Heist: Who Stole the American Dream?

2011

1h 30m

Documentary

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86%

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7 Reviews

86%

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100+ Ratings

American corporations dismantle the middle class by favoring businesses and the wealthy.

Mindy Farabee

Los Angeles Times

Ultimately reframing the advancement of free market ideology of the last four decades as class warfare against the have-nots, the documentary manages to widen its scope without losing its narrative thread.

Rated: 3.5/5

Aug 28, 2012

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Dennis Harvey

Variety

Though myriad aspects of its story have already been probed in greater depth elsewhere, Frances Causey and Donald Goldmacher's Heist is well timed as a one-stop summary of reasons for ordinary Americans to be furious at our financial systems.

Aug 28, 2012

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Chuck Bowen

Slant Magazine

The film provides a crisp, succinct answer to a question that nags most Americans: What the hell happened?

Rated: 3/4

Mar 3, 2012

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Brent Simon

Shared Darkness

Heist is a cinematic gut punch, to be sure, but not one entirely devoid of hope.

Aug 28, 2012

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Kam Williams

AALBC.com

A persuasive case for the swift reinstatement of watchdog laws to prevent bailed-out Wall Street from turning the America Dream into a neverending nightmare for folks on Main Street.

Rated: 4/4

Mar 1, 2012

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david r

Excellent overview of what happened to the US economy, with great appearances by Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

This is an excellent movie that everyone should watch! I recommend it highly!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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Audience Member

This is a must see........................

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/15/23

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Audience Member

A crash course in how our economy has been operating, ...and what we can do about it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Audience Member

Everyone should see Heist twice.... or more. It's very intense and very condensed, and well worth seeing.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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Audience Member

What an incredible film! A movie that finally explains in real language what happened to we the 99%. It really helped me to understand how the 1% stole our money, i highly recommend you see it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/15/23

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Frances Causey

Director

Donald Goldmacher

Director

Frances Causey

Screenwriter

Hollis Rich

Screenwriter

Frances Causey

Producer

Donald Goldmacher

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Synopsis

American corporations dismantle the middle class by favoring businesses and the wealthy.

Director: Frances Causey, Donald Goldmacher
Producer: Frances Causey, Donald Goldmacher
Screenwriter: Frances Causey, Hollis Rich
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (DVD): Feb 12, 2013
Runtime: 1h 30m