19. THE CORPORATION
 
Canada
dirs. Mark Achbar & Jennifer Abbott
world premiere 2003
U.S. release 2004
 

 
Because we know the dangers of treating any film as a substitute for researched facts, no matter how credible its aura of transparency, and yet The Corporation has the detail, heft, breadth, and context of an invaluable textbook. That it's also pretty damn lively and ends on some notes of hard-fought optimism and encouragement is all the more wondrous.