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The Corporation 2003
Documentary
Since the late 18th century American legal decision that the business corporation organizational model is legally a person, it has become a dominant economic, political and social force around the globe. This film takes an in-depth psychological examination of the organization model through various case studies. What the study illustrates is that in the its behaviour, this type of "person" typically acts like a dangerously destructive psychopath without conscience. Furthermore, we see the profound threat this psychopath has for our world and our future, but also how the people with courage, intelligence and determination can do to stop it.
The sides of The Corporation
- The corporation treated as a legal person
- A psychiatric checklist applied to big business
- Interviews with CEOs, activists and economists
Good for you if
- you want to understand how companies came to hold so much power.
- you like real case studies more than abstract theory.
- you enjoy a long argument built from dozens of interviews.
Bad for you if
- nearly two and a half hours of documentary is too much for you.
- you want striking images, and this is built from interviews and archive footage.
About: capitalism · democracy · responsibility

Zeitgeist: Addendum 2008
Documentary
Director Peter Joseph examines examples of economic subjugation and offers solutions based on alignment with nature.
The sides of Zeitgeist: Addendum
- The debt system behind modern money
- Economic hit men in Latin America
- A plan for an economy without money
Good for you if
- you like asking who really controls money and banks.
- you want to hear John Perkins tell how he worked as an economic hit man.
Bad for you if
- you roll your eyes at a two-hour call to change the whole world.
- you need every claim to hold up, and this one draws on conspiracy theories.
About: money · power · debt · utopia
Hitler: A Career 1977
Documentary
A keen chronicle of the unlikely rise to power of Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) and a dissection of the Third Reich (1933-1945), but also an analysis of mass psychology and how the desperate crowd can be deceived and shepherded to the slaughterhouse.
The sides of Hitler: A Career
- Archive footage of Hitler's rise
- Crowds at Nazi rallies
- The Weimar Republic sliding into dictatorship
Good for you if
- you want to understand how the Weimar Republic fell to the Nazis.
- you're interested in how crowds are swayed by propaganda.
- you want the story told through footage from the time.
Bad for you if
- two and a half hours of archive footage is too much for you.
- you can't sit through so many images of Nazi crowds and war.
About: propaganda · mass psychology · dictatorship
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
El instante más oscuro 2017
Película
En mayo de 1940 el destino de Europa occidental depende del primer ministro británico Winston Churchill, quien debe decidir si negociar con Adolf Hitler o luchar sabiendo que podría significar una derrota humillante para Gran Bretaña y su imperio.
Las caras de El instante más oscuro
- Churchill en sus primeras semanas como primer ministro
- Un gabinete de guerra que debate la paz con Hitler
- Dunkerque visto desde Londres
Buena para ti si
- quieres ver a Gary Oldman desaparecer dentro de Churchill.
- te gusta mayo de 1940 visto desde dentro de Westminster.
- te gusta una guerra librada con discursos y discusiones de gabinete.
Mala para ti si
- quieres batallas, y esta se queda en despachos de Londres.
- pones los ojos en blanco ante un gran discurso en el Parlamento como clímax.
Temas: el liderazgo · la duda · el valor
The Crown 2016
Series
The gripping, decades-spanning inside story of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the Prime Ministers who shaped Britain's post-war destiny. The Crown tells the inside story of two of the most famous addresses in the world – Buckingham Palace and 10 Downing Street – and the intrigues, love lives and machinations behind the great events that shaped the second half of the 20th century. Two houses, two courts, one Crown.
The sides of The Crown
- Elizabeth II from her young reign to old age
- Weekly meetings with her Prime Ministers
- A royal family torn between duty and love
Good for you if
- you like the second half of the 20th century seen from inside Buckingham Palace.
- you like a family drama where a sister, a husband and children all come second to the Crown.
- you like who really decides things between the palace and Downing Street.
Bad for you if
- you need momentum, and many episodes are quiet conversations in palace rooms.
- six seasons of royal life is too much for you.
About: duty · family · the monarchy
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
Los archivos del Pentágono 2017
Película
En junio de 1971, los principales periódicos de EE.UU., entre los que se encontraban 'The New York Times' y 'The Washington Post', tomaron una valiente posición en favor de la libertad de expresión, informando sobre los documentos del Pentágono y el encubrimiento masivo de secretos por parte del gobierno, que había durado cuatro décadas y cuatro presidencias estadounidenses. En ese momento, Katherine Graham, primera mujer editora del Post, y el director Ben Bradlee intentaban relanzar un periódico en decadencia. Juntos decidieron tomar la audaz decisión de apoyar al 'The New York Times' y luchar contra el intento de la Administración Nixon de restringir la primera enmienda. Historia basada en los documentos del Post que recogían información clasificada sobre la Guerra de Vietnam.
Las caras de Los archivos del Pentágono
- Katharine Graham al frente de The Washington Post
- Los Papeles del Pentágono sobre la guerra de Vietnam
- Editores que desafían una orden judicial para publicar
Buena para ti si
- te gusta la historia real de los Papeles del Pentágono.
- te gusta un periódico que se planta ante la Casa Blanca de Nixon.
- te gustan las discusiones de redacción entre Meryl Streep y Tom Hanks.
Mala para ti si
- necesitas algo más que llamadas telefónicas e imprentas.
- pones los ojos en blanco ante los discursos sobre la libertad de prensa.
Temas: la libertad de prensa · el coraje · las mujeres en el poder
Queen Cleopatra 2023
Documentary
As Egypt's last pharaoh, Cleopatra fights to protect her throne, family and legacy in this docuseries featuring reenactments and expert interviews.
The sides of Queen Cleopatra
- Egypt's last pharaoh
- Her alliances with Caesar and Mark Antony
- Reenactments with expert interviews
Good for you if
- you like Egypt's last pharaoh and her fight for the throne.
- you like Cleopatra playing Caesar and Mark Antony against Rome.
- you like experts explaining a real queen between scenes.
Bad for you if
- you want history without reenacted scenes and invented dialogue.
- you want battle scenes more than interviews with historians.
About: power · legacy · family
Amend: The Fight for America 2021
Documentary
Will Smith hosts this look at the evolving, often lethal, fight for equal rights in America through the lens of the US Constitution's 14th Amendment.
The sides of Amend: The Fight for America
- Will Smith hosting a history of the 14th Amendment
- Actors reading the words of real historical figures
- Equal rights from emancipation to marriage equality
Good for you if
- you like the real people who fought for equal rights in America.
- you want to understand one line of the Constitution across 150 years.
- you like seeing who has been counted as equal, and who decided.
Bad for you if
- you can't watch the lynchings and violence of that fight.
- you roll your eyes at celebrity hosts and stirring speeches.
About: equality · citizenship · racism
Inside Bill's Brain: Decoding Bill Gates 2019
Documentary
Take a trip inside the mind of Bill Gates as the billionaire opens up about those who influenced him and the audacious goals he's still pursuing.
The sides of Inside Bill's Brain: Decoding Bill Gates
- Bill Gates talking about his childhood
- His foundation's work on toilets, polio and nuclear power
- The people who shaped him
Good for you if
- you like a portrait of a real man in his own words.
- you want to understand how Bill Gates thinks.
Bad for you if
- you roll your eyes at big plans to save the world with new toilets and vaccines.
- you need momentum. Much of it is Gates thinking out loud on long walks.
About: ambition · philanthropy · the mind
Inequality for All 2013
Documentary
Based on Reich's 2010 book Aftershock: The Next Economy and America's Future, the film examines widening income inequality in the United States. U.S. Labor Secretary Robert Reich tries to raise awareness of the country's widening economic gap. He publicly argued about the issue for decades, and producing a film of his viewpoints was a "final frontier" for him. In addition to being a social issue documentary, Inequality for All is also partially a biopic regarding Reich's early life and his time as Secretary of Labor under Bill Clinton's presidency. Warren Buffett and Nick Hanauer, two entrepreneurs and investors in the top 1%, are interviewed in the film, supporting Reich's belief in an economy that benefits all citizens, including those of the middle and lower classes.
The sides of Inequality for All
- Robert Reich explaining the income gap
- A former Labor Secretary's own story
- Investors from the top 1% who agree with him
Good for you if
- you want the American wealth gap explained in plain terms.
- you like asking who the economy really works for.
- you enjoy Robert Reich himself, funny and warm in front of his students.
Bad for you if
- you roll your eyes at a lecture with a mission.
- you need a story that moves, not charts and a classroom.
About: inequality · the middle class · work

The Untold History Of The United States 2012
Documentary
Oliver Stone charts the history of the United States from the Second World War to the present.
The sides of The Untold History Of The United States
- Oliver Stone narrating American history
- From the Second World War to the present
- Presidents, bombs and the Cold War
Good for you if
- you like a sweeping run through the American century.
- you like asking who really made the big decisions.
- you like archive footage of real leaders and real events.
Bad for you if
- you find almost ten hours too much for one documentary.
- you'd rather not spend hours on wars and bombs.
About: empire · power · memory
Who Killed the Electric Car? 2006
Documentary
In 1996, electric cars began to appear on roads all over California. They were quiet and fast, produced no exhaust, and ran without gasoline... Ten years later, these cars were destroyed.
The sides of Who Killed the Electric Car?
- General Motors' EV1 electric car
- California drivers fighting to keep their cars
- Electric cars sent to the crusher
Good for you if
- you like a true story about cars you never knew existed.
- you want to see how carmakers, oil companies and governments decide what you drive.
- you like a documentary built like a whodunit, with a list of suspects.
Bad for you if
- you need more than interviews and archive news footage.
- you roll your eyes at a documentary that openly takes a side.
About: the car industry · oil · clean energy
El fundador 2016
Película
Biopic del creador de McDonald's. En los años 50, un vendedor de Illinois llamado Ray Kroc conoció a los hermanos Richard y Maurice McDonald que llevaban una hamburguesería al sur de California. Impresionado por la velocidad del sistema de cocina de su hamburguesería de San Bernardino, Kroc visualizó el potencial de la franquicia y hábilmente se fue posicionando para arrebatárselo a los hermanos y crear el hoy imperio de un billón de dólares. Así nació McDonald’s.
Las caras de El fundador
- Un vendedor de batidoras para batidos en los años 50
- Los hermanos McDonald y su cocina rápida
- Una franquicia arrebatada a sus fundadores
Buena para ti si
- te gusta seguir a Ray Kroc mientras aparta a los hermanos.
- quieres la historia real detrás de los arcos dorados.
- te gusta Michael Keaton como un vendedor que nunca se rinde.
Mala para ti si
- necesitas que la gente decente gane al final.
- quieres que pase más que contratos y llamadas.
Temas: la ambición · la codicia · la perseverancia
Invictus 2009
Film
Newly elected President Nelson Mandela knows his nation remains racially and economically divided in the wake of apartheid. Believing he can bring his people together through the universal language of sport, Mandela rallies South Africa's rugby union team as they make their historic run to the 1995 Rugby World Cup Championship match.
The sides of Invictus
- Nelson Mandela newly president
- The Springboks before the 1995 World Cup
- A rugby captain played by Matt Damon
Good for you if
- you like the true story of Mandela and South Africa's rugby team.
- you like rugby, with Matt Damon leading the Springboks onto the pitch.
- you like a big-hearted story about forgiveness and unity.
Bad for you if
- you want the darker side of apartheid, and this story stays with hope and rugby.
- you want more action than meetings and training sessions.
About: reconciliation · leadership · forgiveness
RBG 2018
Documentary
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg now 84, and still inspired by the lawyers who defended free speech during the Red Scare, Ginsburg refuses to relinquish her passionate duty, steadily fighting for equal rights for all citizens under the law. Through intimate interviews and unprecedented access to Ginsburg’s life outside the court, RBG tells the electric story of Ginsburg’s consuming love affairs with both the Constitution and her beloved husband Marty—and of a life’s work that led her to become an icon of justice in the highest court in the land.
The sides of RBG
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg at 84
- The equal rights cases she argued
- Her marriage to Marty Ginsburg
Good for you if
- you want the life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg in her own words.
- you like seeing how a few court cases changed the law for women.
- you're moved by her long marriage to Marty.
Bad for you if
- you roll your eyes at an admiring portrait.
- you need more than interviews and archive footage.
About: equality · law · marriage
Marley 2012
Documentary
Bob Marley's universal appeal, impact on music history and role as a social and political prophet is both unique and unparalleled. Directed by Academy Award-winning director Kevin Macdonald (The Last King of Scotland), MARLEY is the definitive life story of the musician, revolutionary, and legend, from his early days to his rise to international superstardom. Made with the support of the Marley family, the film features rare footage, incredible performances and revelatory interviews with the people that knew him best.
The sides of Marley
- Bob Marley from a Jamaican village to world stages
- Reggae and the politics of 1970s Jamaica
- Interviews with his family and bandmates
Good for you if
- you like reggae and want to know where these songs came from.
- you want the whole life of Bob Marley told by people who knew him.
- you like music caught up in a country's politics.
Bad for you if
- you find almost two and a half hours too much for one evening.
- you need a faster pace than a life told from the very beginning.
About: faith · peace · legacy

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
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