Money for Nothing: Inside the Federal Reserve
| Release Date: September 6, 2013 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
57
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Mixed or average reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
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5
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75
Chicago Sun-TimesBill StametsSep 19, 2013
[An] informing if not inflaming documentary. Read full review
75
The PlaylistKevin JagernauthSep 6, 2013
With a blitz of talking heads and graphs and technical jargon, Money For Nothing can be exhausting viewing at times, and it's certainly not the most cinematic experience... But it's never unclear. Read full review
70
VarietyGeoff BerkshireSep 19, 2013
A thoughtful, detailed chronicle of the Fed’s origins, responsibilities and shifting monetary policies. Read full review
63
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam LaceyFeb 20, 2014
Actor Liev Schreiber’s voice-over narration is filled with sonorous urgency, but as the film’s commentators acknowledge, some ideas are a hard sell: How do politicians and regulators convince the public on the benefits of a financial diet when a spending spree sounds much more fun? Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeSep 11, 2013
Money for Nothing feels less prophetic than generally handwringing -- it's just enough to produce vague worry in the unschooled without moving policymakers to do anything they're not already doing. Read full review
60
Village VoiceMichael NordineSep 10, 2013
Bruce may succeed in making you wary of the Fed, but, unfortunately, he's also likely to make you wary of his film. Read full review
50
Boston GlobeMark FeeneySep 19, 2013
The best thing about Money for Nothing is the many talking heads trying to explain what monetary policy is and what the Fed does: controlling the supply of money and, with any luck, guiding the economy. Read full review
50
Washington PostMichael O'SullivanSep 13, 2013
The film is less a look into the Fed’s head than a presentation of its history, going back even farther than its creation in 1913, in response to a series of early 20th-century banking panics. Read full review
50
The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerSep 12, 2013
The film doesn’t really live up to its subtitle. There is little sense of what kinds of debates take place at board meetings or how pressure is applied behind closed doors. Read full review
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