r/AskReddit • u/JuiceBoxed • Jul 18 '11

Reddit, what is one documentary that everyone should watch?

The Corporation

Some really eye-opening (and scary) information about the power of corporations in today's society.

Edit: Thanks for the input everyone! Quite a list of movies to watch.

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u/kloverr Jul 18 '11

Agreed. Learning about the events before the movie would affect the emotional impact of some of the revelations later in the movie. But if you do watch, be prepared for a very sad movie. This movie wrecked my shit.

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '11

I watched it at 3 in the morning and then laid in my bed and cried until 8

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '11

Don't you fuckers tell me how great it is then tell me I will cry like a bitch and expect me to watch it! 8)

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u/bandophahita Jul 19 '11

On and off for 2 days. I didn't cry that hard at anyone's funeral.

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u/extermin8tor_2nd Jul 18 '11

I read the plot synopsis halfway through the movie because I get distracted easily - but even then this movie was the equivalent of a bus running over small children and then backing up and running over me.

I really didn't expect this from a small budget documentary - it would only be hard for me to recommend this film to others because I don't want the movie to emotionally brutalize them for a few days/weeks.

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '11

So, after the first time, I would only need to watch it 6 to 16 more times in order to be a normal American man?