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La gran apuesta 2015
Película
Cuando cuatro tipos fuera del sistema descubren que los grandes bancos, los medios de comunicación y el gobierno se niegan a reconocer el colapso de la economía, tienen una idea: 'La Gran Apuesta'… pero sus inversiones de riesgo les conducen al lado oscuro de la banca moderna, donde deben poner en duda todo y a todos...
Las caras de La gran apuesta
- Marginados que vieron venir la crisis de 2008
- Famosos que explican las finanzas
- Apostar contra la economía
Buena para ti si
- te gusta una comedia rápida y furiosa sobre un desastre real.
- te gustan los personajes afilados y cínicos.
- te gusta entender cómo pasó algo de verdad.
Mala para ti si
- te aburren los bancos y las hipotecas. Toda la película trata de dinero.
- necesitas algo de esperanza. Los banqueros salen impunes y millones de personas pierden su casa.
Temas: la codicia · la verdad · los sistemas
Cunk on... 2018
Documentary
Landmark mockumentary-maker Philomena Cunk traces the history of Britain, Earth, and cinema.
The sides of Cunk on...
- A clueless presenter asking experts silly questions
- The history of Britain and of Earth
- Real professors trying to keep a straight face
Good for you if
- you like Philomena Cunk asking real professors absurd questions.
- you like the whole history of Britain or Earth told in a few hours.
- you like deadpan lines delivered with a perfectly straight face.
Bad for you if
- you want a sincere documentary, not a parody of one.
- you need every fact on screen to be true.
About: history · ignorance · television
The Yes Men 2003
Documentary
A comic, biting and revelatory documentary following a small group of prankster activists as they gain worldwide notoriety for impersonating the World Trade Organization (WTO) on television and at business conferences around the world.
The sides of The Yes Men
- Two pranksters posing as the WTO
- Fake speeches at business conferences
- Audiences who never catch on
Good for you if
- you like watching a straight face hold through an absurd speech.
- you like real pranks played on real conference rooms.
- you like seeing the global economy mocked to its face.
Bad for you if
- you can't laugh at a fake WTO speech about recycling hamburgers for the Third World.
- you can't stand a film made mostly of speeches.
About: activism · globalization · satire
POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold 2011
Documentary
A documentary about branding, advertising and product placement that is financed and made possible by brands, advertising and product placement.
The sides of POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold
- Morgan Spurlock selling his own film to sponsors
- A documentary paid for by product placement
- Meetings with real brand executives
Good for you if
- you like a joke that pays for itself, a film about ads made entirely with ads.
- you want to see real marketing meetings from the inside.
- you like learning how brands buy their way onto your screen.
Bad for you if
- you want a documentary with real stakes and suspense.
- you want an investigation that exposes someone. Spurlock jokes along with the brands he meets.
About: advertising · money · media
How To with John Wilson 2020
Documentary
In a uniquely hilarious odyssey of self-discovery and cultural observation, documentary filmmaker and self-described "anxious New Yorker" John Wilson covertly and obsessively films the lives of his fellow New Yorkers while attempting to give everyday advice on relatable topics. The awkward contradictions of modern life are eased by Wilson’s candid, unpolished commentary. Building upon Wilson’s previously released "how to" short films, each episode takes wildly unexpected turns but is grounded in John's refreshing honesty.
The sides of How To with John Wilson
- An anxious filmmaker secretly filming New York
- Everyday advice like making small talk
- Strangers met by chance on the street
Good for you if
- you laugh at awkward, deadpan narration over odd street footage.
- you like an episode about small talk that ends up somewhere you never expected.
- you like real New Yorkers, filmed as they are.
Bad for you if
- you want things to happen fast, and this is a man with a camera walking around the city.
- you need momentum, and each episode wanders wherever the camera happens to go.
About: loneliness · city life · awkwardness · connection

Penn & Teller: Bull! 2003
Documentary
This daring original series stars postmodern bad boys of magic Penn & Teller as they question many of our culture's most cherished and widely held beliefs. From the truth about palm readings and TV psychics to the reality behind Feng Shui and Ouija boards, the archly comic masters of misdirection host this eye-opening analysis of the middle-ground between perception and reality.
The sides of Penn & Teller: Bull!
- Two magicians testing psychics and palm readers
- Feng Shui and Ouija boards under the microscope
- A loud, swearing host and a silent partner
Good for you if
- you like Penn ranting and Teller staying silent while they take a belief apart.
- you like real people, real claims and a hidden camera or two.
- you want every claim checked against the evidence.
Bad for you if
- eight seasons of half-hour episodes is too much for you.
- you'd rather not see the nudity in some episodes.
About: skepticism · belief · deception

George Carlin: Life Is Worth Losing 2005
Documentary
Carlin returns to the stage in his 13th live comedy stand-up special, performed at the Beacon Theatre in New York City for HBO®. His spot-on observations on the deterioration of human behavior include Americans’ obsession with their two favorite addictions - shopping and eating; his creative idea for The All-Suicide Channel, a new reality TV network; and the glorious rebirth of the planet to its original pristine condition - once the fires and floods destroy life as we know it.
The sides of George Carlin: Life Is Worth Losing
- George Carlin on stage in New York
- A TV channel for suicides
- Shopping, eating and the end of the world
Good for you if
- you like laughing at death and the end of humanity.
- you like a comedian who rants without stopping for breath.
- you like words chosen as carefully as a poem.
Bad for you if
- you can't laugh at jokes about suicide.
- you want gentle comedy that leaves you feeling good.
About: death · consumerism · human folly

The Yes Men Fix the World 2009
Documentary
THE YES MEN FIX THE WORLD is a screwball true story about two gonzo political activists who, posing as top executives of giant corporations, lie their way into big business conferences and pull off the world's most outrageous pranks.
The sides of The Yes Men Fix the World
- A fake Dow Chemical spokesman on the BBC
- Two pranksters in cheap suits
- Hoaxes at big business conferences
Good for you if
- you like executives applauding absurd ideas with a straight face.
- you like seeing big corporations caught off guard.
- you like real pranks pulled on real conferences and newsrooms.
Bad for you if
- you roll your eyes at films with a message to sell.
- you can't laugh at a hoax built on the Bhopal disaster.
About: activism · corporate power · truth
History of Swear Words 2021
Documentary
This proudly profane series explores the history and impact of some of the most notorious bad words in the English language.
The sides of History of Swear Words
- Nicolas Cage introducing one swear word per episode
- Linguists and comedians on bad words
- Short episodes on words like the F-word
Good for you if
- you like comedians riffing on the words you weren't allowed to say.
- you like learning where the F-word and its cousins came from.
- you like Nicolas Cage hamming it up as host.
Bad for you if
- you want something to watch with your kids.
- you'd rather not hear crude talk about sex.
About: language · taboo · culture
Not Quite Hollywood 2008
Documentary
As Australian cinema broke through to international audiences in the 1970s through respected art house films like Peter Weir's "Picnic At Hanging Rock," a new underground of low-budget exploitation filmmakers were turning out considerably less highbrow fare. Documentary filmmaker Mark Hartley explores this unbridled era of sex and violence, complete with clips from some of the scene's most outrageous flicks and interviews with the renegade filmmakers themselves.
The sides of Not Quite Hollywood
- Australian exploitation films of the 1970s and 80s
- Clips of car crashes, nudity and killer pigs
- Interviews with the directors who made them
Good for you if
- you like filmmakers laughing at the crazy stunts they pulled.
- you want the wild side of Australian cinema next to Picnic at Hanging Rock.
- you laugh at gore and bad taste when it is this proud of itself.
Bad for you if
- you can't stand clip after clip of blood and gore.
- you'd rather not see a steady stream of nude scenes.
About: filmmaking · bad taste · Australia
Comedian 2002
Documentary
A look at the work of two stand-up comics, Jerry Seinfeld and a lesser-known newcomer, detailing the effort and frustration behind putting together a successful act and career while living a life on the road.
The sides of Comedian
- Jerry Seinfeld starting over with new material
- Small comedy clubs and rough nights
- A young comic, Orny Adams, chasing a break
Good for you if
- you like watching jokes being built and tested.
- you want the work behind stand-up, not the polished special.
- you like the contrast between a star and a newcomer.
Bad for you if
- you need momentum more than backstage chatter.
- you want striking images, not handheld camera footage.
About: work · ambition · doubt
Patton Oswalt: Annihilation 2017
Documentary
Patton Oswalt, despite a personal tragedy, produces his best standup yet. Focusing on the tribulations of the Trump era and life after the loss of a loved one, Oswalt continues his journey to contribute joy to the world.
The sides of Patton Oswalt: Annihilation
- Patton Oswalt after his wife's sudden death
- Raising his young daughter alone
- Jokes about the Trump era and internet trolls
Good for you if
- you like a comedian finding jokes inside his own grief.
- you like a father's stories about raising his young daughter alone.
- you like comedy that can move you in the same breath.
Bad for you if
- you can't take grief on stage, even with jokes.
- you roll your eyes when a comedian turns sincere about being kind.
About: grief · fatherhood · politics
American: The Bill Hicks Story 2010
Documentary
American: The Bill Hicks Story is a biographical documentary film on the life of comedian Bill Hicks.
The sides of American: The Bill Hicks Story
- A stand-up comedian from Texas
- Club sets and old photos brought to life
- Friends and family telling his story
Good for you if
- you like stand-up and want to see where Bill Hicks's jokes came from.
- you laugh at jokes about religion, war and advertising that go too far.
- you like the real life of a comedian told by the people who knew him.
Bad for you if
- you can't watch a young man's death from cancer.
- you roll your eyes at a loving tribute told by friends and family.
About: comedy · truth · rebellion · early death
An Idiot Abroad 2010
Documentary
An Idiot Abroad is a British travel documentary television series broadcast on Sky1 and Science, as well as spin-off books published by Canongate Books, created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant and starring Karl Pilkington. The ongoing theme of both the television series and the books is that Pilkington has no interest in global travel, so Merchant and Gervais make him travel while they stay in the United Kingdom and monitor his progress.
The sides of An Idiot Abroad
- A reluctant traveler sent around the world
- The Seven Wonders of the World
- Trips set up by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant
Good for you if
- you like Karl Pilkington grumbling in front of the Great Wall of China.
- you like his deadpan phone calls with Gervais and Merchant.
- you like real trips with no script for the traveler.
Bad for you if
- you want awe at the world's wonders, not complaints about them.
- you can't laugh at a man pranked into trips he hates. Gervais and Merchant enjoy his misery from London.
About: travel · culture shock · friendship
6 Days to Air: The Making of South Park 2011
Documentary
Viewers will get a look at Parker and Stone's thought process as they approach a new episode and the 24/7 grind they subject themselves to each time the show is in production. The documentary also includes in-depth interviews with Parker and Stone about their working partnership and reflections on highlights from their careers.
The sides of 6 Days to Air: The Making of South Park
- Trey Parker and Matt Stone in their studio
- One South Park episode made in six days
- Late nights before a Wednesday airing
Good for you if
- you like hearing Parker and Stone joke about their own show.
- you like a real deadline ticking toward airtime.
- you want to see how a TV episode is really made.
Bad for you if
- you can't laugh at South Park's crude jokes.
- you want something big, and you get 42 minutes in an office.
About: work · creativity · friendship
Good Hair 2009
Documentary
An exposé of comic proportions that only Chris Rock could pull off, GOOD HAIR visits beauty salons and hairstyling battles, scientific laboratories and Indian temples to explore the way hairstyles impact the activities, pocketbooks, sexual relationships, and self-esteem of the Black community.
The sides of Good Hair
- Chris Rock asking why his daughter wants good hair
- A hair show battle in Atlanta
- Temples in India where hair is shaved for weaves
Good for you if
- you like Chris Rock cracking jokes in salons and barbershops.
- you want to know where weaves come from and what they cost.
- you like a father trying to answer his little girl's question.
Bad for you if
- you need a story with something at stake.
- you want hard numbers rather than a comedian's interviews.
About: beauty · self-esteem · money
The Rehearsal 2022
Documentary
With a construction crew, a legion of actors, and seemingly unlimited resources, Nathan Fielder allows ordinary people to prepare for life's biggest moments by "rehearsing" them in carefully crafted simulations of his own design. When a single misstep could shatter your entire world, why leave life to chance?
The sides of The Rehearsal
- Nathan Fielder rehearsing people's real lives
- Full size replicas of bars and homes
- Child actors playing a growing son
Good for you if
- you laugh at awkwardness so long it hurts.
- you like a show that builds a fake life to prepare for a real one.
- you like never knowing where the comedy ends and the real thing begins.
Bad for you if
- you need a show that feels safe and easy. Every episode runs on discomfort.
- you can't laugh at real people's fears being acted out for a camera.
About: control · anxiety · parenthood
Aziz Ansari: Right Now 2019
Documentary
In a comedy special directed by Spike Jonze, Aziz Ansari shares deep personal insights and hilarious takes on wokeness, family and the social climate.
The sides of Aziz Ansari: Right Now
- Aziz Ansari on stage, filmed by Spike Jonze
- Jokes about wokeness and the social climate
- Stories about his parents
Good for you if
- you like a comedian who makes you laugh at awkward conversations.
- you like stand-up built on careful, talky storytelling.
- you like jokes about parents that end up tender.
Bad for you if
- you want more than one man and a microphone.
- you'd rather a comedian skip the sincere moments about himself.
About: wokeness · family · second chances
The Aristocrats 2005
Documentary
One hundred superstar comedians tell the same very, VERY dirty, filthy joke--one shared privately by comics since Vaudeville.
The sides of The Aristocrats
- One joke told by a hundred comedians
- Comedians explaining how a joke works
- A punchline that never changes
Good for you if
- you like laughing at things you know you shouldn't.
- you like hearing comedians try to top each other.
- you like talk about the craft of telling a joke.
Bad for you if
- you can't sit through ninety minutes of graphic sex talk.
- you lose track when a hundred comedians cut in and out a few seconds each.
About: the craft of comedy · taboo · improvisation
Jerry Before Seinfeld 2017
Documentary
Jerry Seinfeld returns to the club that gave him his start in the 1970s, mixing iconic jokes with stories from his childhood and early days in comedy.
The sides of Jerry Before Seinfeld
- Jerry Seinfeld back on the stage where he started
- Old jokes and childhood stories
- A New York comedy club
Good for you if
- you want an hour of Jerry Seinfeld doing stand-up.
- you like a relaxed trip back to his early days in New York clubs.
- you like hearing how a kid from Long Island decided to become a comedian.
Bad for you if
- you need a documentary with stakes and conflict.
- you roll your eyes at a comedian looking back fondly on himself.
About: comedy · beginnings · memory