Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005): Ratings & Box Office

This documentary explores the rise and spectacular downfall of Enron, a company once lauded as a Wall Street darling. It reveals how unchecked ambition and a relentless pursuit of profit led to devastating consequences, including the manipulation of California’s energy markets and a manufactured crisis that enriched executives while harming investors and employees. The film examines the corporate culture that prioritized financial gain above all else, ultimately leading to one of the largest bankruptcies in history.

• Director Alex Gibney

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• IMDb

  7.8 /10

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• Rotten Tomatoes

  97% Tomatometer

  Popcornmeter 87%

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• Metacritic

  82 Metascore

  User score 7.5

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• TMDB

  72% User score

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  Spirit Awards 2006 1 win · 1 nomination
  • Won Best Documentary Feature
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  Critics' Choice 2006 1 nomination
  • Nominated Best Documentary Feature
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  Oscars 2006 1 nomination
  • Nominated Documentary (Feature)

Also known as

• Enron: Os Mais Espertos da Sala
• Enron, los tipos que estafaron a América
• Enron. Самые смышлёные парни в этой комнате
• Enron: A legokosabb srácok a teremben
• Enron: Odadaki Hoş Adamlar
• Przekręt w Enronie
• 安然：房间里最聪明的人
• 安隆風暴
• エンロン 巨大企業はいかにして崩壊したのか?
• Enron - L'economia della truffa
• 엔론 : 세상에서 제일 잘난 놈들
• Enron : The Smartest Guys in the Room