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FREAKONOMICS is the highly anticipated film version of the phenomenally bestselling book about incentives-based thinking by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner. The film examines human behavior with provocative and sometimes hilarious case studies, bringing together a dream team of filmmakers responsible for some of the most acclaimed and entertaining documentaries in recent years. MPAA Rating: PG-13
Dec 2, 2010 · Freakonomics – review. It was a brilliant book about underlying causes that few had noticed – but as a documentary, it's rather too pleased with itself, says Xan Brooks. A roster of ...
Freakonomics. The best-selling book that dramatically changed the way we look at the world is brought to life by six of the most acclaimed directors of our time in a funny, thought provoking & highly entertaining film. IMDb 6.3 1 h 33 min 2010. X-Ray PG-13.
Oct 2, 2010 · Conventional-wisdom debunkers Stephen J. Dubner and Steven D. Levitt, authors of the bestselling book “Freakonomics,” are featured front and center in the eponymous documentary to which five ...
Freakonomics the movie is worth watching for two reasons. As with any cultural phenomenon, whether it is The X-Factor or Strictly Come Dancing (aka Dancing with the Stars outside the UK), it is interesting to ask why it catches the popular imagination.
Freakonomics, however, immediately defies this conception, calling economics a discipline that examines the way the world actually works and distinguishing it from morality, which is an idealized version of the way people think the world should work. It applies the same tools used in economics to all kinds of unconventional situations so that ...
