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Capitalism: A Love Story (2009) 7.3
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Reviews: 182 user | 214 critic | 36 from Metacritic.com Capitalism: A Love Story examines the impact of corporate dominance on the everyday lives of Americans (and by default, the rest of the world). The film moves from Middle America, to the ... See full summary » Director:Michael MooreWriter:Michael Moore |
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Capitalism: A Love Story examines the impact of corporate dominance on the everyday lives of Americans (and by default, the rest of the world). The film moves from Middle America, to the halls of power in Washington, to the global financial epicenter in Manhattan. With both humor and outrage, the film explores the question: What is the price that America pays for its love of capitalism? Families pay the price with their jobs, their homes and their savings. Moore goes into the homes of ordinary people whose lives have been turned upside down; and he goes looking for explanations in Washington, DC and elsewhere. What he finds are the all-too-familiar symptoms of a love affair gone astray: lies, abuse, betrayal...and 14,000 jobs being lost every day. Capitalism: A Love Story also presents what a more hopeful future could look like. Who are we and why do we behave the way that we do? Written by Overture Films
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Country:
USARelease Date:
2 October 2009 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
The New Movie See more »Box Office
Opening Weekend:
$231,964 (USA) (25 September 2009)Gross:
$14,359,793 (USA) (11 December 2009)Company Credits
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After the film's release, Michael Moore threatened to not make any more documentaries until he saw signs that Americans were heeding his message and taking action for change. In 2011, he cited the Occupy Wall Street movement as a renewal of his hopes, and that he would resume work on another film. See more »Goofs
The film depicts a boarded-up house in Bellington, WA; there is no such city in Washington state. It likely meant to say Bellingham, WA. See more »Crazy Credits
The foreclosure company has moved out of Flint, leaving only a PO Box and more unemployed workers behind. See more »Soundtracks
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Written by Gustav Holst
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1. You know the document Hank Paulsen "forced" the top 9 banks to sign to take billions in dollars in a one page letter? Did you know it contained one sentence, "This agreement cannot be reviewed by any court" clause, putting all of them above the laws you and I have to follow or be jailed? This one minute of the film is worth the price of the ticket. It conclusively proves the corruption, fraud, and taxpayer theft going on right before our eyes by our congressional representatives. 2. Delete a few f**ks, and this would be a "G" rated movie. Why would Michael Moore accept a very undeserved "R" rating? 3. Every fact stated in the movie can be proved. So why do his critics say he lies just to make money? Every moviegoer has been affected by the facts so brilliantly portrayed. Yet they prefer keeping their heads in the sand while their grandchildren are saddled with so much phony debt. 4. Michael didn't include it, but Goldman Sachs' tax rate last year was One Per Cent of their profits. Try paying a one per cent tax rate on your earnings and see what happens. 5. See this movie and tell your friends.