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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

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
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
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
This Film Is Not Yet Rated 2006
Documentary
Kirby Dick's provocative documentary investigates the secretive and inconsistent process by which the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) rates films, revealing the organization's underhanded efforts to control culture. Dick questions whether certain studios get preferential treatment and exposes the discrepancies in how the MPAA views sex and violence.
The sides of This Film Is Not Yet Rated
- The board that rates American films
- A private investigator tailing the raters
- Directors on the cuts they were asked to make
Good for you if
- you want to know how films get their ratings in America.
- you like a private investigator unmasking the secret raters.
- you like an investigation with a playful, cheeky tone.
Bad for you if
- you'd rather not see the sex scenes shown as examples.
- you'd rather follow a story than a case file.
About: censorship · secrecy · double standards
Bowling for Columbine 2002
Documentary
This is not a film about gun control. It is a film about the fearful heart and soul of the United States, and the 280 million Americans lucky enough to have the right to a constitutionally protected Uzi. From a look at the Columbine High School security camera tapes to the home of Oscar-winning NRA President Charlton Heston, from a young man who makes homemade napalm with The Anarchist's Cookbook to the murder of a six-year-old girl by another six-year-old. Bowling for Columbine is a journey through the US, through our past, hoping to discover why our pursuit of happiness is so riddled with violence.
The sides of Bowling for Columbine
- A bank that hands out a rifle when you open an account
- Columbine security camera footage
- An interview with Charlton Heston at his home
Good for you if
- you want a road trip through America asking why it has so many shootings.
- you can laugh at a cartoon history of America while the subject is gun deaths.
- you like a sardonic narrator who questions everyone from Marilyn Manson to Charlton Heston.
Bad for you if
- a school shooting and a six-year-old girl's death are too much for you.
- you can't watch real footage from inside a school during a shooting.
About: guns · fear · violence
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley 2019
Documentary
With a magical new invention that promised to revolutionize blood testing, Elizabeth Holmes became the world’s youngest self-made billionaire, heralded as the next Steve Jobs. Then, overnight, her 10-billion-dollar company dissolved. The rise and fall of Theranos is a window into the psychology of fraud.
The sides of The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
- Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos
- A blood test machine that never worked
- A ten billion dollar company that collapsed
Good for you if
- you want the true story of Theranos and its blood test.
- you like watching hype and investors carry a company to ten billion dollars.
- you want to understand how Elizabeth Holmes convinced so many people.
Bad for you if
- you need more than interviews and boardroom footage.
- you want surprises, and you already know how Theranos ended.
About: fraud · ambition · hype
My Scientology Movie 2016
Documentary
After being denied access to the Church of Scientology's headquarters, documentarian Louis Theroux teams up with ex-Scientology official Marty Rathbun to stage re-enactments of alleged abuses within the organization. Theroux soon discovers that the church is watching his every move.
The sides of My Scientology Movie
- Louis Theroux shut out of Scientology
- Actors auditioning to play its leader
- Cameras filming the man who films them
Good for you if
- you like Louis Theroux's deadpan face to face moments.
- you like actors re-enacting scenes described by former members.
- you like Theroux being followed and filmed by the people he's filming.
Bad for you if
- you want answers, and the church never lets him in.
- you'd rather not hear former members describe alleged abuse.
About: control · faith · fear
Roger & Me 1989
Documentary
A documentary about the closure of General Motors' plant at Flint, Michigan, which resulted in the loss of 30,000 jobs. Details the attempts of filmmaker Michael Moore to get an interview with GM CEO Roger Smith.
The sides of Roger & Me
- Michael Moore chasing the head of General Motors
- Flint, Michigan after the plant closures
- Evictions at Christmas
Good for you if
- you like laughing at a town's collapse to keep from crying.
- you like seeing who pays when a giant company leaves.
- you want the real people of Flint telling their own story.
Bad for you if
- you need some hope, and Flint keeps losing.
- you can't watch families being evicted from their homes on camera.
About: unemployment · corporate power · a hometown

Fyre Fraud 2019
Documentary
A true-crime comedy exploring a failed music festival turned internet meme at the nexus of social media influence, late-stage capitalism, and morality in the post-truth era.
The sides of Fyre Fraud
- A luxury festival in the Bahamas that never happened
- Billy McFarland and the influencers who sold it
- A cheese sandwich in a foam box
Good for you if
- you like laughing at a disaster built on Instagram posts.
- you want the true story behind the famous cheese sandwich photo.
- you like a con man's story told partly by Billy McFarland himself.
Bad for you if
- you want suspense, and you already know how it ends.
- you want a cozy evening, not people losing their money.
About: fraud · hype · social media
Thanks Boss! 2016
Documentary
A family fired by a company owned by LVMH (Group owned by French billionaire, Bernard Arnault) seeks reparation from their previous employer with the help of the movie director.
The sides of Thanks Boss!
- A laid-off couple in northern France
- A prank on the LVMH group
- A director playing the go-between
Good for you if
- you like a documentary run like a prank, with fake names and hidden cameras.
- you enjoy watching a small family take on Bernard Arnault's empire.
- you want real people from a closed factory telling their own story.
Bad for you if
- you won't read subtitles for a film in French.
- you want a documentary with composed, polished images. This one is shot like a hidden camera prank.
About: work · money · revenge
Inside Job 2010
Documentary
A film that exposes the shocking truth behind the economic crisis of 2008. The global financial meltdown, at a cost of over $20 trillion, resulted in millions of people losing their homes and jobs. Through extensive research and interviews with major financial insiders, politicians and journalists, Inside Job traces the rise of a rogue industry and unveils the corrosive relationships which have corrupted politics, regulation and academia.
The sides of Inside Job
- The 2008 financial crisis, from Iceland to Wall Street
- Bankers, regulators and economists in front of the camera
- Professors who can't answer a simple question
Good for you if
- you want to know who made money from the crash and who paid.
- you like a case built with real figures, real names and real interviews.
- you like interviews where the person in the chair starts to squirm.
Bad for you if
- you don't want to follow derivatives and credit default swaps for an evening.
- you want a reassuring ending. Here almost nobody goes to jail.
About: greed · corruption · the economy
Where to Invade Next 2015
Documentary
To understand firsthand what the United States of America can learn from other nations, Michael Moore playfully “invades” some to see what they have to offer.
The sides of Where to Invade Next
- Michael Moore planting a flag in Italy
- Italian workers counting their paid weeks off
- A Norwegian prison without bars
Good for you if
- you like a filmmaker walking into real schools, factories and prisons abroad.
- you like asking who decides how a country is run.
- you like Michael Moore's deadpan while he plants his flag.
Bad for you if
- you can't stand a film that sets out to teach you a lesson.
- you won't read subtitles. the Italian couple, the French school cooks and the Tunisian activists all speak their own language.
About: work · welfare · national pride
Pepsi, Where's My Jet? 2022
Documentary
When a 20-year-old attempts to win a fighter jet in a Pepsi sweepstakes, he sets the stage for a David versus Goliath court battle for the history books.
The sides of Pepsi, Where's My Jet?
- A Pepsi ad promising a fighter jet
- A 20 year old collecting the points
- A lawsuit against a giant brand
Good for you if
- you like true stories so absurd they sound made up.
- you like a documentary that has fun with 90s advertising.
- you like one young man taking on a giant company in court.
Bad for you if
- you want real suspense, and you may already know how the case ended.
- you need momentum, and one court case over several episodes feels slow to you.
About: advertising · David and Goliath · the 1990s
Betting on Zero 2016
Documentary
Controversial hedge fund titan Bill Ackman is on a crusade to expose global nutritional giant Herbalife as the largest pyramid scheme in history while Herbalife execs claim Ackman is a market manipulator out to bankrupt them and make a killing off his billion dollar short.
The sides of Betting on Zero
- Bill Ackman's billion dollar bet against Herbalife
- Families who lost their savings
- A fight over what a pyramid scheme is
Good for you if
- you like watching billionaires fight over money and influence.
- you want the real Wall Street battle over Herbalife.
- you like a bet where every share price move counts.
Bad for you if
- you can't watch families losing everything they saved.
- you want something light, and this stays serious.
About: greed · the American dream · finance
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
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room 2005
Documentary
A documentary about the Enron corporation, its faulty and corrupt business practices, and how they led to its fall.
The sides of Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
- Enron's executives and their fake profits
- Traders and the California blackouts
- Employees who lost their savings
Good for you if
- you like watching executives build a giant on numbers that weren't real.
- you want to understand how Enron fell in 2001.
- you can laugh grimly at traders joking on tape about California's blackouts.
Bad for you if
- you need more than charts, tapes and interviews.
- you need some hope, and thousands of employees lose everything here.
About: greed · deception · money
Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine 2015
Documentary
When Steve Jobs died the world wept. But what accounted for the grief of millions of people who didn’t know him? This evocative film navigates Jobs' path from a small house in the suburbs, to zen temples in Japan, to the CEO's office of the world's richest company, exploring how Jobs’ life and work shaped our relationship with the computer. The Man in the Machine is a provocative and sometimes startling re-evaluation of the legacy of an icon.
The sides of Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine
- Steve Jobs from the suburbs to Apple
- Former colleagues speaking on camera
- The grief of millions who never met him
Good for you if
- you like a documentary that questions the legend of Steve Jobs.
- you like seeing how one man ran the world's richest company.
- you like a portrait of a man full of contradictions.
Bad for you if
- you'd rather not hear about worker suicides at the factories that build iPhones.
- you can't spend two hours with a man who denied his own daughter.
About: ambition · technology · legacy
Super Size Me 2: Holy Chicken! 2019
Documentary
Muckraking filmmaker Morgan Spurlock reignites his battle with the food industry — this time from behind the register — as he opens his own fast food restaurant.
The sides of Super Size Me 2: Holy Chicken!
- Morgan Spurlock opening a chicken restaurant
- Chicken farmers in debt to big companies
- Fast food marketing taken apart
Good for you if
- you like Morgan Spurlock's jokey, stunt-driven style.
- you want to know where a fast food chicken really comes from.
- you like seeing how big food companies squeeze farmers.
Bad for you if
- you roll your eyes at a filmmaker on a crusade.
- you'd rather not think about what's on your plate. The film takes you inside crowded chicken houses.
About: fast food · marketing · farming
The story of the insane scandals related to the remake of “Island of Dr. Moreau” —originally a novel by H. G. Wells—, which was brought to the big screen in 1996. How director Richard Stanley spent four years developing the project just to find an abrupt end to his work while leading actor Marlon Brando pulled the strings in the shadows. Now for the first time, the living key players recount what really happened and why it all went so spectacularly wrong.
The sides of Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau
- A director fired from his own dream project
- Marlon Brando and Val Kilmer on a chaotic set
- A shoot in the jungle that falls apart
Good for you if
- you love true stories of films that went wrong.
- you laugh at how far a shoot can spin out of control.
- you like Richard Stanley's strange, mystical side.
Bad for you if
- you'd rather watch a film than hear people talk about one.
- you want one clear answer about who was to blame.
About: ambition · ego · hollywood