Inequality for All

Inequality for All is an American documentary centered on Robert Reich, who served as U.S. Secretary of Labor under Bill Clinton and later taught at the University of California, Berkeley. The film follows him as he works to draw public attention to the growing gap between the wealthiest Americans and everyone else, a subject he had argued about publicly for decades. Drawing on Reich's 2010 book Aftershock, it sets out his case that widening income inequality damages not only the economy but also democratic life, and it examines where the situation came from and what it means in the near term. The documentary also looks back at Reich's own life and his time in government, so it works partly as a portrait of the man alongside its argument. Among those interviewed are the investors Warren Buffett and Nick Hanauer, both members of the top 1 percent, who support Reich's view that an economy should benefit citizens across the middle and lower classes as well. The film is directed by Jacob Kornbluth and produced by Sebastian Dungan. Reich appears as himself, and the cast listing also includes archival footage of actresses such as Dolly Parton, Lily Tomlin and Candice Bergen. On IMDb it holds a rating of 8 out of 10 from roughly 7,200 votes, and on TMDB it rates 7.5 out of 10 from 127 votes. The critics' rating stands at 7.4 out of 10 from 62 reviews, placing it close to the audience scores.