Madoff: The Monster of Wall Street

A gripping and informative true crime documentary series directed by Joe Berlinger. The series details the rise and fall of Bernie Madoff, a Wall Street executive who ran a massive Ponzi scheme that defrauded investors of billions of dollars. Berlinger uses a mix of expert interviews and recreations to tell the story, with author Diana B. Henriques serving as a particularly knowledgeable and engaging guide through the complex events. The final chapter of the series focuses on the heartbreaking fallout of Madoff's crimes, including the impact on his family and the investors who lost everything.

One of the most impressive aspects of "Madoff: The Monster of Wall Street" is the way it untangles the complicated financial schemes at the heart of Madoff's fraud. Through clear explanations and well-chosen anecdotes, the series makes it easy for viewers to understand how Madoff was able to pull off such a massive fraud for so long. It's also shocking to see just how many people turned a blind eye to Madoff's crimes, and how the government failed to intervene despite multiple warning signs.

Overall, "Madoff: The Monster of Wall Street" is a must-watch for true crime fans, and serves as a cautionary tale about the dangers of greed and the importance of holding those in positions of power accountable.

Fantastic true crime documentary directed by joe berlinger, and coming to be one of the finest products on how to get an insight into the bernhard madoff ponzi scheme case, made possible through dilligent reasearch and a very well made dramatization by his production crew... a product thats quite on the brink of overwhelmingness to binge for breakfast...and just another star on my chart for being concerned about how economics really works when the road is cleared for any obstacles and monitoring, and crimes like this could happen... and does happen... and will happen in the years to come.

So whenever a ponzi scheme is mentioned and youve forgotten what that is, then ''madoff: the monster on wall street'' will stay there to explain to you...

Bernie Madoff perpetrated one of the greatest frauds in history, but also one of the simplest: he simply pretended to have bought low and sold high, and with great reported profits nobody asked for their money back, at least not until the stock market crashed in 2008. This series describes him an a "monster", but I find it hard to hate him as much as the tech frauds: at least he wasn't claiming he could save the world. What's interesting is his ordinary origins (he was New York Jewish middle class, his right-hand man was Italian-American), and the sense to which the scam depended on affinity fraud (selling to people from his own background); the contrast with the Europeans he conned, old-money banking aristocracy, is striking. There are many remarkable details of this story, but like many Netflix documentaries it's slightly too long, with too many people commenting without adding that much information; no-one willing to confess to being aware of the fraud gives an interview (although there is film of Bernie himself claiming all responsibility).

A very interesting documentary on a topic that I think is good to know for most people. But, in typical Netflix fashion, is dragged out over way too many episodes and cost you way too much of your time.

The lack of original footage has been made up by some acting, but all scenes seem endlessly repeated. Good they interviewed a lot of involved people and they got a hand on some original content though. But it feels like it could fit in a 1 hour documentary movie. So yes this is a great topic, but I'd rather advice to read a news article on it than to spend your hours of precious time on Netflix.

Featuring slow-motion actor re-enactments, the New York Stock Exchange-style display graphics scrolling along the bottom of the screen, and obligatory views of hysterical brokers on the trading floor, it's all really interesting. But I believe that I've had enough of being entertained by the real atrocities of unrepentant guys. At least Madoff: The Monster of Wall Street offers the victims of white collar crimes whose stories are frequently ignored a voice. This series shed light on atrocities that take place in Wall Street and how it is constantly ignored even though multiple red flags. Pity all the victims involved.