Roger & Me
1989 · Movie · R · 91 min · ★ 7.1 · 85% critics
After a major auto plant shuts down in a Midwestern city, thousands lose their jobs and the community begins to unravel. The documentary follows a filmmaker’s persistent effort to get answers from the company’s top executive, while capturing the human cost of layoffs, evictions, and desperate attempts to reinvent the local economy.
Also known as Roger And Me · Michael Moore: Roger and Me
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Details
- Years
- 1989
- Release date
- 1989-09-01
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Critic score
- 85/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (318 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a provocative, people-focused documentary about corporate power and community fallout, in the same vein as Fahrenheit 9/11 or Capitalism: A Love Story; Not for you if you prefer neutral reporting or dislike confrontational activism.
Pros: eye-opening economic portrait; dark, engaging humor; memorable real-life moments | Cons: one-sided viewpoint; confrontational interview approach; some upsetting scenes
Themes
- capitalism
- economics
- unemployment
- corporate greed
Cast & crew
Michael Moore
as Self
Rhonda Britton
as Self
- FR
Fred Ross
as Self
Roger B. Smith
as Self
Bob Eubanks
as Self
- JB
James Blanchard
as Self
Kaye Lani Rae Rafko Wilson
as Self
Pat Boone
as Self
Anita Bryant
as Self
Ronald Reagan
as Self (archive footage)
Directed by Michael Moore