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Eating Animals

  • 2017
  • Unrated
  • 1h 34m
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7.4/10
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Eating Animals (2017)
'Eating Animals' tells the story of the beginning of the end of factory farming.
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An examination of our dietary choices and the food we put in our bodies. Based on Jonathan Safran Foer's memoir.An examination of our dietary choices and the food we put in our bodies. Based on Jonathan Safran Foer's memoir.An examination of our dietary choices and the food we put in our bodies. Based on Jonathan Safran Foer's memoir.

  • Director
    • Christopher Dillon Quinn
  • Writers
    • Christopher Dillon Quinn
    • Jonathan Safran Foer
  • Stars
    • Natalie Portman
    • Bruce Friedrich
    • Pete Kaiser
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    7.4/10
    1.2K
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    • Director
      • Christopher Dillon Quinn
    • Writers
      • Christopher Dillon Quinn
      • Jonathan Safran Foer
    • Stars
      • Natalie Portman
      • Bruce Friedrich
      • Pete Kaiser
    • 13User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
    • 69Metascore
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    Natalie Portman
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    • Self - Narrator
    Bruce Friedrich
    Bruce Friedrich
    • Self
    Pete Kaiser
    Pete Kaiser
    • Self (Chair in Animal Infectious Diseases, Roslin Institute)
    Yi Jian
    • Self
    Bob Martin
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    • Self (Center for a Livable Future)
    Jim Keen
    Jim Keen
    • Self (Professor of Veterinary Epidemology)
    • Director
      • Christopher Dillon Quinn
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      • Christopher Dillon Quinn
      • Jonathan Safran Foer
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    9Naman_Katyal

    A must watch documentary for everyone who eats or does not eats meat

    This documentary takes you on a journey that makes you question your eating choices. What type meat you want to eat having looked at the conditions of the current animal farming, breeding and meat processing locations. It makes you question the need of meat in your own life and should one make an informed choice on where to get it from , reduce consumption or even move to plant based alternatives. Having watched it, I am questioning the source of my meat and if I have to make a better choice for my own life atleast.

    I will suggest: just watch it without assumptions in your mind and see where it takes you. And ask questions to yourself along the way.
    8stefanamladenovic

    Good story about sustainability

    Movie gives good explanation about future of farming. I like the farmers perspective and solutions they provided. As I see they predicted ongoing pandemic so I guess and I hope they are also right about reducing meat producing in the future. Everyone should watch it even of ot is or not vegetarian. It's eye opener for non vegetarians and it gives good perspective to vegetarians about farmers, they problems and possible solutions. It's also covering the true facts about why everything in the way we eat now is wrong. It's good for educational point so you can spread them to the world and try to make impact on other people to reduse meat consumption too.
    10annhbyrnes

    Must see!

    This truly is eye opening. We need more films and people trying to tell the truth about where their meat is coming from. I appreciate everyone who put this film together but factory farming needs to stop and it's making us all sick. This is educating the public and I thank you. Please think about these beautiful sentient souls that deserve a healthy. happy life.
    10krashtray

    Love that it will get people thinking but..

    Always glad to see people spreading the word about how horrible the animal industry is. I just wish they didn't sympathize with the small farmers and make people think "humane meat" is a thing. There is no way to humanely kill someone who wants to live.
    10wally-74456

    must watch!

    People need to be stop being ignorant to the food they put in their bodies and how that "food" is created, how animals are treated, etc. The days of playing dumb need to end. If you watch this film and others like it and continue supporting factory farms, you have no soul

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      As a result of her involvement in the film, narrator Natalie Portman alongside her entire family, adopted a vegan lifestyle.
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      Self (Center for a Livable Future): We are creating the perfect storm. I mean, it's, it's not if, it's when there's going to be another really dangerous flu virus.

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    • Release date
      • June 15, 2018 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • India
      • Germany
      • China
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site (Big Star Pictures)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Мясо
    • Production companies
      • Big Star Pictures
      • Handsomecharlie Films
      • Heretic Films
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $149,614
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $34,524
      • Jun 17, 2018
    • Gross worldwide
      • $153,993
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 34m(94 min)
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