The Big One
1997 · Movie · PG-13 · 91 min · ★ 6.7 · 87% critics
An outspoken filmmaker hits the road on a nationwide book tour and turns it into a rolling investigation of corporate downsizing. Through speeches, interviews, and confrontations with business leaders, the film asks why companies posting big profits still cut jobs and move work overseas, and what that means for everyday workers and communities.
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Details
- Years
- 1997
- Release date
- 1997-09-06
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Critic score
- 87/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (86 votes)
About
If you enjoy provocative, funny documentaries that challenge corporate power and follow a fast-moving road-trip structure, this may click, especially if you liked Roger & Me or Sicko; Not for you if you want a neutral, solutions-focused approach.
Pros: sharp political humor; memorable confrontations; timely economic questions | Cons: uneven focus; feels like book promo; one-sided arguments
Themes
- prison
- airport
- narration
- protest
- ohio
Cast & crew
Michael Moore
as Self
- JC
Jim Czarnecki
as Self
- EB
Elaine Bly
as Self - Random House Media Escort
- BD
Brian Danitz
as Self
- RJ
Richard Jewell
as Self - Innocent Guy
Bill Clinton
as Self (archive footage)
Jerry Springer
as Self (archive footage)
- DB
Dan Burns
as Himself - Radio Personality
- CC
Chip Carter
as Himself - Forbes Campaign
- JF
Joel Feick
as Himself - Radio Commentator
Directed by Michael Moore