Should you watch Food, Inc.?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.
Food, Inc.
Documentary · 2008
Documentary filmmaker Robert Kenner examines how mammoth corporations have taken over all aspects of the food chain in the United States, from the farms where our food is grown to the chain restaurants and supermarkets where it's sold. Narrated by author and activist Eric Schlosser, the film features interviews with average Americans about their dietary habits, commentary from food experts like Michael Pollan and unsettling footage shot inside large-scale animal processing plants.
The sides of Food, Inc.
- The few companies behind most of what sits on the shelves
- A mother campaigning after losing her young son to contaminated food
- Farms and processing lines filmed from the inside
Food, Inc. is good for you if…
- you want farms, factories and the people who work in them, not a studio debate.
- you want to see who owns the food chain.
Food, Inc. is bad for you if…
- you can't watch what the camera finds inside an industrial slaughterhouse.
- you want an evening that leaves your next meal alone.
About: industry · health · what you eat
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