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Inequality for All
Documentary · 2013
Based on Reich's 2010 book Aftershock: The Next Economy and America's Future, the film examines widening income inequality in the United States. U.S. Labor Secretary Robert Reich tries to raise awareness of the country's widening economic gap. He publicly argued about the issue for decades, and producing a film of his viewpoints was a "final frontier" for him. In addition to being a social issue documentary, Inequality for All is also partially a biopic regarding Reich's early life and his time as Secretary of Labor under Bill Clinton's presidency. Warren Buffett and Nick Hanauer, two entrepreneurs and investors in the top 1%, are interviewed in the film, supporting Reich's belief in an economy that benefits all citizens, including those of the middle and lower classes.
Movie details
Inequality for All
2013 Documentary 1h 28m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
7.5 / 10
Community rating
Based on Reich's 2010 book Aftershock: The Next Economy and America's Future, the film examines widening income inequality in the United States. U.S. Labor Secretary Robert Reich tries to raise awareness of the country's widening economic gap. He publicly argued about the issue for decades, and producing a film of his viewpoints was a "final frontier" for him. In addition to being a social issue documentary, Inequality for All is also partially a biopic regarding Reich's early life and his time as Secretary of Labor under Bill Clinton's presidency. Warren Buffett and Nick Hanauer, two entrepreneurs and investors in the top 1%, are interviewed in the film, supporting Reich's belief in an economy that benefits all citizens, including those of the middle and lower classes.
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Who fights over Inequality for All?
For the defence
The Auteur Devotee
“You watch the director, not the movie.”
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The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
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Directed by
Jacob Kornbluth
Robert Reich
Self
Dolly Parton
Doralee Rhodes (archive footage)
Tyne Daly
Mary Beth Lacey (archive footage)
Lily Tomlin
Violet Newstead (archive footage)
Mary Tyler Moore
Mary Richards (archive footage)
Candice Bergen
Murphy Brown (archive footage)
Jon Stewart
Self (archive footage)
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Put Inequality for All on trial.
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“Importance has entered the chat.”
The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.