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Fuel

Play trailer Poster for Fuel Released Sep 18, 2009 1h 51m Documentary Play Trailer Watchlist
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Environmental activist and filmmaker Josh Tickell explores alternate energy sources, especially biofuels, as a way to wean America away from its dependence on foreign oil.

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Jeannette Catsoulis New York Times Thanks to an informative, buoyant tone and the director's own restless intelligence, the film preaches to the unconverted with passion, energy and graphics so clear that they would make Al Gore weep all over his PowerPoint. Rated: 3/5 Sep 18, 2009 Full Review G. Allen Johnson San Francisco Chronicle A peppy, bouncy documentary that is watchable and informative, although Tickell's celebrity name-dropping at times detracts from the serious message. Rated: 3/4 Sep 18, 2009 Full Review Aaron Hillis Time Out It's a slickly enjoyable production (if unfocused and bloated), and his bullet-point tips are persuasive; but dude, there are better ways to humanize these issues than crying on camera. Rated: 3/5 Sep 16, 2009 Full Review Jonathan Kiefer Sacramento News & Review Rated: 3/5 Apr 13, 2011 Full Review Gary Thompson Philadelphia Daily News Rated: B- Apr 13, 2011 Full Review Philip Martin Arkansas Democrat-Gazette shows the not-so-shocking connections between the auto industry, the oil industry and the government, prescriptively offering alternatives ... Rated: 83/100 Jul 3, 2010 Full Review Read all reviews

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Georgan G Always good to learn more ways to save the planet. Nothing really new here except how to get 150mpg in a Pruis. Which I'm checking into. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 06/30/24 Full Review Audience Member A must watch for anyone wanting to know about the benefits of alternative fuels both environmentally and economically Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member In this feature-length documentary, filmmaker and biofuel advocate Josh Tickell explores the origins of America's dependence on fossil fuels, eventually detailing the cross-country road trip that he took in his biodiesel-converted van, campaigning for the more sustainable, environmentally friendly fuel. Tickell interviews people in his film from all over the spectrum of fuel use, from oil company executives to those devastated by water contamination stemming from oil companies to Midwestern families considering buying Hummers. Hoping to paint as complete a picture as possible of American fuel use, Tickell explores how we fuel our lifestyle in the present and how we can hope to in the future. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Audience Member This is a really good documentary facing the obvious problem of our civilization. America needs to get off of oil & pursue alternative energy namely biodiesel. America needs to invest heavily in the future & this is a fact. This film reminded me a lot of the book "The End of Oil". Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Fuel, government, prohibition, war on terrorism. Fantastic documentary. I want a Bio diesel car. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Audience Member Fascinating, often horrifying, documentary on the politics of oil, and what we can do about it. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Joshua Tickell

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Joshua Tickell

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Laurie Lennard

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Larry David

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Larry Hagman

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Woody Harrelson

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Synopsis Environmental activist and filmmaker Josh Tickell explores alternate energy sources, especially biofuels, as a way to wean America away from its dependence on foreign oil.
Director
Joshua Tickell
Producer
Daniel Assael, Darius Fisher
Screenwriter
Johnny O'Hara
Distributor
Greenlight Theatrical
Production Co
Green Planet Productions
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 18, 2009, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 17, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$173.8K
Runtime
1h 51m
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