The 2008 collapse of the American economy wreaked havoc on the American people. While the stock market imploded before them, some investors were devastated by a far more trusted source. See the personal chaos brought onto individual investors by Bernie Madoff, a popular and trusted investor from middle-class Queens, New York – and alleged Ponzi schemer – as experts dissect his $65 billion scam, from its humble beginnings to its stunning downfall, in RIPPED OFF: MADOFF AND THE SCAMMING OF AMERICA. With the help of expert commentary and firsthand accounts from Madoff’s victims, HISTORY™ compares and contrasts this most recent fraud with other Ponzi schemes throughout history, while exploring the economic and historical climates in which they appeared. 　　Then, as the United States attempts to rebound from economic meltdown, comparisons to the Great Depression are unavoidable. Is history repeating itself? CRASH: THE NEXT GREAT DEPRESSION? looks at the current financial crisis in the U.S. and compares and contrasts it with what led up to the Great Depression, the 1929 stock market crash, its immediate aftermath and the efforts that helped the country break free from the Depression. Will today’s crash turn into tomorrow’s depression? And is anyone safe from the economic pitfalls of such a vulnerable time?

The 2008 collapse of the American economy wreaked havoc on the American people. While the stock market imploded before them, some investors were devastated by a far more trusted source. See the personal chaos brought onto individual investors by Bernie Madoff, a popular and trusted investor from middle-class Queens, New York – and alleged Ponzi schemer – as experts dissect his $65 billion scam, from its humble beginnings to its stunning downfall, in RIPPED OFF: MADOFF AND THE SCAMMING OF AMERICA. With the help of expert commentary and firsthand accounts from Madoff’s victims, HISTORY™ compares and contrasts this most recent fraud with other Ponzi schemes throughout history, while exploring the economic and historical climates in which they appeared. 　　Then, as the United States attempts to rebound from economic meltdown, comparisons to the Great Depression are unavoidable. Is history repeating itself? CRASH: THE NEXT GREAT DEPRESSION? looks at the current financial crisis in the U.S. and compares and contrasts it with what led up to the Great Depression, the 1929 stock market crash, its immediate aftermath and the efforts that helped the country break free from the Depression. Will today’s crash turn into tomorrow’s depression? And is anyone safe from the economic pitfalls of such a vulnerable time?

精明的诈骗高手艾文（克里斯蒂安·贝尔 饰）和情妇西德尼（艾米·亚当斯 饰）是一对无往不利的职业诈骗搭档，不慎在警方的一次钓鱼行动中栽了跟头，西德尼被捕入狱，作为交换条件，他们必须与知法玩法的FBI干员里奇（布莱德利·库珀  饰）合作，通过诈骗设局钓出更多贪污腐败的政府官员。里奇锁定的第一个对象就是新泽西卡姆登市的市场麦卡因（杰瑞米·雷纳 饰）。他们混进了麦卡因的小内阁，企图一举纠出收贿的贪官污吏。但艾文不按理出牌的正派妻子罗瑟琳（詹妮弗·劳伦斯 饰）却像个不定时炸弹般，极可能令整个钓鱼行动毁于一旦，但也可能是拯救艾文的最后一根稻草！

n the mid-1960s, Bernard Madoff tapped money from Jewish businessmen at exclusive country clubs with the promise of steady guaranteed returns on their investments. He then set his sights on Europe and Latin America, brokering deals with powerful hedge fund managers and feeder funds from Buenos Aires to Geneva. Billions of dollars were channeled to Madoff’s investment firm, and his feeders became fabulously wealthy. The competition wondered how the man could produce such steady returns in good times and bad. There were allegations that Madoff was “front-running” or operating a Ponzi scheme, which the SEC investigated several times over the last two decades. But Madoff remained untouched until Dec. 11, 2008, when he admitted it was all “one big lie.” FRONTLINE unravels the story behind the world’s first truly global Ponzi scheme — a deception that lasted longer, reached wider and cut deeper than any other business scandal in history.

n the mid-1960s, Bernard Madoff tapped money from Jewish businessmen at exclusive country clubs with the promise of steady guaranteed returns on their investments. He then set his sights on Europe and Latin America, brokering deals with powerful hedge fund managers and feeder funds from Buenos Aires to Geneva. Billions of dollars were channeled to Madoff’s investment firm, and his feeders became fabulously wealthy. The competition wondered how the man could produce such steady returns in good times and bad. There were allegations that Madoff was “front-running” or operating a Ponzi scheme, which the SEC investigated several times over the last two decades. But Madoff remained untouched until Dec. 11, 2008, when he admitted it was all “one big lie.” FRONTLINE unravels the story behind the world’s first truly global Ponzi scheme — a deception that lasted longer, reached wider and cut deeper than any other business scandal in history.

《麦道夫：华尔街吸金恶霸》揭示了伯纳德·麦道夫臭名昭著的 640 亿美元全球庞氏骗局背后的真相，这是历史上最大的庞氏骗局，摧毁了无数个人投资者的生活，他们曾经无比信任这位受人尊敬的华尔街政治家。这部四集纪录片包含对举报人、雇员、调查人员和受害者的独家访问，并收录了麦道夫本人从未公之于众的视频证词，追溯了出身卑微的麦道夫如何成长为华尔街最有影响力的权力掮客之一。通过创新的视觉手法和令人兴奋的金融惊悚基调，高产电影制作人乔·伯灵格（《对话杀人魔》《犯罪现场》《兄弟的监护人》）揭示了麦道夫欺诈性投资咨询业务的起源，并首次揭示了其运作机制。许多人一开始并不相信这场欺诈仅仅只是一个邪恶天才的创意，这部影片也将对这一观点进行验证。《麦道夫：华尔街吸金恶霸》揭露了一群同谋者以及对麦道夫的可疑行为睁一只眼闭一只眼的金融体系，这无疑引发了一个令人困扰的问题：这样明目张胆、破坏性极强的欺诈行为会再次发生吗？

《麦道夫：华尔街吸金恶霸》揭示了伯纳德·麦道夫臭名昭著的 640 亿美元全球庞氏骗局背后的真相，这是历史上最大的庞氏骗局，摧毁了无数个人投资者的生活，他们曾经无比信任这位受人尊敬的华尔街政治家。这部四集纪录片包含对举报人、雇员、调查人员和受害者的独家访问，并收录了麦道夫本人从未公之于众的视频证词，追溯了出身卑微的麦道夫如何成长为华尔街最有影响力的权力掮客之一。通过创新的视觉手法和令人兴奋的金融惊悚基调，高产电影制作人乔·伯灵格（《对话杀人魔》《犯罪现场》《兄弟的监护人》）揭示了麦道夫欺诈性投资咨询业务的起源，并首次揭示了其运作机制。许多人一开始并不相信这场欺诈仅仅只是一个邪恶天才的创意，这部影片也将对这一观点进行验证。《麦道夫：华尔街吸金恶霸》揭露了一群同谋者以及对麦道夫的可疑行为睁一只眼闭一只眼的金融体系，这无疑引发了一个令人困扰的问题：这样明目张胆、破坏性极强的欺诈行为会再次发生吗？

Ethan Tell is a small time crook who makes a big-time score when he steals 1 million dollars. Ironically, his life radically changes for the worst when he discovers that stealing the money was the easy part and he now must keep his partner, his wife, his parole officer, and two corrupt detectives from stealing it from him.

故事背景取自于1940年代，关于一位妻子，被她亲爱的丈夫所误会。虽然处境如此，这位妻子还是没有抛弃她的丈夫，并却还得帮助她的丈夫，避免他踏入狡猾的家庭欺骗陷阱。

唐·麦凯是一所中学的看门人，在一场悲剧后背井离乡。25年后，当他回到家乡时，又与老情人重新燃起了爱火，只是，老情人此时正遭受癌症的折磨，但不管怎么说，这次回家带给唐·麦凯的要比希望的多……一个略带惊悚意味的爱情故事，情节基调微微伤感，却在伤感中蕴藏着深厚的情感爆发力。影片的三位主演均为好莱坞的奥斯卡级人物，托马斯·哈登·丘奇曾凭借《杯酒人生》获得奥斯卡最佳男配角提名，伊丽莎白·苏和梅丽莎·里奥则分别凭借《远离赌城》和《冰冻之河》获得奥斯卡最佳女主角提名。