The perfect film for tax day, Inside Job (Oscar for Best Documentary), tells the story of the 2008 economic crisis, its causes, the people and institutions that created it. I found this film to be entirely credible while telling a story of greed and ineptitude of unparalleled proportions.

Time, Richard Corliss:

This is a true-life heist movie, and the thieves not only got away with their billions, they’re still doing business. Pay attention and blow a gasket.

San Francisco Chronicle, Mick LaSalle:

There’s such a thing as smart angry, and such a thing as stupid angry, and after seeing Inside Job, audiences will be smart angry.

Chicago Sun-Time, Roger Ebert:

One of the most fascinating aspects of Inside Job involves the chatty on-camera insights of Kristin Davis, a Wall Street madam, who says the Street operated in a climate of abundant sex and cocaine for valued clients and the traders themselves.

Boston Globe, Wesley Morris:

The result is a masterpiece of investigative nonfiction moviemaking – a scathing, outrageous, depressing, comical, horrifying report on what and who brought on the crisis.

Salon.com, Andrew O’Hehir:

It might well be the most important film you see this year, and the most important documentary of this young century.

The New York Times, A.O. Scott:

Inside Job, a sleek, briskly paced film whose title suggests a heist movie, is the story of a crime without punishment, of an outrage that has so far largely escaped legal sanction and societal stigma.

Variety, Rob Nelson:

Charles Ferguson’s sophomore film Inside Job is the definitive screen investigation of the global economic crisis, providing hard evidence of flagrant amorality — and of a new nonfiction master at work.

Wall Street Journal, Joe Morgenstern:

Inside Job has the added value, as well as the cold comfort, of being furiously interesting and hugely infuriating. It’s a scathing examination of the global economic meltdown that began more than two years ago and continues to affect our lives.