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Audiences rate it 17 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
An uproarious critique of the world financial crisis. Building on actor, comedian, and provocateur Russell Brand’s emergence as an activist following his 2014 book Revolution, where he railed against “corporate tyranny, ecological irresponsibility, and economic inequality".
Ratings
IMDb7/10
Rotten Tomatoes60%
Metacritic53/100
Audiences rate it 17 points higher than critics do.
32 audience votes
Key crew
- Michael WinterbottomDirector
- Russell BrandWriter
- Michael WinterbottomWriter
- Joel CadburyOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Russell BrandSelf
- George W. BushSelf (archive footage)
- David CameronSelf (archive footage)
- Jean-Paul BelmondoSelf (archive footage)
- Bill de BlasioSelf (archive footage)
- Bernie EcclestoneSelf (archive footage)
- Alan GreenspanSelf (archive footage)
- Michael HeseltineSelf (archive footage)
- Adolf HitlerSelf (archive footage)
- John F. KennedySelf (archive footage)
- Steve McQueenSelf (archive footage)
- Paul NewmanSelf (archive footage)