Client 9 charts the meteoric rise and dramatic fall of New York Governor Eliot Spitzer. As NY Attorney General, Spitzer earned the nickname “The Sheriff of Wall Street” for prosecuting crimes by America’s largest financial institutions and most powerful executives. After his landslide election as Governor, many believed Spitzer was on his way to becoming the nation’s first Jewish President. Then, shockingly, the New York Times revealed Spitzer had been caught with sex workers. With unique access to the escort world as well as Spitzer’s friends, colleagues, and enemies (many of whom have come forward for the first time), the film explores the hidden contours of this tale of hubris, sex, and power.

REVIEWS

“Utterly fascinating.”
— Entertainment Weekly

“A Gripping Portrait of a Modern Political Hit.”
— Washington Post

“It’s the coolness of Gibney’s account of the possibly systematic sabotaging of Spitzer’s career, perpetrated by a strangely camera-friendly cast of enemies-cum-conspirators, that makes it such transfixing viewing. In its tone as well as its focus, it’s like a steel rod in a whirlwind.”
— The Toronto Star

“Client 9 works like a good detective novel: Colorful and seemingly disparate characters are introduced, and then the strands that tie them together are revealed in a rich, sordid, thrilling tableau.”
— Philadelphia Inquirer

“A riveting story of personal hubris and political chicanery.”
— The Guardian

“It uncovers truths while framing events as a gripping whodunit. Gibney puts mystery back into a story we thought we knew.”
— New York Daily News

“The film rescues the story from tabloid hell, and asks for a saner assessment of a deeply flawed man.”
— AV Club