Freakonomics

Freakonomics 2013

6.9/10

NETFLIX Rating : 3.7

IMDB Rating : 6.4

FD Smart Rating : 6.9

Synopsis : Several documentary directors each film a segment representing one chapter of Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner's best-seller Freakonomics.

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Actors:

Morgan Spurlock

Creators:

Peter Bull , Alex Gibney , Jeremy Chilnick , Eugene Jarecki , Heidi Ewing , Rachel Grady , Seth Gordon , Steven Levitt , Stephen Dubner

Languages:

English , English [Original]

Subtitles:

English , Japanese

Genres:

Documentary

Release Date:

2013

Run Time:

1h33m

Maturity Rating:

Suitable for age 6 or older.

The field of economics can study more than the workings of economies or businesses, it can also help explore human behavior in how it reacts to incentives. Economist Steven D. Levitt and journalist Stephen J. Dubner host an anthology of documentaries that examines how people react to opportunities to gain, wittingly or otherwise. The subjects include the possible role a person's name has for their success in life, why there is so much cheating in an honor bound sport like sumo wrestling, what helped reduce crime in the USA in the 1990s onward and we follow an school experiment to see if cash prizes can encourage struggling students to improve academically.

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