The Corporation

The Corporation

The corporation as psychopath...

Directed by Jennifer Abbott, Mark Achbar

Produced by Big Picture Media Corporation

2003145 min7.6 / 10

A rigorous, ideas-driven documentary that diagnoses corporate structures as inherently psychopathic, balancing systemic critique with activist hope.

Since the late 18th century American legal decision that the business corporation organizational model is legally a person, it has become a dominant economic, political and social force around the globe. This film takes an in-depth psychological examination of the organization model through various case studies. What the study illustrates is that in the its behaviour, this type of "person" typically acts like a dangerously destructive psychopath without conscience. Furthermore, we see the profound threat this psychopath has for our world and our future, but also how the people with courage, intelligence and determination can do to stop it.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Corporation violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is The Corporation easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is The Corporation scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is The Corporation sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does The Corporation end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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88/ 100

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