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Mick LaSalle San Francisco Chronicle 01/06/2006
3/4
The intent of Waging a Living is to inspire outrage, and to an extent it succeeds. Go to Full Review Lisa Kennedy Denver Post 01/06/2006
2.5/4
Doing the math in hopes of gaining on the American Dream is becoming less like arithmetic and more like some advanced course in magical calculus. Go to Full Review Kevin Crust Los Angeles Times 11/10/2005
3.5/5
Through sensitive, in-depth profiles of four workers, Weisberg drives home the point that hard-working men and women with full-time jobs find themselves and their families trapped in a seemingly endless cycle of poverty. Go to Full Review Les Wright culturevulture.net 12/30/2005
Powerfully done, alarming, and couldn't be more timely Go to Full Review Andy Klein Los Angeles CityBeat 11/23/2005
While there are occasional glimpses of hope, this is an often depressing view of where the last decades of rising conservative power have taken us. Go to Full Review E! Staff E! Online 11/11/2005
B+
Director Roger Weisberg presents plenty of sobering statistics, but it's his ability to get honest, sometimes heartbreaking human stories onscreen that makes this compelling viewing. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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03/04/2010 See it before it comes too outdated. That is all. See more 04/26/2008 If you've ever read David Shipler's book, "Working Poor: Invisible in America", this movie is a perfect companion. The income disparity in this country is disgusting. See more 11/24/2007 Waging a Living follows four people who fall into the category "working poor". This movie is about the struggle of average Americans trying to make a living while supporting a family. Some of these stories are quite sad. But it is typical. Read the book Nickel and Dimed. It tells the whole story. It is nearly impossible for a person to start at the bottom and make it on their own these days. The poor will always be poor. It wasn't the best documentary I have seen recently. It was good though. I have experienced these stories my whole life. This movie was nothing new to me. It is worth checking out though. See more 07/08/2007 Wow... I'm the only person on all of Flixster that has seen this... crazy. Solid documentary about low wage workers. Further proof that the "American Dream" as it was once portrayed is quickly dying. Solid rental. See more Read all reviews
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Roger Weisberg

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Joseph M. Kyrillos Jr.

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Robert Kaszirer

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Mickey Dicks

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Doreen Ottaiano

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Movie Info

Director
Roger Weisberg