Film Freakonomics
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.
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Levitt">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. On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 66% based on reviews from 64 critics.
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| Distributed by | Magnolia Pictures |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2.9 million |
| Box office | $103,735 |
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.
Cast
- Carl Alleyne as Boyfriend
- Zoe Sloane as Blake
- Adesuwa Addy Iyare as Temptress’ Mother
- Jade Viggiano as High School Girl
- Sammuel Soifer as Jake
- Jalani McNair as Loser
- Andrew Greiche as Jake
- Alyssa Wheeldon as High School Girl
- Greg Crowe as Johnny the Mechanic
- Hassan Brown as Father
- Kelli Chaves as High School Girl
- Amancaya Aguilar as Mercedes
- Kellie Gerardi as Lexus
- Rick Owens as "Tad Guy"
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