Maxed Out: Hard Times, Easy Credit and the Era of Predatory Lenders.
Director James D. Scurlock shares more than just a rhyming last name with documentarian Morgan Spurlock, whose Super Size Me went after the fast food industry with the same zeal that Scurlock's Maxed Out targets credit card companies. Instead of experimenting with debt as Spurlock did with unhealthy eating, however, Scurlock uses others' case studies to reveal the often tragic impact of unhealthy spending and the industry and government that encourage it.
