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The Big One (1997)

The Big One poster
Directed by
Michael Moore
Genre
documentary film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 35m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 87 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Michael Moore goes on a book tour across the United States. He visits 47 towns and talks to workers about losing their jobs and the economy.

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What happens

The Big One is a 1997 documentary film written and directed by documentarian filmmaker and activist Michael Moore, and released by Miramax Films. The film documents Moore during his tour promoting his 1996 book Downsize This! around the United States. Through the 47 towns he visits, Moore discovers and describes American economic failings and the fear of unemployment of American workers. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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