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Plastic Planet

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An around-the-globe view shows plastic's impact on humans.

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Jeannette Catsoulis New York Times 01/14/2011
2.5/5
Sniffing and licking as he goes, and pausing to rub his face vigorously with bioplastics, the director favors a peripatetic style that staves off boredom but is frustratingly shallow. Go to Full Review
Frank Scheck The Hollywood Reporter 01/13/2011
Disturbing, cautionary documentary that will make you rethink the products with which you surround yourself. Go to Full Review
Ernest Hardy Village Voice 01/12/2011
A must-see for anyone even remotely interested in the staggering health costs of plastic to humans and the planet itself. Go to Full Review
Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com 09/20/2020
2.5/4.0
The knowledgeable director is clearly trying to take what could be seen as a rather bland topic and make it accessible for a wider audience. Go to Full Review
Jose Solís PopMatters 09/19/2018
6/10
The film travels aimlessly from country to country and talks with all kinds of experts without ever finding a single unifying theme. This lack of depth in each of the segments makes it easier for skeptical audiences to dismiss his allegations. Go to Full Review
Jennifer Merin About.com 03/15/2011
4/5
You must see this beautifully filmed cautionary tour of plastic-glutted landfills, plastic-strewn deserts and into human arteries where plastic beads compete with platelets for space. Go to Full Review
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Audience Reviews

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12/18/2013 Eye opening, plastic planet indeed. 63% of user liked this? See more 04/10/2012 A landmark environmental exposure movie which is a must see for high school and university students as well as the general public to wake up and hear the clarion call of the dangers that we are thrusting on our own society today and to come...Werner Boote has created an eye-opening expose of the plastics industry and the dangers being foisted upon us and the environment for generations to come...and simply put we may strangle in our own plastic waste...like Gore's Unconventional Truths...we had better wake up...this film deserves a better rating than 63%...and actually should not be subject to a rating system but should be aired in every community forum out of necessity. See more 03/15/2012 This movie disturbed me to no end...I don't have any hope mankind fix this problem and don't believe there be any living things on this planet in 500 years. So sad. See more 02/08/2012 Humorous and horrifying. Would like to have a screening to show you. See more 05/06/2011 A must-see if you drink bottled water, use baby bottles, Tupperware, or other plastic products. See more 10/30/2010 Sehr gute Doku, die nicht nervig mit erhobenem Zeigefinger daherkommt. Höchst informativ und äuÃerst erschreckend. Plastik adà (C), wo immer es geht! See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis An around-the-globe view shows plastic's impact on humans.
Director
Werner Boote
Producer
Thomas Bogner
Screenwriter
Werner Boote
Distributor
First Run
Production Co
Neue Sentimental Film, Daniel Zuta Filmproduktion
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 14, 2011, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 11, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$2.4K
Runtime
1h 35m