The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley

The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley

2019 · 119 min · EN · 7.0 (320 votes)
Dir. Alex Gibney · Starring Elizabeth Holmes, Alex Gibney, Dan Ariely, Roger Parloff, Ken Auletta, Erika Cheung · Music Will Bates

“Visionary. Billionaire. Fraud?”

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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 chilling look at unchecked ambition and the seductive power of Silicon Valley hype. This documentary unravels a massive fraud, leaving you questioning the ethics of innovation and the cult of personality.

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