Capitalism: A Love Story
Documentary filmmaker Michael Moore sets out to expose the hidden forces behind the 2008 financial collapse, confronting powerful corporate interests and a complacent public before their greed destroys everyday lives.
“Ask not what your CEO can do for you, but what you can do for your CEO”
Synopsis
Michael Moore returns to the subject he first explored in *Roger & Me* (1989), delivering a new perspective on the impact of corporate decisions on everyday lives.
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A crew of 316+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Jessica BrunettoShot by Daniel MarracinoScored by Jeff GibbsSound by Cheryl Nardi
Box Office
2009 · Box office
📉 Underperformed — grossed 0.9× its budget
Why 2.5×?
Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).
Worldwide gross
$17.4M
Opening week (7-day): $67K
Peak 4 theaters
Versions & cuts
- Toronto International· 105 min
Also known as
- (English)Capitalism: A Love Story
- Kapitalismus: Eine Liebesgeschichtede
- Capitalismo: Una historia de amores
- (French)Le capitalisme: Une histoire d'amour
Release dates around the world4 countries · showhide
- ItalySep 6, 2009
- CanadaSep 13, 2009
- BrazilSep 23, 2009
- United StatesSep 23, 2009
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Cast & Crew
316 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Supporting cast
62Glenn Beck
as Self
John Boehner
as Self
Stephen G Breyer
as Self
Tom Brokaw
as Self
George W Bush
as Self
Jack Cafferty
as Self
Dick Cheney
as Self
Katie Couric
as Self
Dick Durbin
as Self
Jerry Falwell
as Self
Barney Frank
as Self
Timothy Geithner
as Self
Phil Gramm
as Self
Alan Greenspan
as Self
Luis Gutierrez
as Self
Janet Jackson
as Self
Charles Keating
as Self
Anthony M Kennedy
as Self
Martin Luther King
as Self
Helmut Kohl
as Self
Steve Kroft
as Self
Dennis Kucinich
as Self
Bela Lugosi
as Self
Zedong Mao
as Self
Henry Paulson
as Self
Robert Powell
as Self - Jesus
Nancy Reagan
as Self
Don Regan
as Self
William Rehnquist
as Self
Pat Robertson
as Self
Kenneth Rogoff
as Self
Robert Rubin
as Self
Janice Schakowsky
as Self
Chuck Schumer
as Self
Ryan Seacrest
as Self
Donna Shalala
as Self
David H Souter
as Self
John Paul Stevens
as Self
Justin Timberlake
as Self
Brian Williams
as Self
Baron Hill
as Self
Marcy Kaptur
as Self
Bernie Sanders
as Self
Elizabeth Warren
as Self
Thora Birch
as Self
Wallace Shawn
as Self
Peter Zalewski
as Self
Bill Clinton
as Self (archive footage)
Paul Ryan
as Self (archive footage)
Joe Biden
as Self (archive footage)
Michael Bloomberg
as Self (archive footage)
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
as Self (archive footage)
Martin Luther King Jr
as Self (archive footage)
Barack Obama
as Self (archive footage)
Nancy Pelosi
as Self (archive footage)
Joseph Stalin
as Self (archive footage)
Stephen Breyer
as Self (archive footage)
Sandra Day O Connor
as Self (archive footage)
Antonin Scalia
as Self (archive footage)
Clarence Thomas
as Self (archive footage)
Ronald Reagan
as Self (archive footage)
Chris Dodd
as Self (archive footage)
Directors
2Writers
2Producers
32Adriane Giebel
senior field producer
Al Jankowski
score producer
Amy Baluzy
additional field producer (as Amy McCampbell)
Anne Moore
Producer
Annie Heringer
additional field producer
Basel Hamdan
senior field producer
Bob Weinstein
executive producer
Carl Deal
co-producer
Christina D King
additional field producer
Cory Fisher
field producer
Eric Weinrib
associate producer
Harvey Weinstein
executive producer
Jane Sellen Edwards
additional field producer (as Jane Sellen)
Jennifer Latham
line producer
Jim Czarnecki
additional field producer
John Hardesty
co-producer
Jonathan Schwarz
research producer
Judy Aley
archival producer
Karey Green
additional field producer
Kathleen Glynn
executive producer
Kristen Vaurio
field producer
Lawrence Manchester
music producer / score mixer
Matthew Reedy
online producer
Michael Moore
Producer
Michael Moore Ii
producer
Pearl Lieberman
archival producer
Rehya Young
additional field producer
Risa Mickenberg
consulting producer
Rod Birleson
co-producer
Steve Quick
score producer
Tia Lessin Nm0504357
co-producer
Titi Yu
additional field producer
Other crew
214Amy Carter
accountant
Robin Bell
acknowledgment: archival footage courtesy of, Bellvisuals.com
Amy Schewel
additional archive researcher
Andrew Horn
additional archive researcher
Jim Mcdonnell
additional archive researcher
Kari Giron
additional archive researcher
Kate Coe
additional archive researcher
Susan Hormuth
additional archive researcher
Corey Bayes
additional assistant editor
Louisa Forni
additional assistant editor
Matthew Griffin
additional assistant editor
Nicole Orozco
additional assistant editor
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