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.
Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins
Genre: Education/General Interest
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,... [More]
Reviews for Food, Inc.
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 9/10 |
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 |
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B |
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 |
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4.5/5 |
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 |
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A- |
the film can help more consumers realize that "cheaper" food is NOT necessarily a bargain Full Review |
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3/4 |
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 |
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2.5/4 |
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 |
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Smart, gripping, and untainted by the influence of Michael Moore. Full Review |
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B |
The message is that it's up to the consumer to change things in the food industry. Full Review |
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4/4 |
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 |
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3/5 |
A Weak Version of "Fast Food Nation". But Hey, Any Film That Bashes Agri-Business Is All Right With Me. Full Review |
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86/100 |
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 |
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3/4 |
The documentary Food, Inc. is the film Fast Food Nation should have been. It's powerful, disturbing stuff. Full Review |
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3.5/4 |
A brutally disturbing, fundamentally important new documentary. Full Review |
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3.5/4 |
a frightening film, easily one of the most important of the recent spate of socially conscious documentaries Full Review |
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3/4 |
Food, Inc. offers plenty of food for thought, but, as expected, there isn't much here to nourish the soul. Full Review |
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3/4 |
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 |
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3.5/4 |
The old adage "you are what you eat" is more true than you would have thought. Full Review |
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3.5/4 |
Director Robert Kenner’s documentary is powerful. Maybe even life-changing. Full Review |
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3/4 |
It's an "Inconvenient Truth" for food, minus the droning Al Gore and a handful of PowerPoint slides. Full Review |
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4/5 |
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 |
CommentLatest News for Food, Inc.
December 01, 2009:
The Hurt Locker Wins Big at Gotham Awards 
"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
Awards season is just around the corner, and to prove it, the Academy just released its list of the 15 films still vying for a Documentary Feature Oscar. More...
July 14, 2009:
Food, Inc. Gets Chipotle-Flavored Boost
"Food, Inc." has already received some of the most positive reviews of the year -- and now, in an effort to highlight the chain's "its eco-friendly 'food with integrity'... More...
June 12, 2009:
Damning documentary exposes dangers of mechanized food industry.
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