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Documentaries like Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead

Not everyone loves Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead

Read them all. One will sound more like you than the others.

  1. You like a sincere story of a man changing his life.

  2. You want a real person fighting for his health.

  3. You're moved by strangers helping each other get better.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

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  • Will & Harper2024

    • a real person fighting for his health
    • you're moved by strangers helping each other get better

    Good for you if you like a long friendship tested and made stronger.

  • Anvil! The Story of Anvil2008

    • you're moved by strangers helping each other get better

    Good for you if you like two friends who have stuck together since they were fourteen.

  • STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie2023

    • a real person fighting for his health

    Good for you if you like hearing Michael J. Fox tell his story in his own words.

  • Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story2024

    • a real person fighting for his health

    Good for you if you want the real Christopher Reeve, from Superman to activist.

  • Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage2010

    • a real person fighting for his health
    • you're moved by strangers helping each other get better

    Good for you if you like three friends who stayed together for decades.

  • Life Itself2014

    • a real person fighting for his health
    • you're moved by strangers helping each other get better

    Good for you if you want the life of Roger Ebert, from Chicago newsrooms to television.

  • RBG2018

    • a real person fighting for his health

    Good for you if you want the life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg in her own words.

  • Living on One Dollar2013

    • a sincere story of a man changing his life
    • a real person fighting for his health
    • you're moved by strangers helping each other get better

    Good for you if you want to see what poverty means day to day.

  • The Remarkable Life of Ibelin2024

    • a real person fighting for his health
    • you're moved by strangers helping each other get better

    Good for you if you believe friends made online can be real friends.

  • Won't You Be My Neighbor?2018

    • a real person fighting for his health

    Good for you if you want to know the real man behind the cardigan.

  • I Am: Celine Dion2024

    • a real person fighting for his health

    Good for you if you like a star letting the camera in on her worst days.

  • Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution2020

    • a real person fighting for his health
    • you're moved by strangers helping each other get better

    Good for you if you like true stories of people who changed the law.

  • The Speed Cubers2020

    • you're moved by strangers helping each other get better

    Good for you if you like a rivalry that turns into a real friendship.

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