The Yes Men Fix the World
A mischievous activist documentary follows two impostors who turn media hoaxes into weapons against corporate greed and environmental injustice.
Overview
A daring duo takes on corporate greed and environmental disasters with humor and audacity.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- irreverent
- urgent
- activism viewing
- political discussion
What critics said
Critics broadly regard the documentary as inventive, entertaining, and politically provocative, though its prank-driven method can feel uneven.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno adopt alter-egos and stage fake news events to confront corporations and officials.
The duo's comic impersonations and public hoaxes reveal profiteering connected to Hurricane Katrina and the Bhopal disaster.
The film connects environmental catastrophe and disaster profiteering with the institutions benefiting from them.
Staged broadcasts and fabricated announcements are central mechanisms in the activists' exposures.
Films like The Yes Men Fix the World, and why
The Yes Men
shared political activism, satirical documentary approach, and confrontational media pranks
Manufactured Landscapes
shared anti-globalization critique, activist intervention, and irreverent political humor
The Corporation
shared corporate accountability themes, investigative documentary methods, and systemic social critique
This Changes Everything
shared activist filmmaking, environmental injustice, and urgent political documentary tone
Movie Details
- Directors
- Andy Bichlbaum, Mike Bonanno, Kurt Engfehr
- Release Date
- 2009-01-18
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Rating
- 7.1 / 10 (106)
Cast
- Andy Bichlbaum
- Mike Bonanno
- Reggie Watts
Common questions
- What is The Yes Men Fix the World about?
- A mischievous activist documentary follows two impostors who turn media hoaxes into weapons against corporate greed and environmental injustice.
- What is The Yes Men Fix the World like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Yes Men Fix the World as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Yes Men Fix the World violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in The Yes Men Fix the World.
- What did critics think of The Yes Men Fix the World?
- Critics broadly regard the documentary as inventive, entertaining, and politically provocative, though its prank-driven method can feel uneven.
- Which films are like The Yes Men Fix the World?
- Films with a similar feel include The Yes Men, Manufactured Landscapes, The Corporation, and This Changes Everything.
- How long is The Yes Men Fix the World?
- The Yes Men Fix the World runs 87 minutes.
