Man on the Run (2023) on Netflix
NR20231h 38mCrimeDocumentary
Jho Low, a businessman and playboy, masterminds a scheme to exploit 1MDB, Malaysia's sovereign wealth fund. Prime Minister Najib Razak works with him, and billions move into global bank accounts.
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- Netflix3.9/5
- IMDb6.4/10954 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes93%
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Plot summary
Jho Low, a businessman and playboy, is at the center of a scheme that pulls money out of 1MDB, a sovereign wealth fund set up in Malaysia. Prime Minister Najib Razak is said to work with him, and billions are moved into bank accounts around the world. The money pays for an extravagant lifestyle, Hollywood parties and the financing of The Wolf of Wall Street. Journalists and politicians in Malaysia set out to establish where the fund's money went. An informant who once ran a company in London, reporters who covered the case and former officials describe how the money moved and how the fund was established.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Man on the Run (2023)
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- In January 2024, former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak threatened legal action against Tommy Thomas and Sarawak Report editor Clare Rewcastle-Brown over their roles in the documentary, and to have it pulled from airing for its "sub judicial and contemptuous" content.
- Leonardo DiCaprio, Jamie Foxx, Paris Hilton and Kim Kardashian, all Hollywood celebrities caught up in the 1MDB scandal, refused to be interviewed or to comment for the film.
