Is The Light Bulb Conspiracy violent?

Barely. Less violent than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Light Bulb Conspiracy sad?

Somewhat. More sad than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Light Bulb Conspiracy scary?

Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Light Bulb Conspiracy easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Light Bulb Conspiracy end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Light Bulb Conspiracy

Name: The Light Bulb Conspiracy
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2010
Duration: 75 min
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Molly Malcolm, Mike Anane, Michael Braungart, Steve Bunn, Nicols Fox

The untold story of Planned Obsolescence

Directed by Cosima Dannoritzer

Produced by Media 3.14, ARTE France Cinéma

201075 min7.6 / 10

An investigative documentary that exposes the deliberate engineering of product failure as a profit-driven conspiracy, blending archival evidence with expert analysis to critique capitalism's environmental and ethical costs.

Once upon a time... consumer goods were built to last. Then, in the 1920’s, a group of businessmen realized that the longer their product lasted, the less money they made, thus Planned Obsolescence was born, and manufacturers have been engineering products to fail ever since. Combining investigative research and rare archive footage with analysis by those working on ways to save both the economy and the environment, this documentary charts the creation of ‘engineering to fail’, its rise to prominence and its recent fall from grace.

Clusters

Political Cover-Ups Thrillers Corrupt Institutions Exposed Complicity Under Pressure Honor And Duty Media and Communication Devices

Genres

Documentary

Keywords

Capitalism Printer Greed Profit Conspiracy Business Consumerism Advertising Light Bulb Ethics Efficiency

Questions people ask

Is The Light Bulb Conspiracy violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is The Light Bulb Conspiracy sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Is The Light Bulb Conspiracy scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Is The Light Bulb Conspiracy easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Does The Light Bulb Conspiracy end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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