Consumerism Movies

What if you could buy happiness?

Swedish documentary film on consumerism and globalization, created by director Erik Gandini and editor Johan Söderberg. It looks at the...

Miss Piggy hosts her own variety show, with special guests John Ritter, George Hamilton and Tony Clifton (Andy Kaufman). Under the direction of...

Programming the Nation? takes an encompassing look at the history of subliminal messaging in America. According to many authorities, since the late...

A serious docu-comedy about the commercialization of Christmas. What Would Jesus Buy? follows Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping Gospel...

Once upon a time... consumer goods were built to last. Then, in the 1920’s, a group of businessmen realized that the longer their product...

Young photography model Susanna and her alienated teenage brother Veli spend the summer of 1969 travelling around Finland, mostly with another girl...

A humble noodle-maker in a remote Chinese province, Ermo feels that she's being taken for granted by family and friends. She decides the best way to...

St James's in London is renowned for being Britain's poshest high street. We meet the characters who run the stores, and the customers who buy their...

This documentary takes the viewer on a deeply personal journey into the everyday lives of families struggling to fight Goliath. From a family...

Antonio, a filmmaker running out of ideas, has a vision of the city's patron, St. Nicholas, who asks him to make a film about his true story. So...

The history of arguably the most famous shop in the world, which has been based on Brompton Road in London for more than 175 years, employs more than...

A Eurovision singer, Iceland's strongest woman, a male model, a plumber who wants to direct movies. They all work in the shopping mall that this...

A look at the modern-day problem of "affluenza," an epidemic of stress, overwork, shopping and debt caused by the pursuit of the American Dream. The...

After intercepting a mysterious tv ad, two twenty-something friends, Mac and Walter, hit the road in search of the mythic Hamburger Heaven. Their...

Produced by Harvested Records, iShoot, iEdit is a fan-created DVD documenting Roger Waters' 2010 Wall Live tour. Released on Veteran's Day (November...

A young woman experiences shopping compulsion in a world where everything is very easy to acquire... until her money runs out!

This funny yet serious short film demonstrates the effectiveness of advertising and the marketing machine. Its comic appeal lies in the characters...

A documentary following an Estonian fashion designer Reet Aus on a global tour to explore the origin process and the environmental footprints of...

A consumerist family tries to sway one of their members to take part in mass consumption.