With a magical new invention that promised to revolutionize blood testing, Elizabeth Holmes became the world’s youngest self-made billionaire, heralded as the next Steve Jobs. Then, overnight, her 10-billion-dollar company dissolved. The rise and fall of Theranos is a window into the psychology of fraud.
Visionary. Billionaire. Fraud?
Director: Alex Gibney · Writer: Alex Gibney
With a magical new invention that promised to revolutionize blood testing, Elizabeth Holmes became the world’s youngest self-made billionaire, heralded as the next Steve Jobs. Then, overnight, her 10-billion-dollar company dissolved. The rise and fall of Theranos is a window into the psychology of fraud.
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Roger Parloff
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Phyllis Gardner
Self - Professor of Medicine, Stanford University
The most dangerous lies are often the ones people desperately want to believe, and few corporate scandals illustrate that better than the story told in *The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley*. Director Alex Gibney’s documentary examines the spectacular rise and fall of Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of Theranos, whose promises of revolutionary blood-testing technology captivated investors, business leaders, and the media. It’s a fascinating story of ambition, deception, and misplaced trust, and one that practically begs to be turned into a documentary. Fortunately, there’s plenty here to hold your attention, even if the film doesn’t quite do the subject justice. One of the documentary’s greatest strengths is its portrayal of Holmes herself. With her carefully cultivated public image, deep voice, black turtlenecks, and almost messianic confidence, she emerges as a comp…
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley is a 2019 documentary movie from the United States directed by Alex Gibney, starring Elizabeth Holmes, Alex Gibney and Dan Ariely. It was released on January 24, 2019. The running time is 1 h 59 min, in English. Audiences rate it 7.0/10 from 320 votes — mixed to positive.
“Visionary. Billionaire. Fraud?”
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley was released on January 24, 2019.
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley was directed by Alex Gibney.
The main cast includes Elizabeth Holmes, Alex Gibney, Dan Ariely, Roger Parloff and Ken Auletta.
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley runs 1 h 59 min.
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