SummaryWe live in an age where it's tough even to walk down the street without someone trying to sell you something. It's at the point where practically the entire American experience is brought to us by some corporation. Utilizing cutting-edge tools of comic exploration and total self-exploitation, Spurlock dissects the world of advertising and marketi... Read More
Directed By:Morgan Spurlock
Written By:Jeremy Chilnick, Morgan Spurlock
POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold
Metascore
Generally Favorable
66
User score
Generally Favorable
6.8
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
82% Positive
28 Reviews
28 Reviews
15% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
3% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Apr 21, 2011
88
Spurlock comes off like a new and improved Everyman, familiar but smarter and funnier than the average Joe.
Apr 19, 2011
80
So don't tell Spurlock he can't have his cake and eat it too. In Greatest Movie, he gleefully accepts his sponsorships on camera just to show you how wrong this all is.
User score
Generally Favorable
58% Positive
14 Ratings
14 Ratings
33% Mixed
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
8% Negative
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
Jun 1, 2011
10
I absolutely loved this movie! It is completely hilarious, caught my attention the entire movie, and I left the theater with a smile on my face. I highly recommend this movie - I hope Morgan hits his $10,000,000 goal so that POM Wonderful will pay for their sponsorship of the movie. In what other film will you see the filmmaker bathing a pony in a tub?
May 16, 2011
9
This time, doc director Morgan Spurlock takes product placement to the ultimate level. He determines to finance the film entirely from sponsors and we are treated to his process. Turns out it's is not just informative, but highly entertaining.
Apr 29, 2011
75
Even though Spurlock, a totally likeable Everyman, is in the middle of it at all times, "PWPTGMES" never feels like the work of, oh, Michael Moore.
Apr 21, 2011
70
Spurlock creates a good time along with some surprisingly salient observations as he tries to keep his balance on this very slippery slope.
Apr 27, 2011
67
Worth imbibing, if for no reason other than the bellyache it generates.
Apr 21, 2011
55
The subject of Spurlock's movie is Spurlock, and while he may be reasonably affable, and sometimes extremely goofy, it's a stretch to call him controversial.
Apr 22, 2011
25
If I weren't already being paid to watch this movie, I'd feel entitled to compensation for having to sit through this many product plugs.
Feb 27, 2013
7
The film is perhaps too light-hearted and not as cutting as it needs to be but it retains its message throughout, albeit to different extents.
Mar 18, 2012
6
A vast improvement over Spurlock's freshman effort. This time he takes a much more ambiguous position, neither approving of nor altogether discrediting the overuse of product placement in the media and our everyday lives. After riding a high horse on the subject of fast food in Supersize Me with questionable (at best) results, he decides this time to take a more muted and neutral stance. His intention in this film seems to be more about informing than finger-wagging, which shows a huge growth of character and maturity from his previous film. Crisp and entertaining but still harmed by a lack of interesting subject matter. I also tried POM Wonderful after seeing this film. It's good!
Aug 31, 2014
3
Morgan Spurlock is not a skilled filmmaker. Why should we expect to be entertained by his next venture in selling crap cinema? Documentary or not, it's not interesting, Morgan.
Production Company:
- Snoot Entertainment
- Warrior Poets
Release Date:Apr 22, 2011
Duration:1 h 30 m
Rating:PG-13
Tagline:He's not selling out, he's buying in.
Awards
Miami Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
New Media Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
• 1 Nomination
