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Food, Inc.

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Documentary filmmaker Robert Kenner examines how mammoth corporations have taken over all aspects of the food chain in the United States, from the farms where our food is grown to the chain restaurants and supermarkets where it's sold. Narrated by author and activist Eric Schlosser, the film features interviews with average Americans about their dietary habits, commentary from food experts like Michael Pollan and unsettling footage shot inside large-scale animal processing plants.
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An eye-opening expose of the modern food industry, Food, Inc. is both fascinating and terrifying, and essential viewing for any health-conscious citizen.

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Ben Kenigsberg Time Out This is the kind of muckraking we should see more often. Rated: 3/5 Nov 18, 2011 Full Review Tom Huddleston Time Out This solidly constructed documentary aims to do for food production what An Inconvenient Truth did for global warming. Rated: 3/5 Nov 17, 2011 Full Review The Age (Australia) Concerned with entertainment value as well as clarity and punch, he uses lots of colourful graphics, and moves quickly from one aspect of his subject to another. Rated: 3/5 May 21, 2010 Full Review Terry Staunton Radio Times This is a startling documentary about the American food industry and how big business manipulates what ultimately arrives on consumers' tables. Rated: 3/5 Jun 7, 2024 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Kenner’s doc does a wonderful job of opening consumers’ eyes to what they’re eating. For viewers, hopefully, the film’s effective post-screening loss of appetite develops into a life of better dietary choices. Rated: 4/4 Aug 30, 2023 Full Review Felicia Feaster Charleston City Paper Food, Inc. is a comprehensive indictment of what's wrong with the modern food industry. Jan 27, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member 15 years old It’s a surprisingly intelligent documentary Leave it to the pros to tell us about one of the most pressing issues in our country from meat-packing, agriculture, farming, obesity, labeled food products These are all pressing topics were familiar with yet no one talks about them anymore Food, Inc. is a good film telling us the pros and cons of eating You'll walk out of the movie knowing alot more about what you eat, where you buy it, and where it comes from Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/22/24 Full Review Pantera O "You can vote 3 times a day to change the system" Una investigación dentro del mundo de la comida, de sus procesos y sus consecuencias. Cruda. Reveladora. Impactante. Plantea el problema a traves de diferentes capítulos, con un estilo y estructura bastante ocupado, en la que se basan la mayoría de los documentales sensacionalistas. Compartiendo entrevistas de las principales víctimas de la industria, desde granjeros hasta consumidores, algunos en estado anónimo para evitar ser castigados por las empresas, e imagenes grabadas clandestinamebte de alto impacto, y una positiva conclusion que busca el cambio. La corrupta industria de la comida y la impunidad que tienen por su nivel de poder. La falta de regulaciónes y cobtrol de salud en ls producccion de alimentos. El abuso de poder hacua los granjeros, aprovechandose de ellos, dejándolos en condición de esclavitud laboral, al igual que los indocumentados que utilizan para reducir sus gastos. Por supuesto la cruldad e inmoralidad sobre el trato animal, que vivien en terribles condiciones. Las consecuencias del capitalismo. Revela la cruda realidad de la industria alimentaria, creando conciencia del impacto que tiene sobre la sociedad y la responsabilidad que tenemos como consumidores de informarnos de los productos que compramos. La vi a medias porque ya la habia visto. Despues de un maraton de documentales de los problemas sociales y ambientales ya nada me sorpende. ¿Hungry for change? La industria no quiere que sepas la verdad de lo que comes. Técnica: 8.2 Expresión: 7.5 Efecto: 9.0 Experiencia: 5.4 Calificación: 7.5/10 Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 07/26/24 Full Review Shael The facts in this story is a little to familiar and perhaps more of a general knowledge topic today because of this movie, so the shock element seems lost. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 12/26/23 Full Review Michael H Everyone should watch this documentary/movie from start to finish. After doing so, you can decide what you want to do next; seek more information on the variety of topics discussed, spend more money on better food, write your congressman, or start growing vegetables in your backyard. For me, the film became more interesting as it progressed, and in the end, I felt it was asking us to write the rest of the story. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Audience Member I thought this movie is great to show insight to an industry that will do everything they have to hide the atrocities that they commit every day. This film should be taught and educated to help the younger generations learn so they can bring about change and one day make the food industry safer, cleaner, and more sustainable. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Audience Member A somber look into the massive scale and practices of agribusiness in America. Food, Inc. asks a lot of ethical questions raised by the industrialization of the food business. In a post-Supersize Me era, this movie did a lot to add to the genre of food documentaries. Asked myself a lot of questions about the food that I eat. Helps one understand the rise in popularity of the organic food in the post-Whole Foods era. Another part I enjoyed was how Food, Inc. shows how this isn't the fault of agribusiness itself. Society as a whole wants cheaper and faster options for food. The businesses that meet this demand are the ones that grow and the cycle continues. After watching this film, one should look past what is the cheapest and aim to have a healthier diet. 4/5. A cornerstone of the many food documentaries that spurred the organic foods revolution. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Documentary filmmaker Robert Kenner examines how mammoth corporations have taken over all aspects of the food chain in the United States, from the farms where our food is grown to the chain restaurants and supermarkets where it's sold. Narrated by author and activist Eric Schlosser, the film features interviews with average Americans about their dietary habits, commentary from food experts like Michael Pollan and unsettling footage shot inside large-scale animal processing plants.
Director
Robert Kenner
Producer
Robert Kenner, Elise Pearlstein
Screenwriter
Robert Kenner, Elise Pearlstein
Distributor
Magnolia Pictures
Production Co
Magnolia Pictures
Rating
PG (Some Thematic Material|Disturbing Images)
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 12, 2009, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 26, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$4.4M
Runtime
1h 34m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
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