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2004
R
United Artists
1 h 23 m

2004
R
United Artists
1 h 23 m

Summary 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)

Directed By: Dan Ollman, Sarah Price, Chris Smith

2004
R
United Artists
1 h 23 m

2004
R
United Artists
1 h 23 m

The Yes Men

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 26 Critic Reviews

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User Score Generally Favorable Based on 6 User Ratings

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Summary 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)

Directed By: Dan Ollman, Sarah Price, Chris Smith

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Top Cast

Andreas Bichlbauer

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Mike Bonanno

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Andy Bichlbaum

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Michael Moore

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Marco Deseriis

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Wago Kreider

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Patrick Lichty

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Matt McElligott

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Ryan McKinley

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Laura Nix

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Bob Ostertag

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Sal Salamone

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Phil Bayly

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Philip De Lorenzo

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Greg Palast

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Critic Reviews

Metascore

Generally Favorable Based on 26 Critic Reviews

77% Positive
20 Reviews

19% Mixed
5 Reviews

4% Negative
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Critic Reviews

Metascore

Generally Favorable Based on 26 Critic Reviews

77% Positive
20 Reviews

19% Mixed
5 Reviews

4% Negative
1 Review

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Christian Science Monitor

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.

By David Sterritt FULL REVIEW

Breezy, brief, and often a howl.

By David Edelstein FULL REVIEW

Chicago Sun-Times

Amazing in what it shows, but underwhelming in what it does with it.

By Roger Ebert FULL REVIEW

Washington Post

Yes, The Yes Men is funny, but it's humor that hurts.

By Michael O'Sullivan FULL REVIEW

The Hollywood Reporter

A sobering yet hysterically funny documentary.

By Kirk Honeycutt FULL REVIEW

The New York Times

Diverting if heavily padded, this is the newest addition to an increasingly crowded field of political nonfiction films and certainly the easiest viewing.

By Manohla Dargis FULL REVIEW

Washington Post

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.

By Stephen Hunter FULL REVIEW

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User Score

Generally Favorable Based on 6 User Ratings

67% Positive
4 Ratings

17% Mixed
1 Rating

17% Negative
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User Reviews

User Score

Generally Favorable Based on 6 User Ratings

67% Positive
4 Ratings

17% Mixed
1 Rating

17% Negative
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Details

Production Company Yes Men Films LLC

Release Date Sep 24, 2004

Duration 1 h 23 m

Rating R

Genres

Tagline Changing the world one prank at a time.

Website http://www.mgm.com/ua/yesmen/

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Awards

Political Film Society, USA

• 2 Nominations

International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA)

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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