Free to Choose (1980)

Name: Free to Choose
Genre: Documentary
Rating: 8.9

Documentary

Free to Choose is a ten-part television series broadcast on public television by economists Milton and Rose D. Friedman that advocates free market principles. It was primarily a response to an earlier landmark book and television series: The Age of Uncertainty, by the noted economist John Kenneth Galbraith. Milton Friedman won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics in 1976.

IMDb rating: 8.9 (353 votes)
Episode average: 8.4 -0.5 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Streaming (US): Amazon Prime Video
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Seasons

Season 1 (1980)

8.44 avg 10 episodes 8.3 → 8.9 57 min avg

Big finale

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Power of the Market	8.3	22
2	The Tyranny of Control	8.6	20
3	Anatomy of a Crisis	8.3	19
4	From Cradle to Grave	8.1	18
5	Created Equal	8.4	18
6	What's Wrong with Our Schools?	8.1	16
7	Who Protects the Consumer?	8.4	16
8	Who Protects the Worker?	8.5	16
9	How to Cure Inflation	8.8	17
10	How to Stay Free	8.9	16