Synopsis
U.S. Labor Secretary Robert Reich tries to raise awareness of the country's widening economic gap.
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Cast
- Robert ReichSelf
- Dolly PartonDoralee Rhodes (archive footage)
- Tyne DalyMary Beth Lacey (archive footage)
- Lily TomlinViolet Newstead (archive footage)
- Mary Tyler MooreMary Richards (archive footage)
- Candice BergenMurphy Brown (archive footage)
- Jon StewartSelf (archive footage)
- Sharon GlessChristine Cagney (archive footage)
- Conan O'BrienSelf (archive footage)
- Barack ObamaSelf (archive footage)
Recommendations
- 80
New York Daily News
The wonkiness is at a minimum and Reich delivers it with tales from his own life, since he’s the son of a dress store owner and a mom who helped in the shop. Essential viewing, no matter how you cut it. - 80
Arizona Republic
An engaging film that’s head and shoulders above the average talking-head parade. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
Policy wonk Robert Reich’s analysis of today’s parallels to the Great Depression is both statistics-driven and impassioned. - 70
Variety
Covering a broad swath of liberal economic theory in brisk, simply stated fashion, Inequality for All aims to do for income disparity what “An Inconvenient Truth” did for climate change. - 70
Village Voice
The testimonials from a few of these people, with the realization they speak for tens of thousands, reinforces Inequality for All's sobering message while at the same time undercutting Reich's optimism. - 70
Wall Street Journal
Jacob Kornbluth's lively documentary is both a polemic and a teaching tool. - 67
The A.V. Club
As a primer on its topic, Inequality For All is informative, plainly argued, and — in some of its more poignant anecdotes — suitably enraging. - 63
Slant Magazine
Robert Reich's message to America, much like director Jacob Kornbluth's uncomplicated film, is so simple and straightforward (you might even say obvious) that, without nitpicking, it can appear flawless.
