This subversive documentary unpacks the tricks brands use to keep their customers consuming — and the real impact they have on our lives and the world.
Buy Now! The Shopping Conspiracy (2024) is a documentary film directed by Nic Stacey, released on November 19, 2024 with a runtime of 1h 25m. It stars Alison Quin, David Broughton, Gary Comerford and Steve Thompson. Viewers rate it 6.7 out of 10 across 147 ratings.
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Alison Quin
David Broughton
Gary Comerford
Steve Thompson
Peter Marchant
Tonya Cornelisse
as (voice)
Harry Ditson
as (voice)
Dan Russell
as (voice)
Directed by Nic Stacey, written by Nic Stacey, produced by Flora Bagenal.
Average viewer score of 6.7/10 from 147 ratings.
Dumb documentary. Basically what they're saying that corporations want us to keep buying more things and they use marketing tricks. Of course they do. What kind of salesman wouldn't do it? Nothing new. It always been like this. They also say that we produce so much that we're destroying our planet and contribute to global warming. Of course humankind produces lots of stuff, because humans are a lot on our planet…
Reviewed on December 20, 2024
This documentary had only crumbs of good moments, but it was definitely hurt by the most insufferable VFX soup. When the show started to serve little bits of intriguing information, it was interrupted by a horrible robotic narrator with a fireworks of effects and constantly changing footage. A shoe and a bag of chips talking, really? I won't theorize what these former workers are as people, but the narration…
Reviewed on September 25, 2025
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Buy Now! The Shopping Conspiracy (2024) is available to stream on Netflix and Netflix Standard with Ads. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Buy Now! The Shopping Conspiracy (2024) includes Alison Quin, David Broughton, Gary Comerford, Steve Thompson and Peter Marchant. The film was directed by Nic Stacey. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Buy Now! The Shopping Conspiracy was released on November 19, 2024 and runs for 1h 25m.
Buy Now! The Shopping Conspiracy (2024) holds an average rating of 6.7 out of 10 from 147 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy documentary films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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