Saltar al contenido principal

¿Qué quieres ver esta noche?

Cada título dice para quién es bueno y para quién no. Toca lo que quieres esta noche, o di que no a uno y por qué.

Lo más cercano a The Yes Men Fix the World primero

  1. 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

    Explora sus caras
  2. 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

    Explora sus caras
  3. 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

    Explora sus caras
  4. Fahrenheit 11/9 2018

    Documentary

    Michael Moore's provocative documentary explores the two most important questions of the Trump Era: How did we get here, and how do we get out.

    The sides of Fahrenheit 11/9

    • Michael Moore on the 2016 election
    • The Flint water crisis
    • Students marching after the Parkland shooting

    Good for you if

    • you want the Flint water crisis told by the people who lived it.
    • you like Michael Moore asking how Donald Trump came to power.
    • you like Michael Moore's sarcastic stunts.

    Bad for you if

    • you roll your eyes at Michael Moore's angry, heartfelt pleas to camera.
    • you can't watch the Flint water crisis and a school shooting up close.

    About: democracy · protest · public health

    Explora sus caras
  5. 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

    Explora sus caras
  6. 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

    Explora sus caras
  7. 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

    Explora sus caras
  8. 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

    Explora sus caras
  9. 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

    Explora sus caras
  10. 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

    Explora sus caras
  11. 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

    Explora sus caras
  12. 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

    Explora sus caras
  13. Basada en la vida real de Barry Seal, un expiloto que se convirtió en un importante narcotraficante en el cartel de Medellín y que acabó siendo reclutado por la CIA y el departamento de inteligencia de la DEA.

    Las caras de Barry Seal: el traficante

    • Un piloto de TWA reclutado por la CIA
    • Vuelos de cocaína para el cártel de Medellín
    • Dinero en efectivo que se amontona en un pueblo de Arkansas

    Buena para ti si

    • te gusta la historia real de Barry Seal, que voló para la CIA y para el cártel a la vez.
    • te gusta reírte de un hombre que se ahoga en más dinero del que puede esconder.
    • te gusta Tom Cruise como un contrabandista encantador al que no deberías apoyar.

    Mala para ti si

    • prefieres no ver escenas de sexo, como una en una cabina en pleno vuelo.
    • prefieres una película paciente a un viaje rápido y frenético.

    Temas: la codicia · la América de los años 80 · el doble juego

    Explora sus caras
  14. 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

    Explora sus caras
  15. 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

    Explora sus caras
  16. 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

    Explora sus caras
  17. Sicko 2007

    Documentary

    A documentary about the corrupt health care system in The United States whose main goal is to make profit even if it means losing people’s lives. "The more people you deny health insurance, the more money we make" is the business model for health care providers in America.

    The sides of Sicko

    • Americans refused care by their insurers
    • Hospitals in Canada, Britain, France and Cuba
    • Michael Moore sailing to Guantanamo with 9/11 rescue workers

    Good for you if

    • you want to know how an insurer makes money by saying no.
    • you like ordinary people telling what their illness cost them.
    • you let yourself be moved by 9/11 rescue workers finally treated in a Havana hospital.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't take grief on screen. Families tell how a loved one died after an insurer said no.
    • you roll your eyes at emotional appeals and swelling music.

    About: health · money · dignity

    Explora sus caras
  18. 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

    Explora sus caras
  19. 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

    Explora sus caras
  20. Ten easy steps show you how to make money from drugs, featuring a series of interviews with drug dealers, prison employees, and lobbyists arguing for tougher drug laws.

    The sides of How to Make Money Selling Drugs

    • Ten steps from street dealer to kingpin
    • Former dealers, police and prison staff
    • The war on drugs and who profits from it

    Good for you if

    • you're curious how a drug business actually runs.
    • you want to see who wins from strict drug laws.
    • you want former dealers telling their own stories to the camera.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't watch addiction and prison up close.
    • you lose track when dozens of dealers, guards and officials take turns talking.

    About: drugs · money · the justice system

    Explora sus caras