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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 03/11/2020
[A] hard-hitting documentary. Go to Full Review
Mark Kermode Kermode & Mayo's Film Review 06/15/2019
There's a very strong argument in it, that vegetarianism is the future. Go to Full Review
Wendy Ide Observer (UK) 06/09/2019
4/5
A difficult watch, but an essential one. Go to Full Review
Steven Prokopy Third Coast Review 06/17/2020
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. Go to Full Review
Dan Scully Cinema76 03/20/2020
Eating Animals is a real eye-opener. Go to Full Review
Andrew Collins Radio Times 06/10/2019
4/5
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. Go to Full Review
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05/18/2024 Movie made me hungry and I ordered a steak on DoorDash See more 04/03/2021 It broke my heart. I stopped eating factory farmed animsls years ago and I, 'm sickened by this. See more 12/03/2020 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. See more 07/19/2019 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. See more bhuvanesh b @fankaar 06/10/2019 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. See more 05/03/2019 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. See more 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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