Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
2005 · 110 min · Director: Alex Gibney
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Enron dives from the seventh largest US company to bankruptcy in less than a year in this tale told chronologically. The emphasis is on human drama, from suicide to 20,000 people sacked: the personalities of Ken Lay (with Falwellesque rectitude), Jeff Skilling (he of big ideas), Lou Pai (gone with $250 M), and Andy Fastow (the dark prince) dominate. Along the way, we watch Enron game California's deregulated electricity market, get a free pass from Arthur Andersen (which okays the dubious mark-to-market accounting), use greed to manipulate banks and brokerages (Merrill Lynch fires the analyst who questions Enron's rise), and hear from both Presidents Bush what great guys these are.
Emotional fingerprint
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Confusion 30%, Anger 25%, Disturbing 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Confusion30%
- Anger25%
- Disturbing20%
- Anxiety15%
- Sadness10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Confusion, Anger, Disturbing. Genres: History, Documentary, Biography. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Confusion, Anger and Disturbing. Its IMDb rating of 7.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.
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Emotional journey
- Anger
- Curiosity
- Sadness
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Anger
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Anger | Curiosity | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Curiosity | 63 % | 33 % | 60 % | 43 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Anger | 60 % | 41 % | 54 % | 33 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Curiosity | 54 % | 40 % | 50 % | 14 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Curiosity | 48 % | 30 % | 48 % | 5 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Curiosity | 44 % | 24 % | 43 % | 5 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Curiosity | 43 % | 25 % | 41 % | 10 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Curiosity | 46 % | 33 % | 46 % | 16 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Curiosity | 54 % | 38 % | 54 % | 13 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Curiosity | 57 % | 38 % | 57 % | 6 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Curiosity | 59 % | 45 % | 54 % | 6 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Anger | 59 % | 50 % | 48 % | 8 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Curiosity | 59 % | 49 % | 44 % | 8 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 69′ | Anger | 68 % | 60 % | 40 % | 13 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Anger | 74 % | 69 % | 36 % | 19 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Anger | 68 % | 55 % | 37 % | 20 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 85′ | Tension | 63 % | 41 % | 43 % | 20 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 91′ | Anger | 65 % | 45 % | 40 % | 30 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 96′ | Sadness | 71 % | 51 % | 31 % | 55 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 102′ | Sadness | 73 % | 54 % | 28 % | 68 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 107′ | Sadness | 67 % | 53 % | 27 % | 62 % |
Riches to rags
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Details
- Directed by
- Alex Gibney
- Written by
- Alex Gibney, Bethany McLean, Peter Elkind
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2005
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Country
- United States
- Genres
- History, Documentary, Biography
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Confusion
- Data updated
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