The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel
A pointed Canadian-American documentary dismantles corporate claims of social responsibility and warns that polished rebranding can conceal deeper threats to democracy.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- furious
- urgent
- pointed
- political discussion
- classroom viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly found the documentary thoughtful, pointed, and important in its anti-corporate argument, while some considered its information insufficiently new for a sequel.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film centers on corporate rebranding as socially responsible and argues that such campaigns can conceal or normalize continued harm.
Its central claim connects corporate control and manipulation to threats against democracy and civic freedom.
The critical summary emphasizes CEOs accepting fines as worthwhile expenses given the profits generated by destructive conduct.
The aggregate reception specifically characterizes the film as a furious anti-corporate documentary organized around immoral and destructive business conduct.
Films like The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel, and why
The Corporation
shares an investigative documentary approach to corporate power, economic inequality, and democratic institutions
Capitalism: A Love Story
shares an urgent critique of capitalism, corporate influence, and political manipulation through nonfiction analysis
Inside Job
shares a focus on corporate accountability, social inequality, and the consequences of concentrated economic power
Movie Details
- Directors
- Joel Bakan, Jennifer Abbott
- Release Date
- 2020-09-10
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 (20)
Cast
- Anjali Appadurai
- Kshama Sawant
- Klaus Schwab
- Elizabeth May
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel about?
- A pointed Canadian-American documentary dismantles corporate claims of social responsibility and warns that polished rebranding can conceal deeper threats to democracy.
- What is The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel.
- What did critics think of The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel?
- Critics broadly found the documentary thoughtful, pointed, and important in its anti-corporate argument, while some considered its information insufficiently new for a sequel.
- Which films are like The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel?
- Films with a similar feel include The Corporation, Capitalism: A Love Story, and Inside Job.
- How long is The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel?
- The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel runs 106 minutes.
- Where can I watch The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel?
- In United States, The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel is available to rent or buy from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
