Saving Capitalism

2017
TV-PG
1h 13m

IMDb RATING

6.8/10

3.5K

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'Saving Capitalism' is a documentary film that follows former Secretary of Labor and Professor, Robert Reich, as he takes his book and his views to the heart of conservative America to speak about our economic system and present big ideas for how to fix it.

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SAVING CAPITALISM is a documentary film that follows former Secretary of Labor and Professor, Robert Reich, as he takes his book and his views to the heart of conservative America to speak a... Read allSAVING CAPITALISM is a documentary film that follows former Secretary of Labor and Professor, Robert Reich, as he takes his book and his views to the heart of conservative America to speak about our economic system and present big ideas for how to fix it.SAVING CAPITALISM is a documentary film that follows former Secretary of Labor and Professor, Robert Reich, as he takes his book and his views to the heart of conservative America to speak about our economic system and present big ideas for how to fix it.

Directors
- Jacob Kornbluth
- Sari Gilman
Stars

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IMDb RATING

6.8/10

3.5K

YOUR RATING

Directors
- Jacob Kornbluth
- Sari Gilman
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 nomination

Videos1

Trailer 2:11

Official Trailer

Photos6

Goofs
At one point, Reich shows a chart when he's talking about tax breaks to corporations yet the chart clearly reads subsidies.

Quotes
Robert Reich: I wish, with hindsight, that when I had had the opportunity in government... I wish I had pushed harder. But at the time, I thought I was pushing as hard as I could. As hard as I dared. It's now up to the next generation.

Connections
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Review

Featured review

4/10

Decent illustration of symptoms, even though problem is misunderstood/spun

The premise is that capitalism needs saving. Tends to highlight the problems fairly well. Yet it continually fails to understand where the problem lies. It is not capitalism that needs the saving, it is our political system. For example: Argues a major problem is corporations buying political influence; fails to understand that politicians must sell political influence for it to be bought.

If valid and rational narrative is a must, look elsewhere; if you can look beyond the intended narrative, it isn't a horrible documentary.