Your Fat Friend

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Your Fat Friend

2023

1h 36m

Documentary

Biography

LGBTQ+

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24 Reviews

88%

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

Your Fat Friend charts Aubrey Gordon's journey from anonymous blogger Yrfatfriend to NY Times bestselling author and podcast host (@maintenancephase ) and the complexities of making change. It’s a film about fatness, family and the deep, messy feelings all of us hold about our bodies.

Mark Kermode

Kermode and Mayo's Take (YouTube)

I laughed. I cried. I came out thinking that the world really could be a better place if we all start to accept each other for what we are and not what we think we should or have to be... it's really uplifting.

Mar 1, 2024

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Sophie Butcher

Empire Magazine

A simple but effective study of a vital activist voice, this documentary is a powerful force for change.

Rated: 4/5

Feb 12, 2024

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Kevin Maher

The Times (UK)

... The film eventually gets so tangled up in Gordon’s proselytising passions that it trips over its own earnestness.

Rated: 2/5

Feb 9, 2024

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BJ Colangelo

Slashfilm

This documentary is about Aubrey Gordon's rise in fame, yes, but it's also a reflection of the day-to-day experience of millions. It's honest and empathetic without ever begging the audience to see fat people as human.

Apr 29, 2025

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Stephen A. Russell

Orion's Shoulder (Substack)

Built on hard-earned intimacy, it’s both bracingly honest and enlighteningly hopeful.

Dec 31, 2024

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Samantha Puc

The Mary Sue

An excellent introduction to fat liberation... It not only explores Gordon’s work in-depth and examines how she came to be such an integral figure in the fat activist space, but it also breaks down why anti-fatness is harmful and dangerous

Jul 9, 2024

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BA M

This movie is so beautifully filmed and thought-provoking. It shook up a lot of my preconceived notions and presented challenging ideas in a really funny, heartfelt, and visually lush way.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/02/24

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H W

Amazing documentary. Should be required watching for all in health "care" and for parents (or just everyone). Beautifully filmed too.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/18/24

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Nicky B

I was already a big Maintenance Phase fan, and this doc was an absolute gift. Loved getting to know more about Aubrey, and appreciated her vulnerability here.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/30/23

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Liisa M

The first time I've seen myself and my life reflected on screen. An important film for anyone living in a body to see. Our world has been so deeply hurt by fatphobia and this films starts to detangle some of the hows and whys through Aubrey's moving and funny personal story. After I saw it, I texted everyone I know that they must see it. One of the best and most important movies I've ever seen in my life.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/15/23

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Jeanie Finlay

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Charlotte Cook

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Synopsis

Your Fat Friend charts Aubrey Gordon's journey from anonymous blogger Yrfatfriend to NY Times bestselling author and podcast host (@maintenancephase ) and the complexities of making change. It’s a film about fatness, family and the deep, messy feelings all of us hold about our bodies.

Director: Jeanie Finlay
Producer: Jeanie Finlay, Suzanne Alizart
Screenwriter: Jeanie Finlay, Jeanie Finlay
Distributor: Field of Vision
Production Co: Glimmer Films
Genre: Documentary, Biography, LGBTQ+
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 8, 2023, Limited
Runtime: 1h 36m