The True Cost

PG-13

Released May 29, 2015

1h 32m

Documentary

Drama

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8 Reviews

81%

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250+ Ratings

Filmmaker Andrew Morgan travels around the globe to see the people who make clothes for the world.

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Frank Scheck

Hollywood Reporter

The latest advocacy documentary that will either induce you into changing your ways or simply have you curling into a fetal position from despair.

Oct 6, 2015

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Jeannette Catsoulis

New York Times

Offering few solutions beyond a single fair-trade fashion company, "The True Cost" - whose serene interludes compete with sickening recordings of Black Friday shopping riots and so-called clothing haul videos - stirs and saddens.

May 28, 2015

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Martin Tsai

Los Angeles Times

One would almost be inclined to give Morgan a pass for interviewing some of his executive producers as expert sources.

May 28, 2015

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Casey Jarman

Willamette Week

A few bumper-sticker sentiments can't detract from this compelling film, which is, above all else, a badly needed conversation-starter.

Rated: B+

Jan 2, 2016

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David Noh

Film Journal International

The ugliness beneath the glamour is exposed by this vitally important documentary, which addresses the immense, ongoing problems in the fashion industry.

May 29, 2015

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Genevieve Koski

The Dissolve

Heavy on talking heads and Morgan's stilted narration, The True Cost is methodical to a fault, plodding purposefully from one damning insight to the next.

Rated: 2.5/5

May 26, 2015

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Audience Member

It's incredibly informative. Using experts from every branch of the fashion industry to speak into the issue. It doesn't come off as a heavy bias film either as Andrew Morgan admits that he knew nothing of the problems when he went into making the film. Being heavily informative and not biased, it causes those who watch to take action.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Audience Member

Excellent documentary film about the social and environmental impact of the cheap fast fashion industry.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Audience Member

Human and environmental concerns. Changing the way I think about and buy clothes.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

05/13/18

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Audience Member

A must watch for anyone who weaRs clothes

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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Audience Member

If you're closet is overflowing, then this is a much watch for you.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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Audience Member

Makes you rethink your buying practices. Sobering.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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Synopsis

Filmmaker Andrew Morgan travels around the globe to see the people who make clothes for the world.

Director: Andrew Morgan
Producer: Michael Ross
Screenwriter: Andrew Morgan
Production Co: Life Is My Movie Entertainment Company, Untold Creative
Rating: PG-13 (Disturbing Images|Thematic Elements)
Genre: Documentary, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 29, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 5, 2016
Runtime: 1h 32m

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