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MoviePass, MovieCrash (2022) documentary poster

Documentary Style

Topical

MoviePass, MovieCrash

Why Watch

The inside story of MoviePass — a visionary startup built to get America back into movie theaters, and how corporate greed and financial fraud brought it crashing down.

Year

2022

Type

film

Runtime

90 min

Language

English

Director

Muta'Ali

Genres

Investigative JournalismArts & CultureBusiness

Summary

In 2011, Stacy Spikes and Hamet Watt launched MoviePass - a subscription service letting moviegoers see unlimited films for a monthly fee. The idea was visionary. What happened next was not.

Six years later, new management slashed the price to $9.99, signing up 3 million subscribers. What followed was a stunning tale of financial fraud, corporate greed, and the spectacular collapse of one of America's fastest-growing startups. Through interviews and archival footage, the film pieces together the full story including developments that unfolded during production. Spikes ultimately bought the company back from bankruptcy — and the story isn't over.

A cautionary tale about what happens when a visionary idea meets corporate greed, financial fraud, and Wall Street ambition.