Zeitgeist: Addendum
An impassioned systems critique connects banking, war, and institutional corruption to a radical resource-based alternative society.
Overview
A thought-provoking exploration of societal corruption and potential solutions for a better future.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- confrontational
- urgent
- provocative
- political discussion night
- documentary marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the documentary as compelling and effective propaganda whose conspiratorial claims rely on selective evidence, weak reasoning, and questionable filmmaking ethics.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film links banking, war, political leadership, and social corruption into an overarching explanation of institutional control.
Jacque Fresco and the Venus Project provide the film's central alternative to existing economic and political systems.
The documentary combines archival news footage, interviews, and polemical argument in a fast-moving propagandistic presentation.
Banking and economic theory are treated as root causes of corruption and broader social dysfunction.
Films like Zeitgeist: Addendum, and why
Zeitgeist: The Movie
argumentative political documentary using archival footage, expert testimony, and conspiratorial claims about institutions
Capitalism: A Love Story
provocative documentary investigation of monetary systems, elite influence, and global power structures
Loose Change
conspiracy-focused documentary built from archival material and claims about political and economic power
The Corporation
systemic critique of finance and globalization delivered through confrontational documentary rhetoric
Movie Details
- Director
- Peter Joseph
- Release Date
- 2008-10-02
- Runtime
- 123 min
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 (276)
Cast
- Jacque Fresco
- Roxanne Meadows
- John Perkins
- George Carlin
- Jiddu Krishnamurti
- Ron Paul
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: Addendum about?
- An impassioned systems critique connects banking, war, and institutional corruption to a radical resource-based alternative society.
- What is Zeitgeist: Addendum like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Zeitgeist: Addendum as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Zeitgeist: Addendum violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Zeitgeist: Addendum.
- What did critics think of Zeitgeist: Addendum?
- Critics broadly regarded the documentary as compelling and effective propaganda whose conspiratorial claims rely on selective evidence, weak reasoning, and questionable filmmaking ethics.
- Which films are like Zeitgeist: Addendum?
- Films with a similar feel include Zeitgeist: The Movie, Capitalism: A Love Story, Loose Change, and The Corporation.
- How long is Zeitgeist: Addendum?
- Zeitgeist: Addendum runs 123 minutes.
- Where can I watch Zeitgeist: Addendum?
- In United States, Zeitgeist: Addendum streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Daring Docs Amazon Channel, Indie Club Amazon Channel.
