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Yes Men, The

Generally favorable reviews
Based on 26 critic reviews
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Based on 5 votes
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Documentary
Written by:
Directed by:
Dan Ollman
Sarah Price
Chris Smith
Release Date:
Theatrical: September 24, 2004
DVD: February 15, 2005
Running Time: 83 minutes, Color
Origin: USA
Summary
RATING: R for language
Starring The Yes Men
The Yes Men is a comic, biting and revelatory documentary which follows a small group of prankster-activists as they gain worldwide notoriety for impersonating the World Trade Organization on television and at business conferences around the world. (United Artists)
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What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
Christian Science Monitor David Sterritt
While it's not a great movie, it's a revealing study of how long it often takes for businesspeople to realize they're being freaked out, not flattered.
Read Full Review >Chicago Tribune Allison Benedikt
These are some terrifically funny and gutsy guys who want to draw attention to what they see as the natural limit of WTO policy.
Read Full Review >Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum
When they're good, the Yes Men are astonishing, anarchic sights to behold.
Read Full Review >LA Weekly Ella Taylor
An uproarious and appalling piece of consciousness-raising.
Read Full Review >Chicago Reader Jonathan Rosenbaum
More good-natured than Michael Moore, these guys score by raising the issue of just how much their amateur antics exaggerate the neocon principles of the WTO.
Read Full Review >Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert
Amazing in what it shows, but underwhelming in what it does with it.
Read Full Review >Boston Globe Wesley Morris
This movie could have been a nagging, preachy headache had either man exhibited a tendency for self-righteousness. But both are friendly, almost humble about their mischief.
Read Full Review >San Francisco Chronicle Jonathan Curiel
Thought-provoking, insightful and entertaining.
Read Full Review >New York Daily News Jami Bernard
A sobering documentary done in a whimsical style.
Read Full Review >New York Post Megan Lehmann
An amusing side dish to the sober political documentaries flooding the art houses, The Yes Men effectively uses high farce to mock the status quo as a way of questioning it.
Read Full Review >Film Threat Brad Slager
While the antics of the group provide hilarity the documentary suffers only because there is large amounts of padding.
Read Full Review >The Hollywood Reporter Kirk Honeycutt
A sobering yet hysterically funny documentary.
Read Full Review >The Onion (A.V. Club) Nathan Rabin
The Yes Men's brilliant lies unlock explosive satirical truths, but the film runs out of steam a bit toward the end.
Read Full Review >Washington Post Michael O'Sullivan
Yes, The Yes Men is funny, but it's humor that hurts.
Read Full Review >Austin Chronicle Marjorie Baumgarten
Inspiring and shows just how far a couple of guys, a few computers, and a good sense of humor can go.
Read Full Review >Dallas Observer Melissa Levine
It never attempts to know more than they do, or to encourage them to look deeply into themselves. As a result, the film is a little flat.
Read Full Review >The New York Times Manohla Dargis
Diverting if heavily padded, this is the newest addition to an increasingly crowded field of political nonfiction films and certainly the easiest viewing.
Read Full Review >Village Voice Ed Halter
Though at times the film is snortingly funny, too much of the humor here rests on presupposed opinion about globalization.
Read Full Review >Seattle Post-Intelligencer William Arnold
Fascinates by its very premise: the fact that, on the basis of a Web site logo, these two bozos could so easily pass themselves off as important officials.
Read Full Review >Variety Dennis Harvey
Sometimes feels like an extended pilot for a smarty-pants broadcast series in the tradition of Michael Moore's "Awful Truth" and "TV Nation" skeins.
Read Full Review >Washington Post Stephen Hunter
A few minutes of inspired lunacy aside, The Yes Men is largely a case of the same old preachers preaching to the same old choir.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 8.2 (out of 10) based on 5 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Penny gave it a10:
I love this movie. These men and their team are my heroes! Bravo! Bravo! The most brilliant coup I've ever imagined, let alone been privileged to witness. Encore! Encore! (And I say this post Bhopal-20 - more kudos due there!)
Mark S. gave it a9:
Very funny. Worth seeing twice.
