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The Corporation (2004)

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Reviews Counted:106

Fresh:96

Rotten:10

Average Rating:7.4/10

Consensus: The Corporation is a satisfyingly dense, thought-provoking rebuttal to some of capitalism's central arguments.

Rated: PG

Runtime: 2 hrs 25 mins

Genre: Education/General Interest

Theatrical Release:29-10-2004

Synopsis: THE CORPORATION is a well-organized and deeply fascinating documentary about the growing prominence of large global businesses, and the way that their decisions are impacting the world. The film... THE CORPORATION is a well-organized and deeply fascinating documentary about the growing prominence of large global businesses, and the way that their decisions are impacting the world. The film shows how corporations have ballooned in size and power since the industrial revolution, and explains the laws and loopholes that allow them to remain nearly unaccountable for their actions. If they break a law, they are willing to admit guilt and pay the fine, because the profits outweigh the penalties. Therefore, they continue to cause serious environmental problems by dumping waste into rivers and oceans and by depleting natural resources, resulting in irreversible damage to the earth which also poses a serious threat to human life. Beyond environmental issues, the film shows how corporations exploit underpaid laborers in third world countries, violate basic human rights, make deals with foreign countries who are known enemies of the U.S., and in some instances perpetuate fascist regimes. Valuable, informative talking-head commentary comes from a diverse group including Ray Anderson, CEO of carpet manufacturer Interface; Sir Mark Moody-Stuart, former chairman of Royal Dutch Shell; Dr. Vandana Shiva, feminist and ecologist; Milton Friedman, Nobel prize-winning economist; Marc Barry, corporate spy; Joe Badaracco, professor of business ethics at Harvard; and activists Noam Chomsky, Howard Zinn, and Michael Moore. Providing useful references to major news stories that illustrate various corporate developments, and good information about how the system works, THE CORPORATION empowers viewers and shows them that they can realistically enact change. For that reason, this documentary makes real progress, encouraging viewers to take the world's future into their own hands and away from corporations whose sole interest is profit. [More]

Starring: Noam Chomsky, Michael Moore, Howard Zinn, Chris Barrett

Starring: Noam Chomsky, Michael Moore, Howard Zinn, Chris Barrett

Director: Mark Achbar, Jennifer Abbott

Director: Mark Achbar, Jennifer Abbott
Screenwriter: Joel Bakan
Producer: Bart Simpson
Composer: Leonard J. Paul
Studio: Zeitgeist Films

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04/01/06
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If we stick with it, we're rewarded with a terrifying portrait of the global economic and political system and a strong sense of moral responsibility.

Full Review Source: Shadows on the Wall | comment Comment
11/08/04
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

Compulsively involving

Full Review Source: FilmFocus | comment Comment
10/31/04
Joe Utichi
Joe Utichi
FilmFocus

This is all rigorous, challenging stuff.

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09/04/04
Neil Smith
Neil Smith
BBC
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The 150-year old legal construct of the corporation, as a "person," is dissected for all to see how its lack of accountability has enabled the faulty model to become a ruling institution, acting beyond the reach of any government.

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06/10/09
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com
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08/07/08
Mark Halverson
Mark Halverson
Sacramento News & Review

As a clever joke, the filmmakers run down a list of the traits of a psychopath and find a corporate action to match each one. Diagnosis: psychopath. It's cute, but it's a logical fallacy.

Full Review Source: Paste Magazine | comment Comment
06/03/08
Robert Davis
Robert Davis
Paste Magazine

The undercurrent of this exhaustive critique is really all about good and evil, and in what ways often sordid human history is determined, not as a product of malice, but by the most typical people who could care less.

Full Review Source: Long Island Press | comment Comment
06/02/07
Prairie Miller
Prairie Miller
Long Island Press

It's the Lord of the Rings of modern documentaries: epic, vivid, wise, well-paced, expansive%u2014the kind of movie that makes you want to do more with your life.

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08/06/06
Nick Davis
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12/06/05
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One of those necessary films that we have to see for our own health.

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04/12/05
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
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The Corporation is overlong, yes, and opinionated, true. But it’s also fine journalism.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
04/05/05
David Cornelius
David Cornelius
eFilmCritic.com

In our current polarized cultural climate, it seems there are fewer and fewer people for whom The Corporation is a wake up call.

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03/31/05
Keith Breese
Keith Breese
Filmcritic.com

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03/05/05
Ethan Alter
Ethan Alter
NYC Film Critic

[A]ngry, bitter, but frequently funny, funky, and mesmerizing in-your-face documentary... [A] triumphantly muckracking film...

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01/12/05
MaryAnn Johanson
MaryAnn Johanson
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12/06/04
J. Robert Parks
J. Robert Parks
Looking Closer

Abrangente, jornalisticamente impecável, inteligente, complexo e socialmente responsável – mas também repetitivo e mais longo do que o ideal.

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11/26/04
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

It's enough to bring out the rebel in even the most loyal executive.

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11/10/04
Linda Cook
Linda Cook
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)
 
 
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