GameStop: Rise of the Players

"The true story of the original diamond hands who outplayed Wall Street."

2022 1h 34m EN

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★5.2TMDB · 6

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Synopsis

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From the makers of Console Wars comes the origin story of the GameStop stock market phenomenon, featuring exclusive access to the original players who lit the fuse on a historic amateur investor uprising. Spotlighting the human side of a sensational business drama, this documentary is a David vs Goliath tale about ordinary people waking up to the power they have in numbers.

“The true story of the original diamond hands who outplayed Wall Street.”

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Cast

Justin Dopierala
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Rod Alzmann
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Dmitriy Kozin
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Farris Husseini
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Jenn Kruza
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Tom Barton
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Jeff Tarzia
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Joe Fonicello
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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jonah Tulis
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jonah Tulis, shot by Marc Ritzema. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Jeff Beal. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Josh Bayer shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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ERA

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Justin Dopierala and Rod Alzmann and Dmitriy Kozin carry the top of the cast.

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Marketing tagline: "The true story of the original diamond hands who outplayed Wall Street.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt17200376 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Jonah Tulis directs. Marc Ritzema behind the camera. Jeff Beal scores. Josh Bayer cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 4 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Jonah Tulis, shot by Marc Ritzema. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Jeff Beal. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Josh Bayer shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Justin Dopierala and Rod Alzmann and Dmitriy Kozin carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "The true story of the original diamond hands who outplayed Wall Street.".
8IMDB entry: tt17200376 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Marc Ritzema
Original score: Jeff Beal
Editing: Josh Bayer
Runtime: 94 min · 1h 34m
Status: Released
Box office: $121,795
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: GameStop: Rise of the Players (2022)

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Mon-Star2022-02-05
★ 5/10
Documentary tells little about what happened It’s about a group of people that bet everything on the stock market because they believed GameStop had a higher perceived value than $3. The only thing really good about this documentary is exposing the extreme dishonesty of RobinHood, an online trading company that betrayed its users by halting all buying of GameStop, to help the short sellers of GameStop. Everyone associated with this should have gone to prison. I know what a short squeeze is and understand short selling in the stock market. You borrow stock, expecting it to drop. You later cover your short position, by buying it when it is hopefully cheaper. The documentary provided no information about the fundamentals of GameStop's financial condition, just vague statements about how the individuals portrayed in this film drove the stock price up, squeezing those with short positions.

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