Thin (2006)

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Feminist-minded photographer and filmmaker Lauren Greenfield details the ravaging physical and mental effects of anorexia nervosa by following four anorexic women between the ages of 15 and 30 as they struggle to recover from their illness over the course of six excruciating months at a Florida residential treatment center. As the complexity of the disorder emerges through scenes in which the afflicted struggle through dispiriting weigh-ins, revealing therapy sessions, and painful meal times, Greenfield offers a revealing look at the devastating effects of a media driven by impossibly high standards of physical beauty.

Rating:

NR
Genre:

Documentary, Special Interest
Directed By:

Lauren Greenfield
Written By:
In Theaters:

Oct 21, 2006 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Nov 21, 2006
Runtime:

105 minutes
Studio:

HBO Documentary Films

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Pollack Williams

Critic Reviews for Thin

All Critics (7) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (7) | Rotten (0) | DVD (2)

[The film] makes its case by neither exploiting its subjects nor soft-pedaling their plight.

Jan 23, 2006

John Anderson

Variety

Top Critic

What I found interesting while watching the film is that no attention is paid to aspects of aspects of society, especially in the United States, that could very well have played a part in these women and girl developing such severe eating disorders.

Oct 9, 2018 | Full Review…

Deborah Krieger

I on the Arts

Gripping anorexia docu; watch with your kids.

Jan 2, 2011 | Rating: 5/5 | Full Review…

Liz Perle

Common Sense Media

I thought I had issues with food -- I just like it too much. But to see the four women portrayed in Lauren Greenfield's startling documentary Thin is to see people at war not only with food but with their own minds and bodies.

Nov 9, 2006 | Full Review…