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Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price (2005): Ratings & Box Office

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Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price is a 2005 documentary directed by Robert Greenwald. It runs 1 hour 38 minutes and earned $47,197 worldwide. Critics gave it 71 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 6.8/10.

IMDb rating
6.8/10
worldwide gross
$47.2K
Metascore
71
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Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price (2005) movie poster
Released
Runtime
1h 38m (98 min)
Director
Robert Greenwald
Genre
Documentary
Original language
English
After the credits
No No extra scene
The story

What Is Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price About?

The premise of Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price without spoilers.

This documentary examines the impact of Walmart's business practices on communities and workers. Filmmaker Robert Greenwald investigates the corporation’s pursuit of low prices, revealing its effects on employees through interviews with former and current staff. The film also explores the challenges faced by small businesses and local economies struggling to compete with the retail giant's dominance.

Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price Themes & Keywords

· 16 tags
  • truth
  • slave labor
  • pollution
  • wal mart
  • greed
  • land development
  • out of business
  • robbery
  • plutocracy
  • consumerism
  • retail trade
  • protest
+4 more
  • department store
  • corporation
  • big business
  • capitalism
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Crew

The Director of Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price

Directed by Robert Greenwald.

From the director

More from Robert Greenwald

More films directed by Robert Greenwald, best-rated first: Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers, Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism, Making a Killing: Guns, Greed, and the NRA and Steal This Movie.

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Ratings

Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price Reviews & Ratings

Critics gave Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price 71 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 6.8/10.

Box office

Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price Box Office

Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price grossed $47,197 worldwide.

2005 box office

Worldwide gross

$47.2K

International
$47.2K

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Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price FAQ: Box Office & Runtime

Runtime, release date, director, box office, ratings and post-credit scenes of Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price, each answered in a sentence.

How long is Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price?

Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price runs 1 hour 38 minutes (98 minutes).

When was Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price released?

Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price was released on November 4, 2005.

Who directed Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price?

Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price was directed by Robert Greenwald.

More films by Robert Greenwald

How much did Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price make at the box office?

Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price grossed $47,197 worldwide.

How is Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price rated?

Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price has 6.8/10 on IMDb, 71 on Metacritic and 62% on TMDB.

Does Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price have a post-credit scene?

No. Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price has no extra scene during or after the credits.

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