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      I.O.U.S.A.

      PG Released Aug 22, 2008 1h 27m Documentary List
      88% 65 Reviews Tomatometer 86% 1,000+ Ratings Audience Score Will the United States of America go broke in your lifetime? This documentary examines the myriad reasons why such a dangerous outcome is a distinct possibility. In the opinion of some, as the baby boomer generation ages, entitlement programs will be strained to the breaking point, and an astronomical defense budget and excessive national debt threaten to hurl the country over the financial brink. If the U.S. is not prepared to change its ways, the film warns, we'd better be ready for disaster. Read More Read Less
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      A potent and lithely constructed documentary about America's financial crisis, I.O.U.S.A grabs you with figures but holds you with irreverent wit.

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      Audience Member A simple doc that leaves with facts on how the national debt may one day burst Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/06/19 Full Review Audience Member The financial situation of the world post this documentary underscores the need for both a hard look at the causes of how the debt crisis came about, but also the sobering pain that might have to occur in trying to wrest it back under control. What might have been a dry subject was made surprisingly engaging and easy to follow. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member A fantastic movie that should be shown to every politician and High School Economics class across the country. Our politicians have our credit card and they are spending with reckless abandon and don't care. They are forcing the debt upon my generation, my kids and my un-born grandchildren. The only problem with this video is it is now five years old. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member One could almost look on this doom-and-gloom documentary with fond nostalgia. "Remember five years ago when the national debt was only 8 trillion? Those were the days!" Of course it is now 16 trillion and likely to be 20 trillion in four more years. The movie is excellent on the history and the peril, but is light on solutions. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review Audience Member Good one. Shows the US debt's alarming situation in 2007 and how their hands are tied vs China and oil exporting countries. I wish the movie was bringing some comparisons of US situation (currently 102% debt\GDP ration) vs other countries like Japan (208%), Greece (165%), Italy (120%), Ireland (104%), Canada (84%), etc. Interesting fact: the US debt\GDP ratio increased from 69% to 102% in the last 4 years. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member A really informative, well done documentary meant to inform the viewer all about the Federal debt and yearly deficit. It's split into four sections: Spending, saving, trade, leadership. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Nell Minow Movie Mom Rated: B+ Feb 18, 2012 Full Review David Fear Time Out Rated: 2/5 Nov 18, 2011 Full Review Hank Sartin Time Out Rated: 4/5 Nov 17, 2011 Full Review Kelly Vance East Bay Express Bottom line: The party's over. There's no such thing as a free lunch. America itself may be a bubble. Aug 15, 2011 Full Review Simon Foster sbs.com.au If more people had watched this film, they might still have their houses. Mar 9, 2011 Full Review Matthew Turner ViewLondon Well made, informative and genuinely terrifying documentary, in which the use of humour can't quite diminish the spectre of doom and gloom. Rated: 3/5 Jan 14, 2010 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis Will the United States of America go broke in your lifetime? This documentary examines the myriad reasons why such a dangerous outcome is a distinct possibility. In the opinion of some, as the baby boomer generation ages, entitlement programs will be strained to the breaking point, and an astronomical defense budget and excessive national debt threaten to hurl the country over the financial brink. If the U.S. is not prepared to change its ways, the film warns, we'd better be ready for disaster.
      Director
      Patrick Creadon
      Producer
      Jon Carnes, Addison Wiggin
      Screenwriter
      Patrick Creadon, Addison Wiggin, Christine O'Malley
      Distributor
      Roadside Attractions
      Production Co
      O'Malley Creadon Productions
      Rating
      PG (Thematic Elements)
      Genre
      Documentary
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Aug 22, 2008, Limited
      Release Date (DVD)
      Apr 7, 2009
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $821.0K
      Runtime
      1h 27m