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Capital in the Twenty-First Century

  • 2019
  • 1h 43m
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Capital in the Twenty-First Century (2019)
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Based on Thomas Piketty's No. 1 New York Times Bestseller, Capital in the Twenty-First Century explores one of the most important and controversial subjects of our time: wealth, and who gets... Read allBased on Thomas Piketty's No. 1 New York Times Bestseller, Capital in the Twenty-First Century explores one of the most important and controversial subjects of our time: wealth, and who gets a share of the dividends.Based on Thomas Piketty's No. 1 New York Times Bestseller, Capital in the Twenty-First Century explores one of the most important and controversial subjects of our time: wealth, and who gets a share of the dividends.

  • Director
    • Justin Pemberton
  • Writers
    • Thomas Piketty
    • Justin Pemberton
    • Matthew Metcalfe
  • Stars
    • Keira Knightley
    • Michael Douglas
    • Vanessa Redgrave
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    3.1K
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    • Director
      • Justin Pemberton
    • Writers
      • Thomas Piketty
      • Justin Pemberton
      • Matthew Metcalfe
    • Stars
      • Keira Knightley
      • Michael Douglas
      • Vanessa Redgrave
    • 31User reviews
    • 44Critic reviews
    • 70Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Keira Knightley
    Keira Knightley
    • Elizabeth Bennet
    • (archive footage)
    Michael Douglas
    Michael Douglas
    • Gordon Gekko
    • (archive footage)
    Vanessa Redgrave
    Vanessa Redgrave
    • Self - protester
    • (archive footage)
    Ronald Reagan
    Ronald Reagan
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Basil Rathbone
    Basil Rathbone
      Daniel Huttlestone
      Daniel Huttlestone
      • Gavroche
      • (archive footage)
      Lucille La Verne
      Lucille La Verne
        George W. Bush
        George W. Bush
        • Self
        • (archive footage)
        Margaret Thatcher
        Margaret Thatcher
        • Self
        • (archive footage)
        Robert Harron
        Robert Harron
          Kate Williams
          Kate Williams
          • Self - Professor of History, University of Reading
          Faiza Shaheen
          Faiza Shaheen
          • Self - Director of Labor and Social Research Center
          Gillian Tett
          Gillian Tett
          • Self - U.S. Managing Editor, The Financial Times
          Joseph Stiglitz
          • Self - Professor of Economics, Columbia University
          Thomas Piketty
          Thomas Piketty
          • Self
          Ian Bremmer
          Ian Bremmer
          • Self - President and Founder, Eurasia Group
          Rana Foroohar
          Rana Foroohar
          • Self - Associate Editor, Financial Times
          Paul Piff
          • Self - Social Psychologist, University of California, Berkeley
          • Director
            • Justin Pemberton
          • Writers
            • Thomas Piketty
            • Justin Pemberton
            • Matthew Metcalfe
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            Self - Associate Editor, Financial Times: There is now research showing that in advanced economies two thirds of the population is now on the track to be poorer than their parents.

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          Same old story, even if it gets told better every time

          I definitely learned some things, and also didn't. We keep on hearing the same story over and over again. The economy seems to keep lurching from crisis to crisis, and people throw up their hands every time there's a collapse of sorts and then private equity shows up and buys up everything, and the cycle of wealth accumulation goes basically unchallenged. Rinse, repeat. I don't really think it's that hard to imagine a solution. Politically, it shouldn't even be that hard. The elites make it seem like the solutions are untenable, but they distort the narrative significantly.

          I have been reading a book about the Koch brothers, and I can say with absolute certainty: do not trust ANYTHING they say. I say to my family, when Eminem even acknowledges the very existence of mumble rappers, it gives them more power. It's the same with the 'mainstream news' media. If you even accept the very idea that someone's views on an opposing channel are worth debating, you have implicitly bought into the idea that they even have merit in the first place. So it's simple: don't accept the narratives of the elites. They live in a complete bubble and think the entire universe revolves around them, and they are absolutely myopic because they only hear each others' opinions and live in separate zip codes. I once heard, "To be rich in America means never having to be around people who aren't." So don't even accept any of the premises they are arguing from.

          We need to have a reckoning. Don't accept the status quo.
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            • April 3, 2020 (United States)
          • Countries of origin
            • France
            • New Zealand
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            • Official site (Japan)
          • Languages
            • English
            • French
          • Also known as
            • Capital in the 21st Century
          • Production companies
            • General Film Corporation
            • Upside Production
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            • $439,550
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            1 hour 43 minutes
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            • 2.35 : 1

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