Fed Up
A forceful public-health documentary argues that America’s obesity crisis is rooted less in personal failure than in the systems that produce and sell unhealthy food.
Overview
A revealing look at the hidden dangers of what we eat and how it affects our health.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- urgent
- coolly incensed
- informative
- social issue film night
- health awareness viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the film as a relevant, effective, and accessible advocacy documentary whose urgent message is occasionally diluted by excessive detail.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The investigation centers on the American food industry's role in obesity and chronic illness rather than treating weight solely as an individual responsibility.
Katie Couric's narration combines expert testimony, research findings, found footage, and graphics to contest calorie-focused weight-loss narratives.
Young people’s experiences and the prospect of shorter lifespans give the film’s policy argument an explicitly generational focus.
Critics specifically note the whirlwind of talking heads, found footage, scary statistics, and cartoonish graphics in the film's presentation.
Films like Fed Up, and why
An Inconvenient Truth
advocacy documentary using research, interviews, and accessible exposition to critique an entrenched public-health crisis
The Corporation
investigative documentary examining corporate influence, consumer harm, and systemic failures through urgent evidence-based argument
Food, Inc.
food-focused documentary connecting eating habits to industrial systems, public health, and consumer awareness
Movie Details
- Director
- Stephanie Soechtig
- Release Date
- 2014-05-09
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Rating
- 7.3 / 10 (264)
Cast
- Katie Couric
- Michael Pollan
- Bill Clinton
- Tom Vilsack
- Kelly Brownell
- Michael Bloomberg
- Michele Simon
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, Howdy Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Fed Up about?
- A forceful public-health documentary argues that America’s obesity crisis is rooted less in personal failure than in the systems that produce and sell unhealthy food.
- What is Fed Up like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Fed Up as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Fed Up violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Fed Up.
- What did critics think of Fed Up?
- Critics broadly regarded the film as a relevant, effective, and accessible advocacy documentary whose urgent message is occasionally diluted by excessive detail.
- Which films are like Fed Up?
- Films with a similar feel include An Inconvenient Truth, The Corporation, and Food, Inc..
- How long is Fed Up?
- Fed Up runs 95 minutes.
- Where can I watch Fed Up?
- In United States, Fed Up streams on Philo, Howdy Amazon Channel.
