Freakonomics: The Movie is a 2010 American documentary film based on the 2005 book Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by economist Steven D.
A Roshanda by Any Other Name: Directed by Morgan Spurlock, this segment investigates the possible implications of names in personal development and social advancement.
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.
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