: Director John Walker travels to locations including Los Angeles, Italy, and Canada to explore how different cultures produce and react to entitled behavior.
The film investigates the "breeding grounds" of contemporary asshole culture, ranging from Silicon Valley's tech giants and Wall Street's "bear pits" to toxic workplace environments and populist politics. Key Features of the Documentary Assholes: A Theory
is a feature-length documentary (2019) directed by John Walker, inspired by the New York Times bestselling book of the same name by philosophy professor Aaron James . : Director John Walker travels to locations including
, a former police officer who exposes misogyny within the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. , a former police officer who exposes misogyny
: The film uses Aaron James's specific definition of an "asshole": a person who systematically allows themselves special advantages in social life out of an entrenched sense of entitlement that immunizes them against the complaints of others.
(comedian/actor), who discusses the hedge-fund industry.