
Capitalism: A Love Story(2009)
Michael Moore comes home to the issue he's been examining throughout his career: the disastrous impact of corporate dominance on the everyday lives of Americans (and by default, the rest of the world).


“A hometown hero battles a giant corporation to save his city.”
A documentary about the closure of General Motors' plant at Flint, Michigan, which resulted in the loss of 30,000 jobs. Details the attempts of filmmaker Michael Moore to get an interview with GM CEO Roger Smith.

Michael Moore
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Rhonda Britton
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Fred Ross
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Roger B. Smith
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Bob Eubanks
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James Blanchard
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Kaye Lani Rae Rafko Wilson
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Pat Boone
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Anita Bryant
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Ronald Reagan
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Roger & Me is a documentary, history, comedy film released in 1989 exploring themes of capitalism, economics, unemployment, corporate greed. Directed by Michael Moore, it stars Michael Moore, Rhonda Britton, Fred Ross. A documentary about the closure of General Motors' plant at Flint, Michigan, which resulted in the loss of 30,000 jobs. Details the attempts of filmmaker Michael Moore to get an interview with GM CEO Roger Smith.
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