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Maxed Out (2006)

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Summary: Maxed Out takes viewers on a journey deep inside the American style of debt, where things seem fine as long as the minimum monthly payment arrives on time. With coverage that spans from small American towns all the way to the White House, the film shows how the modern financial industry really works, explains the true definition of "preferred customer" and tells us why the poor are getting poorer while the rich keep getting richer. Hilarious, shocking and incisive, Maxed Out paints a picture of a national nightmare which is all too real for most of us. (Red Envelope Entertainment)
Country: USA
Directed By: James D. Scurlock
Written By: James D. Scurlock
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na hellboy76
66
 T6
Decent enough documentary with some sad pappy credit card stories.
na IMDb-byvotes
74
 T7
na krf7
75
 T6
Decent documentary, and required viewing if you aren't too familiar with the topics covered.
na TryTranscend
67
 T4
na SlantMag
20
 T5
"Maxed Out is more ambitious than Morgan Spurlock's egotistical Super Size Me, but its also more scatterbrained." - Ed Gonzalez
na caiman
73
 T5
Screw credit cards. I've gotten into trouble with them (but was lucky to find my way out from under it all), and know first hand how shitty the companies and their policies are. Though this movie doesn't tell me anything I didn't already know, it's good to see some backlash in the form of a decent documentary. I hope every college student watches this.
na BGJay
48
 T1
na jimmyjazz
80
 T9
na starsofwar
50
 T3
na anything
65
 T3
na mandarkzilla
50
 T4
na filmcricket
61
 T6
na jwest
70
 T6
na seanlb1
80
 T5
na yellowcup
83
 T9
na smf999
79
 T5
na chadarnook
81
 T7
na OfTheAllies
60
 T5
na mrblonde_314
60
 T4
Again, yet another documentary arguing semantically what could be blanketed by simply stating: Capitalism is inherently bad. It's amazing how many filmmakers make these docs yet fail to see the direct correlation of evil and how it's attributed to very foundational fundamentals of this economic system. It is IMPOSSIBLE to have ethics in capitalism and instead of pointing fingers at "bad apples" forever, i think it may be time to re-shape the paradigm into something better.
na TJinAustin
69
 T4
na Devyn
100
 T9
na canadianor
25
 T2
I get it. Credit card companies try to make money by any means necessary. My problem with "Maxed Out" is that it makes this point and this point alone. It doesn't look into personal responsibility at all. Making the credit companies seem especially evil for not loaning money out for free and penalizing those who don't repay most severely of all. There's no effort to show the human side of the story, outside of the extremes where people run from their debts by ruining or ending their lives.
na myfavchords
68
 T2
This film is alright. It shows the very big debt problem in the USA. The film gets repetitive after awhile and doesn't really hold your interest for the entire length.
na avgcrtckr
53
 T4
na jakncoke
75
 T3
na sixx
55
 T6
Loved the cameo from Louis C.K., but outside of that one side of this documentary really does provide some decent amount of insight into the subject of credit card debt while the other seems to be more like "Super Size Me". If you eat nothing but McDonalds you're going to get fat, and if you take out huge loans with the knowledge that you're not going to be able to pay them back then you're really fucking yourself over. It's that easy. And don't blame capitalism, blame the lobbyists.
na Meta Critic
65
 T7
na LiQuid3600
70
 T8
na racer_x124
71
 T5
na jdalt1234
70
 T8
na Clayton
85
 T6
na CriticalMaus
75
 T5
na goatboy496
84
 T7
na megandsmith
85
 T6
na nocebo
58
 T7
na Insania
77
 T6
na thefriedone
60
 T5
na ZombieBuffet
80
 T10
na lavos222
58
 T2
na abolourian
6
 T4
na RNG
1
 T1
na Positive Jon
56
 T2
na cowfrappe
60
 T5
A well-put-together documentary that is clearly one-sided and very repetitive.
na Mingus
2
 T6
na grunion
88
 T8
na alexlma
6
 T4
na cflat
69
 T4
na vic_acid
45
 T3
na RetinaScan
60
 T3
na supergloo
6
 T4
na KungFuDolly
3
 T3
na dr. radical
71
 T9
na Fergy
80
 T1
na oread
72
 T5
na muzicaddict
70
 T6
na exolstice
78
 T6
na imdb
74
 T9
na thaklos
78
 T5
This is an interesting look at the credit industry, and seems particularly prescient given the economic changes seen in late 2008. Dwells a little too much on people who have made extremely poor choices, rather then people who lie in the middle, where the rest of us are.
na dnatasha99
94
 T6
na sengir
77
 T4
na milopalmer
85
 T6
na frankswild
85
 T9
na texasstateu
75
 T6
What about self control and self reliance? Very one sided and anti-Bush, anti-corporation but at the same time very entertaining.
na grodrig1
72
 T5
na BaldTony
96
 T4
na nminichino
70
 T7
na Zarkon
60
 T3
Was it effective in presenting the dangers of debt in America? For the most part, yes. But that alone doesn't make it a great film: It lacked an interesting narrative voice like Michael Moore in Roger & Me, and considering it's a 90 minute film, I didn't think it provided many useful insights after the first half -- the second half was just more depressing stories about families in debt.
na katje
65
 T5
na Etheriel
26
 T3
na rettelo
80
 T6
na eawood23
85
 T8
Hilarious and heart breaking. I thank God for Dave Ramsey.
na IMPERIALIST
85
 T5
Average Tier 5.24 from 72 Rankings rss