documentaries and this is a must see. You cannot believe that a giant company deliberately put an piece of technology in its product to deceive poluition tests. Logically, the consumers payed for the "acessory". This series justifies the existence of Netflix.

I am so grateful that there are people who make this kind of documentaries, which serve kind of as our watchdogs. Often justice doesn't give these robbers what they deserve. Luckily their deeds become public this way.

From the team behind the infuriating documentary "Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room" comes this NetFlix documentary series, each episode examining some facet of criminal activity and corruption, and not just centered on the United States although the U. S. (being the bastion of "100% deregulated capitalism is great and the ONLY option; regulations and Big Government interference are socialist and evil!" it is) gets spotlighted more than other countries. Of course, those who believe this have no issues with "Big Government" controlling a woman's body or overriding state's rights when it comes to legalized marijuana and gun control regulations, but that's another debate for another day.

The ads make the series sound like it's a nonstop expose on Trump and Kushner, which it isn't, although their auras of darkness are all over the episodes as the shows first aired under that administration. The episode entitled "Slumlord Millionaire" is about Kushner and rest assured any viewer with a conscience will want to throw bottles at the TV set while watching this. But just as engrossing are the episodes on Paycheck Loans and Scott Tucker (look him up), and the big plastics episode set in Point Comfort, TX. The episode on VW that so many other reviewers take issue with is also maddening and makes one wonder how many other auto manufacturers have skirted around the Clean Air Act and other regulations, especially since Reagan started the "Government is the Enemy, corporations are the saviors" movement in the 1980s.

In the end, most episodes are must-watches, which dig into corruption in a manner that programs like 60 Minutes and 20/20 used to expose, before the corporate takeover of the off-air antenna networks. Now these programs care more about ratings than exposing the truth. So 60 Minutes is reduced to shows about cross dressers in Japan and Sybil the Soothsayer than exposing corruption. To which I say, once again, thank God for NetFlix, for bringing us a documentary that most Americans should watch (save those who still believe in the myths of trickle down economics and that corporations will "self-regulate").

This series is a public service. The episode on cash stores was insightful and I related to this, having gone through a situation with an elderly mother, who very obviously has alzheimers: before she was institutionalized, she managed to rack up huge debts with those Cash Money places. No one knows where the money she took out went to. We went there to pay off her debt and asked them them not to lend her again - to call us, but of course they continued lending to her until we could get her institutionalized. What an ugly time for the whole family. They are predators and illustrate how the regulators have failed to allow such predatory lending practices exploit the most vulnerable of people at the bottom of the food chain.

Up until the last (the heralded 'DT') episode, this series is a compelling look into the world of hard-nosed business practices and their consequences. Skirting the edge of the law, or all-out breaking it, the companies featured are hauled over the coals and brought to shame. All very compelling until the last episode, featuring Donald Trump. If you're an avowed Trump hater, this episode will have you cooking up popcorn and nodding sagely at the "revelations" that are cranked out. As an impartial viewer, my first thought was "this episode is not like the others". It was basically a hit piece, going over a few less than salubrious projects he'd engaged in, and wheeling out dusty contractors who hadn't been paid in full, along with a slightly odd ex-employee who provided the bulk of the talking head content, clearly with an axe to grind. So basically, a long, elaborate buildup of sleazy context, all to shed doubt on their bogeyman. Sad.

I have watched till the HSBC bank episode and I must say this is good work. Definitely a watch

This is simply populism. The converted need more to feed their confirmation bias: yes, the sky is falling. The others will probably steer clear of this one. Meaning mostly good reviews as only true believes will follow it.

And what is inside? Well, the usual. A shallow take on recent enough events so the audience won't even bother to check by having the fake impression: I know that. And the regular christian mantra: money is from Satan, profit is evil, the pure ones are the ones like you waiting for handouts.

Only watched one and that's about Jered Kushner obvious a slim ball but he's not who i voted for so why try to connect him with Trump.Clintons brother was a COKE HEAD but nothing said about him.Still Kushner is a elitest ass. ill watch more and adjust my rating if/as needed

I've only seen the first two (VW & Payday Loans) but it's become obvious that although they are very entertaining....they are not providing ALL the facts in these stories.

Scott Tucker was painted in a sympathetic light with his kid and wife seeking sympathy from what the evil government did to them and what an honest man Scott is. NO mentioned whatsoever that he had served jail time previously. He had a previous bogus loan scheme previously where he took money from businesses. He plead guilty to two felonies of mail fraud and making a false statement to a bank. Yeah he lied about collateral for a loan because he had sol the car and no longer owned it.

Come on Netflix! Do a documentary right! Or did he pay these producers too??

I like the documentary shows multiple perspectives.