Maxed Out
Documentary
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2006
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Maxed Out takes us on a journey deep inside the American debt-style, where everything seems okay as long as the minimum monthly payment arrives on time. Sure, most of us may have that sinking feeling that something isn't quite right, but we're told not to worry. After all, there's always more credit!
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Rated:
UNRATED
Runtime:
90 min
Release date:
10 Mar 2006
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
N/A
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Maxed Out exposes the credit card sham for what it is, and fingers the hustlers who perpetuate it.
– Terry Lawson,
Detroit Free Press,
20 Apr 2007
fresh:
This scattershot expose of usurious banking practices examines why the most vulnerable segment of society is victimized by the lending industry and finds a simple answer: It's obscenely profitable.
– Stephen Holden,
New York Times,
6 Oct 2007
rotten:
Maxed Out focuses on how much we're in hock without ever really wondering why we need to buy.
– Ty Burr,
Boston Globe,
6 Oct 2007
fresh:
Do not see this film if you worry about money.
– Joshua Rothkopf,
Time Out New York,
6 Oct 2007
fresh:
This muckraking documentary on America's personal-debt crisis lays bare the predatory practices of credit card companies and the Bush administration's cozy relationship with the financial services industry.
– J. R. Jones,
Chicago Reader,
4 Dec 2007