Capitalism: A Love Story
2009 · Movie · R · 128 min · ★ 7.1 · 68% critics
This documentary looks at how corporate power and profit-driven decisions can ripple through everyday life, especially during economic turmoil. Through interviews, news clips, and pointed commentary, it challenges viewers to question who benefits from the system and what a fairer alternative might look like.
Also known as Michael Moore - Capitalism A Love Story
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Details
- Years
- 2009
- Release date
- 2009-09-06
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 128 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 68/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (570 votes)
- Box office
- $17,436,509
- Budget
- $20,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a provocative, emotional, and often funny political documentary that argues for change, especially if you liked Fahrenheit 9/11 or Roger & Me; Not for you if you want a balanced, purely fact-focused approach.
Pros: powerful human stories; dark humor; timely social critique | Cons: one-sided perspective; scattered structure; gaps in explanation
Themes
- capitalist
- capitalism
- banking
- wall street
- industrial society
- criticism and blame
- money
- prejudice
- economics
- social documentary
- class prejudice
- corporation
- +6 more
Cast & crew
Michael Moore
as Self
Elijah Cummings
as Self
Marcy Kaptur
as Self
Bernie Sanders
as Self
Elizabeth Warren
as Self
Thora Birch
as Self
Baron Hill
as Self
Wallace Shawn
as Self
- PZ
Peter Zalewski
as Self
Bill Clinton
as Self (archive footage)
Directed by Michael Moore