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Libertarian Movies, Films & Documentaries

Banking on Bitcoin (2016)

A documentary examination of Bitcoin -- its history, future, and rapidly intensifying battle with the monetary status quo. [ Banking on Bitcoin credits: Dir: Christopher Cannucciari/ 90 min/ Documentary/ Anti-Regulation, Econ 101] External Reviews "The central theme of the film focuses on regulation and mainstream bitcoin adoption.” --Brave New Coin "The Banking on … [Read more...]

The Real Adam Smith (2016)

real adam smith

A documentary examination of Adam Smith's life, revolutionary ideas about economics and morality, and how his insights on those two topics are related. [ The Real Adam Smith credits: Dir: Jim Taylor/ Johan Norberg/ 123 min/ Documentary/ Econ 101, Libertarian Heroes] External Reviews "Gives those unfamiliar with Smith's thought a good introduction to his life and work in … [Read more...]

India Awakes (2015)

India Awakes

Swedish author Johan Norberg reveals how market liberalization is breaking down India's centuries-old caste system and lifting millions of formerly impoverished Indian citizens out of poverty. [ India Awakes credits: Dir: James Tusty, Maureen Castle Tusty/ 60 min/ Documentary/ Pro-Capitalism, Econ 101, Anti-Socialism] The full documentary may be viewed here: "The personal … [Read more...]

I.O.U.S.A. (2008)

I.O.U.S.A.

Two government debt experts travel the U.S. on a "Fiscal Wake-Up Tour" trying to warn the public that the U.S. is on the brink of a fiscal catastrophe that has gone largely unreported. [ I.O.U.S.A. credits: Dir: Patrick Creadon/ 85 min/ Documentary/ Incompetent Government, Econ 101] External Reviews "This thoroughly admirable picture by documentary film-maker Patrick … [Read more...]

Friedrich Hayek: Libertarian Video Shorts

The essentials of Friedrich Hayek's Road to Serfdom are outlined in this short film based on illustrations originally published in 1945 in Look magazine.  The film does a good job of laying out the key steps by which freedom not only can be lost but was lost in many countries in the last century.  Inasmuch as it's just the original Look magazine illustrations accompanied by … [Read more...]

Free to Choose (1980 & 1991)

WINNER: TOP 25 LIBERTARIAN DOCUMENTARIES In this landmark Free to Choose series, Nobel-Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman guides the viewer through eleven documentaries on the workings of the market and its relation to human liberty. [ Free to Choose credits: Executive Producer: Bob Chitester/ Journalist: Milton Friedman/ 50 min/ Documentary/ Libertarianism 101] Just … [Read more...]

Money for Nothing: Inside the Federal Reserve (2013)

money for nothing

Interviews with Federal Reserve insiders and economists reveal the agency's surprisingly flawed decision-making, including its role in creating recent booms and busts. [ Money for Nothing: Inside the Federal Reserve credits: Dir: Jim Bruce/ 104 min/ Documentary/ Econ 101] External Reviews "Money for Nothing: Inside the Federal Reserve is a slick, thoughtful and … [Read more...]

Britains Trillion Pound Horror Story (2010)

Britains Trillion Pound Horror Story

A documentary examination of the threat posed by rapidly accumulating public sector debt in the UK. [ Britains Trillion Pound Horror Story credits: Dir: Martin Durkin/ 90 min/ Documentary/ Anti-socialism, Econ 101] External Reviews "Britain’s Trillion Pound Horror Story was unquestionably the most important programme that will appear on British television this … [Read more...]

Commanding Heights: The Battle for the World Economy (2002)

A documentary history of the global economy and the spread of free markets over the twentieth century. [ Commanding Heights: The Battle for the World Economy credits: Narrator: David Ogden Stiers/ Writers: Daniel Yergin, Joseph Stanislaw/ 360 min/ Documentary/ Anti-socialism, Econ 101] External Reviews "Commanding Heights does for capitalism what Ken Burns' films did for … [Read more...]

Greed (1998)

Greed

WINNER: TOP 25 LIBERTARIAN DOCUMENTARIES Greed is revealed to be one of the most important engines of human advancement and prosperity. [ Greed credits: Executive Producer: Victor Neufeld/ Journalist: John Stossel/ 50 min/ Documentary-Educational/ Econ 101, Equality & Envy, Pro-Capitalism, Anti-Redistribution, Ayn Rand, John Stossel] "Stossel has done his usual … [Read more...]

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This site is a collection of films and documentaries of particular interest to libertarians (and those interested in libertarianism). It began as a book, Miss Liberty’s Guide to Film: Movies for the Libertarian Millennium, where many of the recommended films were first reviewed. The current collection has grown to now more than double the number in that original list, and it’s growing still.

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