At the height of the AIDS crisis, many gay men sold their life insurance policies to investors for quick cash. This documentary charts the rise and fall of the hundred-million-dollar “gay-death-profiteering” industry that grew out of their desperation, and spotlights one of its earliest investors: the filmmaker’s father.
Cashing Out (2024) is a documentary film directed by Matt Nadel, released on August 25, 2024 with a runtime of 40m. It stars Sean O. Strub and Matt Nadel. Viewers rate it 7.0 out of 10 across 2 ratings.
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Directed by Matt Nadel, produced by Luke Hodges and Matt Nadel.
Average viewer score of 7.0/10 from 2 ratings.
This is really quite a thought-provoking documentary that, though focussed on gay men who died of AIDS (or GRID) early on, could apply to anyone who has insurance policies that make them worth more dead than alive. From the perspective of an innovator in this financial sector, Scott Page, this explores just how poverty-stricken some of the initial sufferers of this disease were. Often alone, jobless and homeless…
Reviewed on January 19, 2026
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The main cast of Cashing Out (2024) includes Sean O. Strub and Matt Nadel. The film was directed by Matt Nadel. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Cashing Out was released on August 25, 2024 and runs for 40m.
Cashing Out (2024) holds an average rating of 7.0 out of 10 from 2 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy documentary films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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