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Surviving Progress

2011·Movie
1h 26min
IMDb7.4Metacritic597.2Rotten Tomatoes71%79%

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Strong craft, low-key.

Energy

Calm and low-key

Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.

  • Tension5
  • Fast Pace4
  • Spectacle4

Heart

Melancholic

  • Melancholy7
  • Pathos6
  • Catharsis5

Humor

Some satire

Not a comedy at heart.

  • Satire & Parody5
  • Dark Humor4
  • Wit & Wordplay3

World

Everyday modern life, society, and politics

  • World Immersion7
  • Dialogue Centrality7
  • Rewatchability6

Craft

Solid, not remarkable

Layered plot that rewards full attention.

  • Complexity8
  • Direction7
  • Acting7

Style

Functional look and sound

  • Cinematography7
  • Editing7
  • Music Composition6

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About

Every time history repeats itself, the price goes up.

Humanity’s ascent is often measured by the speed of progress. But what if progress is actually spiraling us downwards, towards collapse? Ronald Wright, whose best-seller, “A Short History Of Progress” inspired “Surviving Progress”, shows how past civilizations were destroyed by “progress traps”—alluring technologies and belief systems that serve immediate needs, but ransom the future. As pressure on the world’s resources accelerates and financial elites bankrupt nations, can our globally-entwined civilization escape a final, catastrophic progress trap? With potent images and illuminating insights from thinkers who have probed our genes, our brains, and our social behaviour, this requiem to progress-as-usual also poses a challenge: to prove that making apes smarter isn’t an evolutionary dead-end.
Progress TrapCivilization CollapseResource DepletionFinancial EliteSocial CommentaryPhilosophical InquiryDocumentaryTechnology & HumanityContemporary Realism

Crew

Directed by:
Mathieu Roy, Harold Crooks
Written by:
Mathieu Roy, Harold Crooks
Produced by:
Martin Scorsese, Emma Tillinger Koskoff, Mark Achbar

Sequels and Prequels

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Where can I stream Surviving Progress legally?

The RokuKanopyOVIDFilmzieFawesomeTubi TV

Surviving Progress is included with a subscription to OVID in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Filmzie, and Fawesome. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.

Is Surviving Progress worth watching?

69
GoodGoodWatch score

Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 70/100 (IMDb 7.4, Rotten Tomatoes 71%, and Metacritic 59). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.

How long is Surviving Progress?

1 h 26 min

Surviving Progress runs 1 h 26 min.

Is Surviving Progress based on a true story?

No. It's adapted from a novel.

Do critics and audiences agree on Surviving Progress?

Critics65
Audiences75

Not quite. Audiences rate Surviving Progress higher (75) than critics (65). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.

What language is Surviving Progress in?

English

It was made in English. Produced in Canada.

In how many countries can I watch Surviving Progress?

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