The Flaw

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7.1/10

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An examination of the causes of the economic crisis of 2008.An examination of the causes of the economic crisis of 2008.An examination of the causes of the economic crisis of 2008.

Director
- David Sington
Stars

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IMDb RATING

7.1/10

860

YOUR RATING

Director
- David Sington
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 nomination total

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Andrew Luan

Self - Former Mortgage Bond Trader

Robert Shiller

Self - Professor of Economics, Yale University

Louis Hyman

Self - Economic Historian, Harvard University

George Cooper

Self - Fund Manager, Blue Crest Capital

Robert H. Frank

Self - Professor of Economics, Cornell University

Nell Minow

Self - Corporate Watchdog, The Corporate Library

Joseph Stiglitz

Self - Nobel Prize for Economics, Columbia University

Dan Ariely

Self - Professor of Psychology and Behavioral Economics, Duke University

Ed Andrews

Self - Economics Correspondent, New York Times

Antoinette Coffi-Ahibo

Self - Optician

Steve Nahas

Self - Real Estate Investor

Robert Wade

Self - Professor of Political Economy, London School of Economics

Jim O'Neill

Self - Chief Economist, Goldman Sachs

Rose Alfano

Self - Realtor

Lawrence Citarello

Self - Real Estate Developer

Sarah Ludwig

Self - Co-Director, NEDAP

Jim Finkel

Self - Chief Executive Officer, Dynamic Credit Partners

Josh Zinner

Self - Co-Director, NEDAP

An extremely interesting look at the problems associated with capitalism in America. This documentary goes hand in hand with Michael Moore's CAPITALISM: A LOVE STORY, although there's more of an emphasis on helping the viewer to understand technicalities (whereas Moore focused on showing the human side of the story).

I came out of it with a better grasp of Wall Street, the real estate market, boom and bust and consumer society in general, which is no mean feat. The voice over narration is well judged, the graphs extremely useful and there are no dull bits. The use of old cartoons and film clips adds comedy to a documentary you wouldn't think of as amusing. Recommended.