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Eating Animals

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Filmmaker Christopher Quinn examines the environmental, economic and public health consequences of factory farming. Topics include animal rights, pollution and the use of antibiotics and hormones.
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Eating Animals' thoughtful analysis and exploration of corporate farming is impressive, given the scope of the topic.

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Andrea Gronvall Chicago Reader [A] hard-hitting documentary. Mar 11, 2020 Full Review Mark Kermode Kermode & Mayo's Film Review There's a very strong argument in it, that vegetarianism is the future. Jun 15, 2019 Full Review Wendy Ide Observer (UK) A difficult watch, but an essential one. Rated: 4/5 Jun 9, 2019 Full Review Steven Prokopy Third Coast Review Eating Animals is less about delivering a message than making a case, and it's unlikely your relationship with food will be unchanged after seeing this harrowing work. Jun 17, 2020 Full Review Dan Scully Cinema76 Eating Animals is a real eye-opener. Mar 20, 2020 Full Review Andrew Collins Radio Times Absorbing but horrifying, this hearts-and-minds documentary about factory farming is a conscientious survey of cruel practice in the name of cheap and convenient meat. Rated: 4/5 Jun 10, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Movie made me hungry and I ordered a steak on DoorDash Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/18/24 Full Review Audience Member It broke my heart. I stopped eating factory farmed animsls years ago and I, 'm sickened by this. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Audience Member Provides a fairly balanced view of CAFO's and their repercussions for human and environmental health. I wish it had emphasized that raising animals sustainably on their natural diets, and in something approximating their natural environment, is THE way forward for humans. The suggestion that we should all become vegan/vegetarian and/or eat laboratory-produced meat is horribly flawed, environmentally irresponsible, and frankly insane if you've looked hard at the science and economics of food production and the human diet. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member As a meat eater, I never had, and still don't have, a moral issue with the notion of eating an animal. That, in itself, never concerns me; I subscribe to the notion of the circle of life and that nature happens. What is great about this film is it doesn't moralise about that; it is wholly concerned with the changing nature of farming, from a place where the relationship with the animal and the understanding of how meat gets to our place has been drowned out by big demand for cheap food and big bottom lines. A clear-eyed documentary that successfully sends away an open-minded meat eater with a lot to consider about the future of their diet. Very interesting, upsetting, and educational. I would have liked to see it explore outside the US, but that's not to say it's not enlightening. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review bhuvanesh b A great documentary laying bare how we treat those who are the most vulnerable in the world and how we need laws and possibly even constitutional amendments to protect the US from factory farming businesses and the business-owned USDA. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member As a vegan, I found this to be very disappointing. All this talk about environmental impacts and health issues but not once acknowledging the ethical stand point. Animals still being considered products not beings is a theme throughout this documentary. It shows how farmers are being the victims but not giving any respect to the ACTUAL victims. Whether this animals are raised on factory farms or family farms they all end up with a knife across their throats. And that is what needs to be addressed. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Filmmaker Christopher Quinn examines the environmental, economic and public health consequences of factory farming. Topics include animal rights, pollution and the use of antibiotics and hormones.
Director
Christopher Dillon Quinn
Producer
Natalie Portman, Jonathan Safran Foer, Christopher Dillon Quinn
Screenwriter
Christopher Dillon Quinn
Distributor
Sundance Selects
Production Co
Handsomecharlie Films
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 15, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 30, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA)
$128.4K
Runtime
1h 35m
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