Eating Animals

Name: Eating Animals
Genre: Documentary
Released: June 15, 2018
Duration: 94 min
Rating: 69
Cast: Natalie Portman

2018

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IFC Films | Release Date: June 15, 2018 | NR

Starring: Natalie Portman

Summary: How much do you know about the food that’s on your plate? Based on the bestselling book by Jonathan Safran Foer and narrated by co-producer Natalie Portman, Eating Animals is an urgent, eye-opening look at the environmental, economic, and public health consequences of factory farming. Tracing the history of food production in the UnitedHow much do you know about the food that’s on your plate? Based on the bestselling book by Jonathan Safran Foer and narrated by co-producer Natalie Portman, Eating Animals is an urgent, eye-opening look at the environmental, economic, and public health consequences of factory farming. Tracing the history of food production in the United States, the film charts how farming has gone from local and sustainable to a corporate Frankenstein monster that offers cheap eggs, meat, and dairy at a steep cost: the exploitation of animals; the risky use of antibiotics and hormones; and the pollution of our air, soil, and water. Spotlighting farmers who have pushed backed against industrial agriculture with more humane practices, Eating Animals offers attainable, commonsense solutions to a growing crisis while making the case that ethical farming is not only an animal rights issue but one that affects every aspect of our lives. [Sundance Selects]… Expand

Director: Christopher Dillon Quinn

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: NR

Runtime: 94 min

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Richard Roeper

Jan 3, 2019

The mission of Eating Animals isn’t to get you to swear off meat (though I’m sure the filmmaker and the narrator would applaud that). It’s to raise your consciousness about the good, the bad and the ugly of animal agriculture. Read full review

Amy Glynn

Jun 21, 2018

This film is basically 100% about message, and that message is a dire one. There are probably people who will accuse this film of propagandizing or sensationalizing or exaggerating, but from what I can tell, that’s not particularly the case. Read full review

Samantha Incorvaia

Jun 28, 2018

From this film, viewers will see a never-ending domino effect on agriculture's effect on the environment, quality in produce and overall health of the animals and the humans that consume them. Read full review

IndieWire David Ehrlich

Jun 13, 2018

Quinn has clearly done the work to establish meaningful relationships with many of his subjects, and you can see the pain and concern in their eyes. Still, Eating Animals feels every bit as scattershot as it sounds, the film’s moral argument cornering you from all sides rather than attacking head-on. Read full review

Robert Abele

Jun 21, 2018

The message is clear, and memorably rendered: Care about where your meat comes from, because then you might eat less of it, feel better when you do eat it, and cause a little less suffering in the world. Read full review

Stephen Farber

Jun 14, 2018

The film fails to provide many practical solutions to the problems it identifies. Still, it’s an effective piece of agitprop suffused with sadness over the decline of a rich part of the American heritage. Read full review

Jessi Cape

Jun 27, 2018

Even for me, an animal lover, a believer in the power of storytelling, and an advocate for meatless meals as often as possible, I just kept waiting for a revelation, or a reason (beyond the horror show footage) to care. Read full review

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Deanomite

Jan 14, 2020

Informative, nicely photographed. just learning about chicken farming was worth the movie. Really, seeing the battles waged between corporate and independent farmers is enthralling. Having the FBI accuse filmmakers of ecoterrorism was scary. Animals now grow 4x faster than natural. TheInformative, nicely photographed. just learning about chicken farming was worth the movie. Really, seeing the battles waged between corporate and independent farmers is enthralling. Having the FBI accuse filmmakers of ecoterrorism was scary. Animals now grow 4x faster than natural. The sweet turkey farm guy about made me cry. The blackballed veterinarian also was sad. This documentary was full of heroes, i feel bad for barely having the courage to watch it.… Expand

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