The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales
| Release Date: September 16, 2022 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
61
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Generally favorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
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5
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2
Negative:
1
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75
Washington PostMichael O'SullivanSep 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. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesNoel MurraySep 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. Read full review
70
TheWrapSteve PondSep 23, 2022
It’s a self-conscious film, to be sure, driven by a combination of passion and guilt. It’s also a scattershot one that could have viewers wondering if it’s a film about the Walt Disney Company or a film about American capitalism. Read full review
70
VarietyPeter DebrugeSep 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. Read full review
63
RogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzSep 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. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckSep 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. Read full review
58
IndieWireKate ErblandSep 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. Read full review
30
The New York TimesBeatrice LoayzaSep 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. Read full review
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