Summary
A documentary about the closure of General Motors' plant at Flint, Michigan, which resulted in the loss of 30,000 jobs. Details the attempts of filmmaker Michael Moore to get an interview with GM CEO Roger Smith.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+8)
Critics 85Audiences 77GoodWatch 81
Tomatometer100%
Metascore70
Audience score79%
User score7.9
Letterboxd · 23 K ratings3.8/5
IMDb7.5
Box office
42×its budget
- Budget
- $160 K
- Worldwide
- $7 M
Worldwide it earned $7 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 31 min
A typical length for documentaries, −5 min on the typical 96
typical 9691Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country, rent or buy in 56 more
Released
1989
September 1, 1989
37 years ago
Genres
DocumentaryHistoryComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightParty VibePartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 28
Michael MooreSelf
Rhonda BrittonSelf- FRFred RossSelf
Roger B. SmithSelf
Bob EubanksSelf- JBJames BlanchardSelf
Kaye Lani Rae Rafko WilsonSelf
Pat BooneSelf
Anita BryantSelf- JBJames BondSelf
- KEKaren EdgelySelf
- BHBen HamperSelf
- DJDinona JacksonSelf
- TJTimothy JacksonSelf
- TKTom KaySelf
- CLCorrey LennoxSelf
- BMBrian MacDonaldSelf
- JKJanet K. RauchSelf
- BSBarbara SchroederSelf
- GSGeorge SellsSelf
- SWSteve WilsonSelf
- SZSue ZelenkoSelf
Ted KoppelSelf (archive footage)
Dan RatherSelf (archive footage)
Directing · 1
- Michael Moore Director, Writer, Screenplay, Producer
Production · 1
- Wendey Stanzler Associate Producer, Editor
Camera · 2
- Kevin Rafferty Director of Photography, Cinematography
- Daniel S. Noga Additional Photography
Editing · 1
- Jennifer Beman White Editor, Sound Editor
Sound · 1
- Judy Irving Sound
Other crew · 4
- John Prusak Cinematography
- Roger B. Smith Thanks
- Chris Beaver Cinematography
- Bruce Schermer Cinematography
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Film 1 of 2 · then Pets or Meat: The Return to Flint
- Roger & Me (1989)
GoodWatch score 80You're here
- Pets or Meat: The Return to Flint (1992)
GoodWatch score 60Film 2
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