Zeitgeist: Moving Forward
An ambitious systems documentary argues that humanity must replace monetary economics with a sustainable resource-based society.
Overview
A thought-provoking exploration of society's future and the potential for a new economic system.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Dense
- Violence
- None
- urgent
- earnest
- provocative
- focused viewing
- political discussion
What critics said
Critical reactions broadly regard the film as earnest and compelling in its advocacy but methodologically selective and propagandistic.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film links monetary economics, social organization, human behavior, and global survival into one structural analysis.
Its central prescription is transition toward a sustainable resource-based economy as an alternative to the current monetary paradigm.
The film combines expert interviews and explanatory audiovisual material in a strongly directed case for socioeconomic transformation.
Its broader Zeitgeist context and ideological framing are associated with contemporary conspiracy-oriented critiques of finance, media, and institutions.
Films like Zeitgeist: Moving Forward, and why
Capitalism: A Love Story
systems-focused documentary critique of capitalism, inequality, and dominant economic structures
The Corporation
argument-driven documentary advocating major social and economic transformation through empirical analysis
The Venus Project: The Movie
utopian social critique connecting ecological sustainability, technology, and alternative political organization
Movie Details
- Director
- Peter Joseph
- Release Date
- 2011-01-15
- Runtime
- 161 min
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 (243)
Cast
- Robert Sapolsky
- Gabor Maté
- Richard G. Wilkinson
- James Gilligan
- John McMurtry
- Michael Ruppert
- Max Keiser
- Jacque Fresco
- Adrian Bowyer
- Behrokh Khoshnevis
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Daring Docs Amazon Channel, Indie Club 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 Zeitgeist: Moving Forward about?
- An ambitious systems documentary argues that humanity must replace monetary economics with a sustainable resource-based society.
- What is Zeitgeist: Moving Forward like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Zeitgeist: Moving Forward as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as dense.
- Is Zeitgeist: Moving Forward violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Zeitgeist: Moving Forward.
- What did critics think of Zeitgeist: Moving Forward?
- Critical reactions broadly regard the film as earnest and compelling in its advocacy but methodologically selective and propagandistic.
- Which films are like Zeitgeist: Moving Forward?
- Films with a similar feel include Capitalism: A Love Story, The Corporation, and The Venus Project: The Movie.
- How long is Zeitgeist: Moving Forward?
- Zeitgeist: Moving Forward runs 161 minutes.
- Where can I watch Zeitgeist: Moving Forward?
- In United States, Zeitgeist: Moving Forward streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Daring Docs Amazon Channel, Indie Club Amazon Channel.
