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The Greatest Movie Ever Sold

  • 2011
  • PG-13
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
15K
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The Greatest Movie Ever Sold (2011)
 	A documentary about branding, advertising and product placement that is financed and made possible by brands, advertising and product placement
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A documentary about branding, advertising and product placement that is financed and made possible by brands, advertising and product placement.A documentary about branding, advertising and product placement that is financed and made possible by brands, advertising and product placement.A documentary about branding, advertising and product placement that is financed and made possible by brands, advertising and product placement.

  • Director
    • Morgan Spurlock
  • Writers
    • Jeremy Chilnick
    • Morgan Spurlock
  • Stars
    • J.J. Abrams
    • Peter Berg
    • Paul Brennan
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    15K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Morgan Spurlock
    • Writers
      • Jeremy Chilnick
      • Morgan Spurlock
    • Stars
      • J.J. Abrams
      • Peter Berg
      • Paul Brennan
    • 47User reviews
    • 126Critic reviews
    • 66Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 5 nominations

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    Morgan Spurlock in The Greatest Movie Ever Sold (2011)
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    Quentin Tarantino and Morgan Spurlock in The Greatest Movie Ever Sold (2011)
    Morgan Spurlock in The Greatest Movie Ever Sold (2011)
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    Morgan Spurlock in The Greatest Movie Ever Sold (2011)
    Morgan Spurlock in The Greatest Movie Ever Sold (2011)
    Morgan Spurlock in The Greatest Movie Ever Sold (2011)
    Morgan Spurlock in The Greatest Movie Ever Sold (2011)

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    J.J. Abrams
    J.J. Abrams
    • Self
    Peter Berg
    Peter Berg
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    Paul Brennan
    • Self
    Noam Chomsky
    Noam Chomsky
    • Self
    Jimmy Kimmel
    Jimmy Kimmel
    • Self
    Rick Kurnit
    • Self
    Mark Crispin Miller
    • Self
    Ralph Nader
    Ralph Nader
    • Self
    Brett Ratner
    Brett Ratner
    • Self
    L.A. Reid
    L.A. Reid
    • Self
    • (as Antonio Reid)
    Morgan Spurlock
    Morgan Spurlock
    • Self
    Quentin Tarantino
    Quentin Tarantino
    • Self
    Donald Trump
    Donald Trump
    • Self
    John Wells
    John Wells
    • Self
    • Director
      • Morgan Spurlock
    • Writers
      • Jeremy Chilnick
      • Morgan Spurlock
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      The city of Altoona, Pennsylvania was paid to change its name to Pom Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, PA for 90 days. The money went to the city's Police Department budget. The connection to the movie and the city is from a local convenience store chain (Sheetz) from Altoona appears in the movie as one of Morgan Spurlock's sponsors for the film.
    • Quotes

      Morgan Spurlock: Is there such a thing as truth in advertising?

    • Crazy credits
      During the end credits, their is a phone conversation between Morgan Spurlock and an artist discussing how he will be the "only person with a photo in the end credits"....and he is.
    • Connections
      Featured in Maltin on Movies: Water for Elephants (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      Cameras
      Written by Matt Johnson (as Matthew Johnson) and Kim Schifino (as Kimberly Schifino)

      Performed by Matt & Kim

      Courtesy of Matt & Kim Inc. under exclusive license to Fader Label

    User reviews47

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    9/10
    Cleverly making you feel like an idiot!
    The Brilliant thing Morgan Spurlack does with this movie, is he throws in your face, what advertisers and movie executives have hidden, (in some case very poorly) in the movies they produce. The Transformers all being GMC for example. Spurlack satirises the whole idea of advertisements and sells out his own film in the process, though he sells out only to buy in, so he doesn't really sell out. Its this ingenious and hilarious concept to the movie which makes you think "holy cow I'm an idiot" and Morgan pushes his film to show the manipulative ways of commercial giants. Another clever trick Morgan uses is the, documentary within a documentary style. The film follows Morgan as he attempts to get advertising for his film which is going to be a documentary on advertising. So essential what we see is the pre-production of a movie which then becomes the movie. This gives a real insight in to how the big Hollywood blockbusters are able to get such high budgets by selling to advertisers.

    This film only really appeals to people who are interested in how the media is able to have control over consumers, as we are pretty much witnessing a prolonged documentary on how Morgan Spurlock can find a million dollars to make a pretend movie.

    A cleverly put together gem that manages to patronise an audience in to realising just how we can be manipulated by the big name brands.
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    • thomaswolfe12
    • Aug 15, 2011

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    • Release date
      • August 24, 2011 (Iceland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
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      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold
    • Production companies
      • Snoot Entertainment
      • Warrior Poets
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $1,800,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $638,476
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $118,294
      • Apr 24, 2011
    • Gross worldwide
      • $698,249
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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