2022
Not Rated
Neon
1 h 34 m

2022
Not Rated
Neon
1 h 34 m

Summary In January 2021, the brick-and-mortar video game retailer GameStop had been the top story on everynews network in the country. Its stock had risen over 2500% amidst a wild flurry of volatility, despite nonew news coming out of the company. The run was fueled by an epic “short squeeze” on a handful ofbillion-dollar hedge fund behemoths, n...

Documentary

Directed By: Jonah Tulis

2022
Not Rated
Neon
1 h 34 m

2022
Not Rated
Neon
1 h 34 m

GameStop: Rise of the Players

Name: GameStop: Rise of the Players
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2022-01-28
Duration: 1 min 34 s
Rating: 50

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 4 Critic Reviews

User Score Generally Favorable Based on 4 User Ratings

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Directed By: Jonah Tulis

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Polygon

Jan 28, 2022

Any insta-doc could have found folks who profited from the short squeeze, and shown the material goods or comfortable lifestyle their profiteering bought. Rise of the Players instead puts viewers in the investors’ seat at the poker table, making real their tension, self-doubt, and anxiety over holding onto a stock the experienced players say is worthless.

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Washington Post

Jan 28, 2022

It’s a yarn that’s made for a great storyteller, with thrills and chills to burn. But the way Tulis spins the thread is wonkier and clunkier than it could, or should, be.

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Los Angeles Times

Jan 28, 2022

This documentary has its limitations, both as a piece of reporting and as cinema. Tulis and his editors rarely give the viewer a moment to breathe and reflect, as they race through a blitz of images from internet chats and cable shows. Their approach to the documentary form is merely functional at best, and sometimes is visually unappealing.

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Austin Chronicle

Feb 1, 2022

The obnoxious enthusiasm of Rise of the Gamers (which literally calls the day traders “heroes”) misses the point that those day traders are playing the same game as the big hedge fund managers.

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Production Company Goodlight, Neon, Submarine Deluxe

Release Date Jan 28, 2022

Duration 1 h 34 m

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