The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel

The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel

A just-in-timely sequel feature documentary

Directed by Jennifer Abbott, Joel Bakan

Produced by Grant Street Productions, Screen Siren Pictures

2020106 min7.0 / 10

A polemical documentary that traces corporate influence over two decades, arguing that systemic manipulation has brought democracy to the brink of authoritarianism.

Two decades after the initial exposé of the corporation, this follow-up unveils a world now fully remade in its image and perilously close to fascism.

Questions people ask

  • Is The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Does The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

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.

78/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity86

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Surprise78

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Love70

How much audiences actually like it

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Like The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel

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Same Mood as The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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