Is The Shock Doctrine easy watching?

No. Less comforting than 92% 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 Shock Doctrine 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 Shock Doctrine 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 Shock Doctrine scary?

Somewhat. More frightening 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 Shock Doctrine violent?

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 Shock Doctrine

Name: The Shock Doctrine
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2009
Duration: 82 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Kieran O'Brien, Naomi Klein, Milton Friedman, John Major, Bill Clinton

Directed by Mat Whitecross, Michael Winterbottom

Produced by Renegade Pictures

200982 min7.1 / 10

A polemical, ideas-driven documentary that traces how economic ideology exploits human suffering and systemic crises for profit.

An investigation of "disaster capitalism", based on Naomi Klein's proposition that neo-liberal capitalism feeds on natural disasters, war and terror to establish its dominance.

Clusters

Movies About Institutional Injustice Corrupt Institutions Exposed Science Technology And Industry Cor Natural Disaster Movies

Genres

Documentary

Keywords

Capitalism Disaster Economics Neoliberalism

Questions people ask

Is The Shock Doctrine easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Does The Shock Doctrine end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is The Shock Doctrine sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Is The Shock Doctrine scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Is The Shock Doctrine violent? 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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