The Yes Men
A mischievous activist documentary follows two pranksters who impersonate the World Trade Organization to turn corporate forums into stages for anti-globalization satire.
Overview
A hilarious journey of activism that turns corporate conventions into comedic spectacles.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- irreverent
- witty
- subversive
- political discussion night
- documentary double feature
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film subversive and funny, while noting that its political and formal impact can feel less developed than its strongest demonstrations.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno pose as World Trade Organization representatives after their spoof website is mistaken for the real organization.
The protagonists attend business conferences and television appearances in character to dramatize the harms they associate with global free trade.
The Yes Men deliver darkly comic presentations that shock unwitting audiences while criticizing globalization and market ideology.
A parody website grants the activists credibility, allowing their fabricated WTO personas to be treated as legitimate representatives.
Films like The Yes Men, and why
The Corporation
political documentary comedy built around activist pranks, media manipulation, and satirical public interventions
Bowling for Columbine
subversive documentary humor exposing corporate and political power through confrontational performance
Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media
irreverent activist documentary using comic spectacle to challenge globalization and institutional authority
Movie Details
- Directors
- Dan Ollman, Sarah Price, Chris Smith
- Release Date
- 2003-09-07
- Runtime
- 80 min
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (106)
Cast
- Mike Bonanno
- Andy Bichlbaum
- Michael Moore
- Patrick Lichty
- Sal Salamone
- Phil Bayly
- Andy Bichlbaum
- Philip De Lorenzo
- Greg Palast
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Yes Men about?
- A mischievous activist documentary follows two pranksters who impersonate the World Trade Organization to turn corporate forums into stages for anti-globalization satire.
- What is The Yes Men like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Yes Men as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Yes Men violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in The Yes Men.
- What did critics think of The Yes Men?
- Critics broadly found the film subversive and funny, while noting that its political and formal impact can feel less developed than its strongest demonstrations.
- Which films are like The Yes Men?
- Films with a similar feel include The Corporation, Bowling for Columbine, and Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media.
- How long is The Yes Men?
- The Yes Men runs 80 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Yes Men?
- In United States, The Yes Men streams on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus.
