Inequality for All
2013 · Movie · PG · 88 min · ★ 7.5 · 79% critics
This documentary explores the growing gap between high earners and everyone else in the United States, using clear examples, interviews, and classroom talks to explain how the trend developed over time. It also adds personal background from the presenter’s life and public service, connecting the issue to everyday pressures on working and middle-class families.
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Details
- Years
- 2013
- Release date
- 2013-01-19
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 79/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 (123 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want an accessible, data-driven look at economic inequality and its impact on everyday life; Not for you if you dislike issue-focused documentaries or strong viewpoints, like in Kiss the Ground.
Pros: clear explanations; engaging presenter; eye-opening statistics | Cons: feels like a lecture; narrow scope; political agenda concerns
Themes
- upper class
- middle class
- economics
- inequality
- poor
- wealth differences
Awards & recognition
- Sundance Special Jury Prize — Achievement in Filmmaking · 2013
Cast & crew
Robert Reich
as Self
Dolly Parton
as Doralee Rhodes (archive footage)
Tyne Daly
as Mary Beth Lacey (archive footage)
Lily Tomlin
as Violet Newstead (archive footage)
Mary Tyler Moore
as Mary Richards (archive footage)
Candice Bergen
as Murphy Brown (archive footage)
Jon Stewart
as Self (archive footage)
Sharon Gless
as Christine Cagney (archive footage)
Conan O'Brien
as Self (archive footage)
Barack Obama
as Self (archive footage)
Directed by Jacob Kornbluth