Cola Wars
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Cola Wars

Explore the long and ferocious rivalry between Coke and Pepsi.

7.8 / 10 2019 1h 24mNR English
DocumentaryHistory

Storyline

Traces the long and ferocious rivalry between Coke and Pepsi, centered on the “New Coke” debacle of 1985. For almost a hundred years, Coke had been the undisputed leader in the multibillion dollar global soda industry–stodgy, predictable, but indisputably top dog–while Pepsi had been the upstart No. 2, forever poking at its big brother with cutting edge advertising. But in 1985, in a stranger-than-fiction twist, Coca-Cola’s executives took a step so daring that no one in either company could believe it: they changed the formula of the most popular beverage on the planet.

Cast & Crew

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Christopher Emerson

Narrator

Lead
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Harvey Yazijan

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Bill Katz

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Joel Stein

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Rob Baskin

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Thomas Oliver

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Katie Bayne

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Michael Beindorff

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What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Mark Herzog's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Cola Wars is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker