Movies

Title Year Description IMDB Rotten Tomatoes Website Where to Watch Wikipedia.org
Blood Sugar Rising: America's Hidden Diabetes Epidemic 2020 Follows the diabetes epidemic in the U.S. Diabetes and pre-diabetes affect over 100 million people in the US, costing more than $325 billion each year. "Blood Sugar Rising" puts human faces to these statistics, exploring the history and science of the illness through portraits of Americans Unrated on IMDB Unrated on RottenTomatoes "Blood Sugar Rising" on PBS
Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret 2014 Animal agriculture is the leading cause of deforestation, water consumption and pollution, is responsible for more greenhouse gases than the transportation industry, and is a primary driver of rainforest destruction, species extinction, habitat loss, topsoil erosion, ocean “dead zones,” and virtually every other environmental ill. Yet it goes on, almost entirely unchallenged. As Andersen approaches leaders in the environmental movement, he increasingly uncovers what appears to be an intentional refusal to discuss the issue of animal agriculture, while industry whistleblowers and watchdogs warn him of the risks to his freedom and even his life if he dares to persist. ...Reveals the absolutely devastating environmental impact large-scale factory farming has on our planet, and offers a path to global sustainability for a growing population. 8.3 on IMDB 89% on RottenTomatoes Cowspiracy.com Wikipedia
Eating You Alive 2018 Vegan health documentary about why Americans are suffering from chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity, autoimmune disease, among other diseases, and whether the outcome can be changed 8.0 stars on IMDB 80% on RottenTomatoes EatingYouAlive.com Wikipedia
Fat Fiction: Forget Everything You've Been Told About Fat 2020 Leading health experts examine the history of the U.S. Dietary Guidelines and question decades of dietary advice insisting that saturated fats are bad for us 8.0 stars on IMDB 87% on RottenTomatoes FatFiction.movie
Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead 2010 Documentary that follows the 60-day journey of Australian Joe Cross across the United States as he follows a juice fast to regain his health under the care of Joel Fuhrman, Nutrition Research Foundation's Director of Research 7.5 stars on IMDB 85% on RottenTomatoes Wikipedia
Fed Up 2014 Documentary focuses on the causes of obesity in the US, presenting evidence showing that the large quantities of sugar in processed foods are an overlooked root of the problem, and points to the monied lobbying power of "Big Sugar" in blocking attempts to enact policies to address the issue 7.7 stars on IMDB 84% on RottenTomatoes Wikipedia
Food, Inc. 2009 Examines corporate farming in the United States, concluding that agribusiness produces food that is unhealthy, in a way that is environmentally harmful and abusive of both animals and employees 7.8 stars on IMDB 86% on RottenTomatoes TakePart.com/foodinc Wikipedia
Food Choices 2016 Documentary explores the impact that food choices have on people’s health, the health of our planet and on the lives of other living species. And also discusses several misconceptions about food and diet, offering a unique new perspective on these issues. Featuring interviews with 28 world-renowned experts 7.4 stars on IMDB Unrated on RottenTomatoes FoodChoicesMovie.com
Forks Over Knives 2011 Examines the profound claim that most, if not all, of the chronic diseases that afflict us can be controlled or even reversed by rejecting animal-based and processed foods. The major storyline traces the personal journeys of Dr. T. Colin Campbell, a nutritional biochemist from Cornell University, and Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn, a former top surgeon at the world-renowned Cleveland Clinic. On separate paths, their discoveries and groundbreaking research led them to the same startling conclusion: Chronic diseases including heart disease and type 2 diabetes can almost always be prevented—and in many cases reversed—by adopting a whole-food, plant-based diet. The film follows everyday Americans with chronic conditions as they seek to reduce their dependence on medications and learn to use a whole-food, plant-based diet to regain control over their health and their lives 7.7 stars on IMDB 79% on RottenTomatoes ForksOverKnives.com Wikipedia
Hungry for Change 2012 Exposes shocking secrets the diet, weight loss, and food industries don’t want you to know about; deceptive strategies designed to keep you coming back for more. Uncover what is keeping you from having the body and health you deserve and how to escape the diet trap forever 7.5 stars on IMDB 80% on RottenTomatoes FoodMatters.com/film/hungry-for-change
In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto 2015 "Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants." With that seven-word maxim, US-based journalist Michael Pollan (The Omnivore’s Dilemma) distills a career’s worth of reporting into a prescription for reversing the damage being done to people’s health by today’s industrially driven Western diet. In Defense of Food debunks the daily media barrage of conflicting claims about nutrition. Traveling the globe and exploring the supermarket aisles to illustrate the principles of his bestselling “eater’s manifesto,” Pollan offers a clear answer to one of the most confounding and urgent questions of our time: What should I eat to be healthy? 7.7 stars on IMDB 76% on RottenTomatoes PBS.org/show/in-defense-of-food Wikipedia
Lentils: A Miracle Of Nutrition 2019 Lentils are undemanding plants from drier regions, yet at the same time they are extremely rich in protein and are real power packs, full of minerals and trace elements. Scientists from around the world are working on attempts to develop them for use as wonder weapons against famine. The lentil researchers make use of state-of-the-art biotechnology in order to make the undemanding pulses even more profitable and resistant.
Sugar Coated 2015 Explores the impact on human health of the heavy use of sugar in the contemporary diet 7.5 stars on IMDB 89% on RottenTomatoes RobertLustig.com/sugar-coated Wikipedia
Super Size Me 2004 Spurlock's film follows a 30-day period from February 1 to March 2, 2003, during which he ate only McDonald's food. The film documents this lifestyle's drastic effect on Spurlock's physical and psychological well-being and explores the fast food industry's corporate influence, including how it encourages poor nutrition for its own profit 7.2 stars on IMDB 72% on RottenTomatoes MorganSpurlock.com/work/super-size-me Wikipedia
Super Size Me 2: Holy Chicken! 2017 A sequel to the 2004 film Super Size Me, it explores the ways in which the fast food industry has rebranded itself as healthier since his original film through the process of Spurlock working to open his own fast-food restaurant, thus exposing some of the ways in which rebranding is more perception than reality 7.1 stars on IMDB 76% on RottenTomatoes Muckraking filmmaker Morgan Spurlock reignites his battle with the food industry — this time from behind the register — as he opens his own fast food restaurant. Wikipedia
Sustainable 2016 Investigation of the economic and environmental instability of America’s food system, from the agricultural issues we face — soil loss, water depletion, climate change, pesticide use — to the community of leaders who are determined to fix it. Sustainable is a film about the land, the people who work it and what must be done to sustain it for future generations 7.3 stars on IMDB 80% on RottenTomatoes SustainableFoodFilm.com
That Sugar Film 2014 Follows Gameau's experiment on himself, changing from his normal diet containing no refined sugar to a 'health-conscious' diet low in fat but high in sugar, equivalent to 160 grams (40 tsp) of sugar per day. As a result, Gameau gained weight, grew lethargic, and developed fatty liver disease. The sugar diet was selected such that his calorie intake was not increased from his normal diet. Following the experiment, he returned to his previous diet, and the ill effects were largely and quickly reversed 7.5 stars on IMDB 74% on RottenTomatoes ThatSugarMovement.com/film Wikipedia
What the Health 2017 Critiques the health impact of meat, fish, eggs and dairy products consumption, and questions the practices of leading health and pharmaceutical organizations. Its primary purpose is to advocate for a plant-based diet 7.4 stars on IMDB 62% on RottenTomatoes WhatTheHealthFilm.com Wikipedia