Michael Moore as entertainer (if his films and subjects can actually be considered entertainment) has a knack for showing the simplest answers to the most profound question. Unfortunately, I'm not sure if the simple answers that he provides are always practical. They just have to work for the 2 hours while the audience watches the movie.
Roger and Me (1989): Michael Moore started with this film, his first feature where he attempts to save his beloved hometown. Moore never hesitates to show the victims of the devastation as the summary closing of GM plants in Flint, Michigan lead to catasrophic lose of jobs and economy. 
Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004): Moore takes on the runner up in the 2000 Presidential Election. His analysis of events that followed the attack 0f September 11th (often quite meticuliously), from the moment the first plane touched the first World Trade Center tower until the troops are sent to Iraq looking for WMDs. This ends in Moore handing out enlistment papers to congressmen suggesting they are not really vested in the Iraq war since they do not actually have relatives serving there.
Note of interest: Moore is no slouch at editing and is not above finding the most unflattering video and running it in slo-motion for enhanced effect. However, his passion for each subject is unquestionable. I am a bit surprised that though his movie "Bowling For Columbine" is mentioned in both articles for the above listed movies, it did not warrant inclusion itself.
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