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  • 2011
  • PG-13
  • Sony Pictures Classics
  • 1 h 30 m
  • 2011
  • PG-13
  • Sony Pictures Classics
  • 1 h 30 m

Summary We 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 an...

Directed By: Morgan Spurlock

Written By: Jeremy Chilnick, Morgan Spurlock

  • 2011
  • PG-13
  • Sony Pictures Classics
  • 1 h 30 m
  • 2011
  • PG-13
  • Sony Pictures Classics
  • 1 h 30 m

POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 34 Critic Reviews
66
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 24 User Ratings
6.8
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Summary We 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 an...

Directed By: Morgan Spurlock

Written By: Jeremy Chilnick, Morgan Spurlock

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 34 Critic Reviews
66
82% Positive
28 Reviews
15% Mixed
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3% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 34 Critic Reviews
66
82% Positive
28 Reviews
15% Mixed
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3% Negative
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88
Apr 21, 2011
Spurlock comes off like a new and improved Everyman, familiar but smarter and funnier than the average Joe.
By Claudia Puig FULL REVIEW
80
Apr 19, 2011
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.
By Kirk Honeycutt FULL REVIEW

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Generally Favorable Based on 24 User Ratings
6.8
58% Positive
14 Ratings
33% Mixed
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8% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 24 User Ratings
6.8
58% Positive
14 Ratings
33% Mixed
8 Ratings
8% Negative
2 Ratings

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10
evanbiddulph
Jun 1, 2011
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?
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9
TVJerry
May 16, 2011
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.
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75
Apr 29, 2011
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.
By Shawn Levy FULL REVIEW
70
Apr 21, 2011
Spurlock creates a good time along with some surprisingly salient observations as he tries to keep his balance on this very slippery slope.
By Betsy Sharkey FULL REVIEW
67
Apr 27, 2011
Worth imbibing, if for no reason other than the bellyache it generates.
By Marjorie Baumgarten FULL REVIEW
55
Apr 21, 2011
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.
By Stephanie Zacharek FULL REVIEW
25
Apr 22, 2011
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.
By Lou Lumenick FULL REVIEW
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7
LaGuerta
Feb 27, 2013
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.
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7
Shiira
May 23, 2011
[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
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CooterPatooter
Mar 18, 2012
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!
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beingryanjude
Aug 31, 2014
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.
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Production Company Snoot Entertainment, Warrior Poets
Release Date Apr 22, 2011
Duration 1 h 30 m
Rating PG-13
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Tagline He's not selling out, he's buying in.
Website http://www.facebook.com/thegreatestmovieeversold
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Awards

Miami Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
New Media Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
• 1 Nomination

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