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Food, Inc. (2009)

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Reviews Counted:82

Fresh:80

Rotten:2

Average Rating:7.9/10

Consensus: An eye-opening expose of the modern food industry, Food, Inc. is both fascinating and terrifying, and essential viewing for any health-conscious citizen.

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins

Genre: Education/General Interest

Theatrical Release:Jun 12, 2009 Limited

Box Office: $4,238,694

Synopsis: How much do we really know about the food we buy at our local supermarkets and serve to our families? In Food, Inc., filmmaker Robert Kenner lifts the veil on our nation's food industry,... How much do we really know about the food we buy at our local supermarkets and serve to our families?

In Food, Inc., filmmaker Robert Kenner lifts the veil on our nation's food industry, exposing the highly mechanized underbelly that's been hidden from the American consumer with the consent of our government's regulatory agencies, USDA and FDA. Our nation's food supply is now controlled by a handful of corporations that often put profit ahead of consumer health, the livelihood of the American farmer, the safety of workers and our own environment. We have bigger-breasted chickens, the perfect pork chop, insecticide-resistant soybean seeds, even tomatoes that won't go bad, but we also have new strains of e coli -- the harmful bacteria that causes illness for an estimated 73,000 Americans annually. We are riddled with widespread obesity, particularly among children, and an epidemic level of diabetes among adults.

Featuring interviews with such experts as Eric Schlosser (Fast Food Nation), Michael Pollan (The Omnivore's Dilemma) along with forward thinking social entrepreneurs like Stonyfield Farm's Gary Hirshberg and Polyface Farms' Joel Salatin, Food, Inc. reveals surprising -- and often shocking truths -- about what we eat, how it's produced, who we have become as a nation and where we are going from here. --© Official Site [More]

Starring: Michael Pollan, Eric Schlosser

Starring: Michael Pollan, Eric Schlosser

Director: Robert Kenner

Director: Robert Kenner
Producer: Robert Kenner
Composer: Mark Adler
Studio: Magnolia Pictures

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Nov 3, 2009

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DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Widescreen - 1.78

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo - English
  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
  • Subtitles - Spanish
 
 
 
 

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It's a harsh feeling, but Food, Inc. does its job in just getting out the information that most of us probably want to ignore and shouldn't.

Full Review Source: Window to the Movies | comment Comment
11/28/09
Jeffrey Chen
Jeffrey Chen
Window to the Movies

One shocking segment of the film follows the story of Moe Parr, a man legally hounded out of his business of cleaning seeds. He is a victim of laws which allow seed patents which are leading to corporate seed monopolies.

Full Review Source: Laramie Movie Scope | comment Comment
11/24/09
Robert Roten
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope

His film shows us ugly, faceless corporate greed and its truly fatal consequences, but gives us tools to dismantle or at least throttle back the machine %u2013 and hopefully solve some of the world's ills as well.

Full Review Source: Cinerina | comment Comment
11/19/09
Karina Montgomery
Karina Montgomery
Cinerina

the film can help more consumers realize that "cheaper" food is NOT necessarily a bargain

Full Review Source: Old School Reviews | comment Comment
10/27/09
John A. Nesbit
John A. Nesbit
Old School Reviews

It moves briskly through its impressive array of talking points, though you might wish it had lingered over a few of them for a little more depth. No matter. Consider it a primer on a deadly serious issue that affects all of us, several times a day.

Full Review Source: Florida Times-Union | comment Comment
09/10/09
Matt Soergel
Matt Soergel
Florida Times-Union

Although the documentary sometimes feels a little one-sided, lack of participation by companies such as Monsanto Co. and Tyson Foods Inc. ensured such a result.

Full Review Source: Washington Times | comment Comment
08/30/09
Sonny Bunch
Sonny Bunch
Washington Times

Smart, gripping, and untainted by the influence of Michael Moore.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment 3 Comments
08/20/09
Cliff Doerksen
Cliff Doerksen
Chicago Reader
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The message is that it's up to the consumer to change things in the food industry.

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment Comment
08/04/09
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

You're probably not going to like what you see here, but you'd better hold your nose and choke it down anyway. Food, Inc. is for your own good.

Full Review Source: Times-Picayune | comment Comment
07/24/09
Mike Scott
Mike Scott
Times-Picayune

A Weak Version of "Fast Food Nation". But Hey, Any Film That Bashes Agri-Business Is All Right With Me.

Full Review Source: Film Snobs | comment Comment
07/18/09
Jimmy O
Jimmy O
Film Snobs

Like a 21st-century updating of The Jungle ... Food, Inc. is infuriating and disheartening, as it introduces us to the unpleasant verities of eating and the cynical rationalizations of those who purport to feed us.

Full Review Source: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette | comment Comment
07/17/09
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

The documentary Food, Inc. is the film Fast Food Nation should have been. It's powerful, disturbing stuff.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
07/16/09
Jeff Vice
Jeff Vice
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

A brutally disturbing, fundamentally important new documentary.

Full Review Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | comment Comment
07/16/09
Graham Killeen
Graham Killeen
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

a frightening film, easily one of the most important of the recent spate of socially conscious documentaries

Full Review Source: Q Network Film Desk | comment Comment
07/15/09
James Kendrick
James Kendrick
Q Network Film Desk

Food, Inc. offers plenty of food for thought, but, as expected, there isn't much here to nourish the soul.

Full Review Source: Creative Loafing | comment Comment
07/14/09
Matt Brunson
Matt Brunson
Creative Loafing

A real horror story that touches on the obesity epidemic, the soullessness of mass-produced and over-processed foods, and how little control the FDA has ...

Full Review Source: Atlantic City Weekly | comment 2 Comments
07/13/09
Lori Hoffman
Lori Hoffman
Atlantic City Weekly

The old adage "you are what you eat" is more true than you would have thought.

Full Review Source: Entertainment Spectrum | comment Comment
07/10/09
Keith Cohen
Keith Cohen
Entertainment Spectrum

Director Robert Kenner’s documentary is powerful. Maybe even life-changing.

Full Review Source: Kansas City Star | comment Comment
07/10/09
Robert W. Butler
Robert W. Butler
Kansas City Star

It's an "Inconvenient Truth" for food, minus the droning Al Gore and a handful of PowerPoint slides.

Full Review Source: Charlotte Weekly | comment Comment
07/08/09
Sean O'Connell
Sean O'Connell
Charlotte Weekly

After you see what IBP is doing to cattle, what Tyson is doing to chickens, what farmers are doing to us and what Monsanto is doing to farmers in the new documentary Food, Inc., you may never eat again.

Full Review Source: Orlando Sentinel | comment Comment
07/08/09
Roger Moore
Roger Moore
Orlando Sentinel
 
 
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"The Hurt Locker" was the big winner at the Gotham Independent Film Awards on Monday, taking home awards for best feature and ensemble cast. "Food, Inc." won the documentary... More...

November 19, 2009: Academy Releases Documentary Shortlist Opens in new window
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