The Yes Men Fix the World

2009

1h 30m

Documentary

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75%

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57 Reviews

78%

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1,000+ Ratings

This documentary features the politically engaged con artists known as the Yes Men, who stage elaborate hoaxes to expose corporate malfeasance using guerrilla tactics. Among the stunts are promises to pay restitution to local citizens while impersonating executives from corporations like Dow -- whose explosion contaminated an Indian village -- and BP. They also pose as representatives from Haliburton and introduce the SurvivaBall, an inflatable orb designed to withstand catastrophe.

Critics Consensus

The Yes Men aim their barbs at the capitalist fat-cats with gutsy and hilarious performance pranks.

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Stephen Garrett

Time Out

Rated: 3/5

Nov 17, 2011

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Marc Savlov

Austin Chronicle

The Yes Men's bravery and unflagging sense of optimistically doomed humor -- which comes across as a quixotic version of Monty Python by way of Upton Sinclair -- is to be applauded and, wherever possible, acted upon.

Rated: 3.5/5

Feb 5, 2010

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Jason Anderson

Toronto Star

Unfortunately, they risk seeming glib during this doc, which brandishes a cheekier, more self-congratulatory tone than did The Yes Men, its 2003 predecessor.

Rated: 3/4

Jan 29, 2010

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Nikki Baughan

Roll Credits

The Yes Men Change the World is an entertaining, amusing and deeply worthwhile documentary.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 29, 2019

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David Harris

Spectrum Culture

Yes Men Fix the World feels like little more than a vanity piece, and a shoddily developed one at that.

Rated: 2/5

Oct 16, 2019

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Mattie Lucas

From the Front Row

A noble experiment, but one that, ultimately, seems to backfire more than it succeeds.

Rated: 2/4

Aug 5, 2019

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Jessica C

This is really a good laugh. An entertaining eye-opening documentary that showed how irresponsible, selfish, and kind of bastard corporates, and companies are.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/01/23

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Audience Member

I Guess You COULD Say This Is Entertaining.. But Really, It Is Just Identity Theft With A Moralistic Twist.. Sure They Peddle Exposé & Invigorate Your Sense Of Injustice Being Righted..But It Does So With Cunning & Conniving Means. Not Necessarily An Exact Outcome & Really It Gives You A Sense Of Disappointment, Reflecting On Really How Broken Society, Capitalism & Human Nature Really Is...So Quite Depressing.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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Audience Member

Hilarious film that I would recommend to anyone who likes the social justice field.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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Audience Member

When the target of their hoaxes are the corporations, you can't help but love every minute of this.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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markus m

A humorous take on serious issues that manages to be both entertaining and thought-provoking without ever coming off as too preachy, although even with a documentary like this where the message and the points seem agreeable it's good to still think critically and ask what was possibly left out of this movie made about the Yes Men by the Yes Men because it didn't fit the narrative.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

I loved this documentary where Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno are "The Yes Men" who set up fake websites trying to expose bad capitalists whose companies haven't handled disasters in a responsible manner. They especially target Dow Chemical (Bhopal disaster), Exxon (wetland destruction in Louisiana), and HUD policies (after Katrina). We laughed because it's really as funny as it is sad.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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Synopsis

This documentary features the politically engaged con artists known as the Yes Men, who stage elaborate hoaxes to expose corporate malfeasance using guerrilla tactics. Among the stunts are promises to pay restitution to local citizens while impersonating executives from corporations like Dow -- whose explosion contaminated an Indian village -- and BP. They also pose as representatives from Haliburton and introduce the SurvivaBall, an inflatable orb designed to withstand catastrophe.

Director: Andy Bichlbaum, Mike Bonanno, Kurt Engfehr
Producer: Doro Bachrach, Ruth Charny
Screenwriter: Andy Bichlbaum, Mike Bonanno
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 26, 2020
Runtime: 1h 30m