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Feature film — 2019

The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley (2019)

7.01h 59mDocumentary

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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A high-signal pick with 326 votes.

Jigsaw Productions / HBO Documentary Films

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Director: Alex Gibney

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Cast & crew

Elizabeth Holmes as Self - CEO and Founder of Theranos (archive footage)

Elizabeth Holmes

Self - CEO and Founder of Theranos (archive footage)

Alex Gibney as Self - Narrator / Interviewer

Alex Gibney

Self - Narrator / Interviewer

Dan Ariely as Self - Behavioral Economist

Dan Ariely

Self - Behavioral Economist

Roger Parloff as Self - Fortune

Roger Parloff

Self - Fortune

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Ken Auletta

Self - The New Yorker

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Erika Cheung

Self - Lab Associate

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Cheryl Gafner

Self - Receptionist

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Dave Philippides

Self - Engineer

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Douglas Matje

Self - Biochemist

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Ryan Wistort

Self - Research & Development

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Tony Nugent

Self - Vice President, Product Development

Phyllis Gardner as Self - Professor of Medicine, Stanford University

Phyllis Gardner

Self - Professor of Medicine, Stanford University

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