Does The New Watchdogs end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 83% 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 New Watchdogs 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 New Watchdogs easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% 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 New Watchdogs sad?

Somewhat. More sad 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.

Is The New Watchdogs scary?

Not especially. Less frightening than 58% 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.

The New Watchdogs

Name: The New Watchdogs
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2012
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Renaud Lambert, Nicolas Sarkozy, Laurent Joffrin, Arnaud Lagardère, Alain Duhamel

Directed by Yannick Kergoat, Gilles Balbastre

Produced by J.E.M. Productions

2012100 min7.4 / 10

A sharp, intellectually rigorous critique of institutional media complicity in maintaining power structures, delivered with sardonic precision and documentary evidence.

In 1932, the writer Paul Nizan published "The New Watchdogs" to denounce the philosophers and writers of his time who, sheltering behind intellectual neutrality, imposed themselves as true watchdogs of the established order. Today the watchdogs are journalists, editors, and media experts who've openly become market evangelists and guardians of the social order. In a sardonic manner, "The New Watchdogs" denounces this press that, claiming to be independent, objective and pluralist, makes out it is a democratic force of opposition. With forcefulness and precision, the film puts its finger on the increasing danger of information produced by the major industrial groups of the Paris Stock Exchange and perverted into merchandise.

Questions people ask

Does The New Watchdogs end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is The New Watchdogs violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is The New Watchdogs easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is The New Watchdogs sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.
Is The New Watchdogs scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% 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.

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