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American Casino

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A look into how the Wall Street meltdown affected workers.
American Casino

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Critics Consensus

American Casino presents the causes and effects of the American banking crisis with just enough clarity and rage to overcome its flaws.

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Jonathan F. Richards Film.com 11/22/2009
The Cockburns paint a picture of a financial world devoid of morality and scruples, a culture in which reckless disregard of reason and caution led to a towering house of cards that could only come crashing down. Go to Full Review
Dan Kois Washington Post 11/05/2009
3/4
As Leslie Cockburn's camera roams the foreclosed rowhouses of Baltimore, their planked-up doors reminiscent of shots from The Wire, I thought: Baltimore needs some good PR. Go to Full Review
Mark Feeney Boston Globe 11/05/2009
2.5/4
Much of the final two-thirds of the documentary can have a TV newsmagazine feel: solidly presented, but not shaped to a larger end. As self-righteousness sets in, however justified, so does a certain artistic slackness. Go to Full Review
John Powers NPR's Fresh Air 05/17/2018
This smart, touching documentary traces the connections between Wall Street's high-flying practices and the countless citizens on Main Street who now face bankruptcy and eviction. Go to Full Review
Michael Sragow Baltimore Sun 11/13/2009
3.5/4
It's a nightmare that starts like a normal daytime drive and ends in a vortex-like sinkhole. Go to Full Review
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09/08/2012 this film does what no other film which covered the Wall Street CDOs and other scams ever attempted....to bring in the HUMAN story of those who were used to satisfy the need for greed...the targets who were the mortgage holders who were used by mortgage corps & banks to sell sell sell. This film as no other explains HOW this happend and why the actual victims ended up being blamed for the thefts and crimes of the financial industry which we, the tax payers Bailed out in order to keep this house of cards from collapsing entirely. Most instructive. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A look into how the Wall Street meltdown affected workers.
Director
Leslie Cockburn
Producer
Andrew Cockburn, Leslie Cockburn
Screenwriter
Andrew Cockburn, Leslie Cockburn
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 14, 2009, Original
Box Office (Gross USA)
$50.9K
Runtime
1h 29m