Freakonomics (film)

Freakonomics
Freakonomics
	Theatrical poster
Directed by	Heidi Ewing; Alex Gibney; Seth Gordon; Rachel Grady; Eugene Jarecki; Morgan Spurlock;
Written by	Peter Bull; Alex Gibney; Jeremy Chilnick; Morgan Spurlock; Eugene Jarecki; Heidi Ewing; Rachel Grady; Seth Gordon;
Produced by	Chad Troutwine; Chris Romano; Dan O'Meara;
Cinematography	Junji Aoki; Derek Hallquist; Tony Hardmon; Darren Lew; Daniel Marracino; Ferne Pearlstein; Rob VanAlkemade;
Edited by	Douglas Blush; Tova Goodman; Sloane Klevin; Luis Lopez; Nelson Ryland; Michael Taylor;
Music by	Paul Brill; Craig DeLeon; Michael Furjanic; Human; Mike MacAllister; Peter Nashel; Jon Spurney; Michael Wandmacher;
Production; companies	Chad Troutwine Films; Cold Fusion Media Group; Green Film Company; Human Worldwide; Jigsaw Productions; Loki Films;
Distributed by	Magnolia Pictures
Release dates	April 30, 2010 (Tribeca); November 2010 (United States);
Running time	85 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$2.9 million
Box office	$103,735

Freakonomics: The Movie is a 2010 American documentary film based on the 2005 nonfiction book Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything written by economist Steven D. Levitt and writer Stephen J. Dubner. The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in April 2010, and had a theatrical release later that year.^[2] On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 66% based on reviews from 64 critics.^[3]

Segments

A Roshanda by Any Other Name: Directed by Morgan Spurlock, this segment investigates the possible implications of names in personal development and social advancement.
Pure Corruption: Directed by Alex Gibney, this segment explores the Japanese concept of yaochō (match fixing) in sumo wrestling.
It's Not Always a Wonderful Life: Narrated by Melvin Van Peebles and directed by Eugene Jarecki, this segment explores the question of what led to a decline in the urban crime rate in the US during the mid- to late-1990s. The authors of Freakonomics suggest that a substantial factor was the 1973 US Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade, which conferred the right to choose to have an abortion.
Can You Bribe a 9th Grader to Succeed?: Director and filmmaker Rachel Grady documented an experiment in Chicago Heights, Illinois, to determine the efficacy of paying students to achieve higher grades.

^ Rampell, Catherine (September 29, 2010). "Unusual Film Gets Innovative Marketing". The New York Times. Retrieved October 7, 2010.
^ Dubner, Stephen J. (April 5, 2010). "Just Weird Enough to Work? Freakonomics: The Movie Gets Distributor". The New York Times. Retrieved July 14, 2010.
^ "Freakonomics". Rotten Tomatoes. 2010.

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Freakonomics
Theatrical poster
Directed by	Heidi Ewing Alex Gibney Seth Gordon Rachel Grady Eugene Jarecki Morgan Spurlock
Written by	Peter Bull Alex Gibney Jeremy Chilnick Morgan Spurlock Eugene Jarecki Heidi Ewing Rachel Grady Seth Gordon
Produced by	Chad Troutwine Chris Romano Dan O'Meara
Cinematography	Junji Aoki Derek Hallquist Tony Hardmon Darren Lew Daniel Marracino Ferne Pearlstein Rob VanAlkemade
Edited by	Douglas Blush Tova Goodman Sloane Klevin Luis Lopez Nelson Ryland Michael Taylor
Music by	Paul Brill Craig DeLeon Michael Furjanic Human Mike MacAllister Peter Nashel Jon Spurney Michael Wandmacher
Production companies	Chad Troutwine Films Cold Fusion Media Group Green Film Company Human Worldwide Jigsaw Productions Loki Films
Distributed by	Magnolia Pictures
Release dates	April 30, 2010 (2010-04-30) (Tribeca) November 2010 (2010-11) (United States)
Running time	85 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$2.9 million^[1]
Box office	$103,735