Film · Documentary

Ruthless: Monopoly's Secret History (2023)

The game you know. The story you don't.

America’s favorite board game, Monopoly, is a love letter to unbridled capitalism and the impulses that make our free-market society tick. Contrary to the folksy legend spread by Parker Brothers, Monopoly’s origin involves a radical feminist and a community of Quakers in Atlantic City. If not for the determination of an economics professor and impassioned anti-monopolist, the real story behind the creation of the game might never have come to light.

Director

Stephen Ives

Writers

Stephen Ives

Country

United States

Language

English

Release date

February 20, 2023