Casino Jack and the United States of Money

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Casino Jack and the United States of Money

R

2010

2h 0m

Documentary

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This documentary tracks the high life and eventual downfall of wealthy lobbyist and businessman Jack Abramoff, who was convicted of conspiracy and fraud, among other charges, in a corruption scandal during the George W. Bush administration. The film details Abramoff's decadent and lavish lifestyle and reveals the shady dealings that led to his getting arrested, which ultimately resulted in a prison sentence for him and tarnished reputations for others.

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Critics Consensus

Casino Jack's subject matter is enraging, but in the hands of director Alex Gibney, it's also well-presented and briskly entertaining.

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Robert Koehler

Variety

09/16/2010

Auds will feel info-glut over the course of the two-hour-plus film, which is hardly the desirable response for a piece of reporting on the vital issue of the corrupting effect of money in American politics.

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Ian Buckwalter

NPR

07/18/2010

7.4/10

The narrative trots all over the globe, including stops for labor exploitation in the Marianas Islands, dealings with Russian mobsters,ripping off Indian tribes in the desert southwest, and jetting to Scotland to golf with impressionable politicians.

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Elizabeth Weitzman

New York Daily News

05/21/2010

3/5

That the film is overlong ultimately testifies to its importance, though after a while, the outrageous details start to run together like surreal satire. Except, of course, that it's all true.

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Rene Jordan

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

07/16/2022

This spectacle is indignant and unprecedented. [Full review in Spanish]

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David Harris

Spectrum Culture

10/24/2019

3/5

A little more focus could have done the film good.

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Laura Hiros

Rincón de cine

03/16/2018

2/5

A cold, cynical documentary... [Full review in Spanish]

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06/21/2017

#Plundermonkeys INCORPORATED. The Republicans are trying to get this type of CORRUPTION going again!!!

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s r

@ScottR 12/02/2016

Despite its leanings and conclusions, this is informative and insightful.

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04/06/2016

Funny, sad, and powerful film about the most entertaining cog in our entirely broken system. I need to see Red Scorpion.

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12/18/2015

Ever wonder how they build the factory that makes the sausages?

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Gina W

@RT47387387 06/19/2014

Documentary based on Jack Abramoff and Tom Delay and their dirty little tricks in 2006. This movie was an official selection at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. It's so enraging.

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01/11/2014

"the ends justify the means." A great documentary for anyone and everyone who's ever complained about politics. a must see.

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Alex Gibney

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Zena Barakat

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Alison Ellwood

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Synopsis

This documentary tracks the high life and eventual downfall of wealthy lobbyist and businessman Jack Abramoff, who was convicted of conspiracy and fraud, among other charges, in a corruption scandal during the George W. Bush administration. The film details Abramoff's decadent and lavish lifestyle and reveals the shady dealings that led to his getting arrested, which ultimately resulted in a prison sentence for him and tarnished reputations for others.

Director: Alex Gibney
Producer: Zena Barakat, Alison Ellwood
Screenwriter: Alex Gibney
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures
Production Co: Jigsaw Prods., Participant
Rating: R (Some Language)
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 7, 2010, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 31, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $174.9K
Runtime: 2h 0m