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Fantastic Fungi

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The magical world of fungi and their power to heal, sustain and contribute to the regeneration of life on Earth.
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Critics Consensus

As visually dazzling as it is thought-provoking, Fantastic Fungi sets out to make audiences see mushrooms differently -- and brilliantly succeeds.

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Brad Newsome Sydney Morning Herald 09/02/2021
3.5/5
The biology is fascinating, but Schwartzberg's experts and enthusiasts are positively evangelical when it comes to the potential of fungi in medicine, pest-control, oil spill clean-ups and, of course, psychedelic experiences. It's all quite a trip. Go to Full Review
Andrew Pulver Guardian 11/06/2020
3/5
The liberal use of speeded-up footage of growth and decay is unfailingly spectacular, while Stamets and fellow interviewees have a gift for a memorable turn of phrase. Go to Full Review
Bilge Ebiri Spirituality & Health 03/20/2020
Louie Schwartzberg's documentary is a dreamy, informative, and hopeful dive into the world of mushrooms and fungi Go to Full Review
Edward Porter Sunday Times (UK) 11/09/2020
3/5
It may be a fairly simple specimen as far as documentaries go, but this tribute to mushrooms and mould soon grew on me. Go to Full Review
Rob Aldam Backseat Mafia 11/04/2020
fascinating, educational and entertaining. Go to Full Review
Jeffrey M. Anderson Common Sense Media 03/27/2020
5/5
One of the most positive and hopeful documentaries in years, this lean, beautiful, entertaining mushroom movie suggests that the answers to many of our problems could grow naturally and abundantly. Go to Full Review
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Facebook U 02/27/2020 Unbelievably smart and exciting. Wow. Go see it now. See more Jan O 02/24/2020 I learned so many things I never knew about mushrooms. Interesting. I did however feel the presenters were offering the audience a chance to go ahead and do drugs..be psychedelic...which I don't approve of. See more Abigail 02/24/2020 Very eye-opening, definitely raised my curiosity See more Diane C 02/21/2020 Fascinating information with amazing visuals. See more Thomas S 02/17/2020 Beautiful photography See more L H 02/16/2020 Spectacular! Visuals are amazing. The ideas presented are mind blowing! Everyone needs to see this movie! See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis The magical world of fungi and their power to heal, sustain and contribute to the regeneration of life on Earth.
Director
Louie Schwartzberg
Producer
Lyn Davis Lear, Louie Schwartzberg, Elease Lui Stemp
Screenwriter
Mark Monroe
Distributor
Self Distributed
Production Co
Reconsider, Moving Art Studio
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 11, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 7, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA)
$933.4K
Runtime
1h 21m
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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