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  • 2022
  • 1 h 27 m
  • 2022
  • 1 h 27 m

Summary Abigail Disney looks at America's dysfunctional and unequal economy and asks why the American Dream has worked for the wealthy, yet is a nightmare for people born with less. Using her family’s story, Disney explores how this systemic injustice took hold and imagines a way toward a more equitable future.

Directed By: Abigail Disney, Kathleen Hughes

  • 2022
  • 1 h 27 m
  • 2022
  • 1 h 27 m

The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 8 Critic Reviews
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Summary Abigail Disney looks at America's dysfunctional and unequal economy and asks why the American Dream has worked for the wealthy, yet is a nightmare for people born with less. Using her family’s story, Disney explores how this systemic injustice took hold and imagines a way toward a more equitable future.

Directed By: Abigail Disney, Kathleen Hughes

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 8 Critic Reviews
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63% Positive
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25% Mixed
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13% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 8 Critic Reviews
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63% Positive
5 Reviews
25% Mixed
2 Reviews
13% Negative
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75
Sep 28, 2022
The filmmakers’ focus-shifting approach to telling this story is smart and effective. But its true power lies in the history lesson it eventually segues to, landing with a gut punch.
By Michael O'Sullivan FULL REVIEW
70
Sep 23, 2022
This is an unapologetic advocacy doc; and as such it’s likely to rub some viewers the wrong way. But even those who want to watch it just to argue should find that “The American Dream” is a worthy opponent.
By Noel Murray FULL REVIEW
70
Sep 23, 2022
This engaging economics lesson, bolstered by articulate experts and amusing animated sequences, would be right at home in high school and college classrooms. Heck, it would be a nice addition to Disney Plus, breaking up all the hagiographic puff-pieces on offer there.
By Peter Debruge FULL REVIEW
63
Sep 26, 2022
This is a compelling story about persistent problems that affect the majority of Americans, even though you don't hear about them very often in mainstream media. The blunt title says it all.
By Matt Zoller Seitz FULL REVIEW
60
Sep 23, 2022
The film makes an extremely powerful, timely and important statement, especially coming from someone whose name carries such symbolic weight. Disney deserves tremendous credit for standing up for what’s right, even if it means biting the family hand that feeds her.
By Frank Scheck FULL REVIEW
58
Sep 23, 2022
While much of the information shared in “The American Dream” is stunning, tenuous threads and too-zippy pacing keep it from landing with much impact.
By Kate Erbland FULL REVIEW
30
Sep 23, 2022
The centering of Abigail Disney’s voice — we also see her tweets calling out the outrageous salaries of Disney executives — makes the documentary a kind of personal reckoning and an attempt to get through to other wealthy individuals, though one wonders how a film that doubles as a “Capitalism for Dummies” video would make an impact. Instead, the documentary wants, above all, to make sure we know how one particular Disney feels.
By Beatrice Loayza FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Chicago Media Project, Fork Films
Release Date Sep 16, 2022
Duration 1 h 27 m
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Website https://www.americandreamdoc.com/
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