Capitalism: A Love Story
Michael Moore turns the Great Recession into a funny, furious indictment of corporate power and the human price of American capitalism.
Overview
A provocative exploration of the true cost of America's love affair with capitalism.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- witty
- angry
- provocative
- political discussion
- documentary night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the documentary engaging, funny, and forcefully argued, while noting that its broad subject encouraged oversimplification and emotional manipulation.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The title and recurring love-affair metaphor frame corporate dominance through betrayal, abuse, and misplaced devotion.
Michael Moore appears prominently, combines jokes with outrage, and stages confrontations around financial and political power.
Families describe losing jobs, homes, and savings amid the banking crisis and mass layoffs.
The film juxtaposes optimistic 1950s free-enterprise archive footage with contemporary economic disaster.
Films like Capitalism: A Love Story, and why
Fahrenheit 9/11
muckraking documentary style, populist political critique, and confrontational humor
Inside Job
investigative documentary approach to corporate power, public institutions, and social inequality
The Corporation
anti-capitalist economic analysis presented through interviews, archival material, and polemical argument
Inequality for All
angry yet accessible examination of financial inequality and the human cost of economic systems
Movie Details
- Director
- Michael Moore
- Release Date
- 2009-09-06
- Runtime
- 128 min
- Rating
- 7.1 / 10 (591)
Cast
- Michael Moore
- Elijah Cummings
- Marcy Kaptur
- Bernie Sanders
- Elizabeth Warren
- Thora Birch
- Baron Hill
- Wallace Shawn
- Peter Zalewski
- Bill Clinton
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Starz Apple TV channel, Howdy Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Capitalism: A Love Story about?
- Michael Moore turns the Great Recession into a funny, furious indictment of corporate power and the human price of American capitalism.
- What is Capitalism: A Love Story like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Capitalism: A Love Story as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Capitalism: A Love Story violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Capitalism: A Love Story.
- What did critics think of Capitalism: A Love Story?
- Critics broadly found the documentary engaging, funny, and forcefully argued, while noting that its broad subject encouraged oversimplification and emotional manipulation.
- Which films are like Capitalism: A Love Story?
- Films with a similar feel include Fahrenheit 9/11, Inside Job, The Corporation, and Inequality for All.
- How long is Capitalism: A Love Story?
- Capitalism: A Love Story runs 128 minutes.
- Where can I watch Capitalism: A Love Story?
- In United States, Capitalism: A Love Story streams on Starz Apple TV channel, Howdy Amazon Channel.
