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Inequality for All

2013 · 88 min

A clear, persuasive lecture that makes dry economics feel urgent and personal, mixing charts, interviews and a likable narrator into an accessible call to attention.

Overview
Based on Reich's 2010 book Aftershock: The Next Economy and America's Future, the film examines widening income inequality in the United States. U.S. Labor Secretary Robert Reich tries to raise awareness of the country's widening economic gap. He publicly argued about the issue for decades, and producing a film of his viewpoints was a "final frontier" for him. In addition to being a social issue documentary, Inequality for All is also partially a biopic regarding Reich's early life and his time as Secretary of Labor under Bill Clinton's presidency. Warren Buffett and Nick Hanauer, two entrepreneurs and investors in the top 1%, are interviewed in the film, supporting Reich's belief in an economy that benefits all citizens, including those of the middle and lower classes.

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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • politics
  • power
  • justice
  • work
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Action0
Horror0
Humour3
Realism9
Romance0
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Jacob Kornbluth
Starring
Robert Reich, Dolly Parton, Tyne Daly, Lily Tomlin, Mary Tyler Moore, Candice Bergen, Jon Stewart, Sharon Gless
Runtime
88 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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