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Rating

7.1/10

Release2019

Runtime1h 59m

StatusReleased

BudgetN/A

RevenueN/A

Production

Jigsaw Productions

HBO Documentary Films

Movie

The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley

2019

1h 59m

7.1

Documentary

Synopsis

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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