Gasland
Josh Fox turns a personal investigation into a forceful warning about fracking, contaminated communities, and the human cost of energy extraction.
Overview
A gripping exploration of America's energy crisis and the environmental consequences of fracking.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- urgent
- alarming
- lyrical
- environmental awareness viewing
- activist film night
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the documentary as a patient, powerful, visually expressive, and urgent account of fracking's environmental and public-health risks.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Josh Fox investigates drilling after receiving an energy company's lease offer and makes his own perspective central to the inquiry.
The film uses polluted water, affected landscapes, and expressive footage to make fracking's consequences visually immediate.
Rural landowners confront energy companies seeking access to their property while residents report contamination and health risks.
Personal accounts from rural residents are placed alongside public officials and energy-industry perspectives.
Films like Gasland, and why
Erin Brockovich
environmental documentary combining investigative reporting, personal testimony, and urgent activist filmmaking
A Civil Action
socially engaged documentary exposing corporate and public-health consequences through personal stories
An Inconvenient Truth
incisive environmental documentary using alarming evidence and persuasive advocacy to challenge industry practices
The Corporation
investigative documentary connecting corporate power, environmental damage, and ordinary people's experiences
Movie Details
- Director
- Josh Fox
- Release Date
- 2010-01-24
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Rating
- 7.1 / 10 (157)
Cast
- Josh Fox
- Aubrey K. McClendon
- Maurice Hinchey
- Pat Fernelli
- Ron Carter
- Jean Carter
- Norma Fiorentino
- Debbie May
- Debbie May
- Mike Markham
Common questions
- What is Gasland about?
- Josh Fox turns a personal investigation into a forceful warning about fracking, contaminated communities, and the human cost of energy extraction.
- What is Gasland like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Gasland as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Gasland violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Gasland.
- What did critics think of Gasland?
- Critics broadly praised the documentary as a patient, powerful, visually expressive, and urgent account of fracking's environmental and public-health risks.
- Which films are like Gasland?
- Films with a similar feel include Erin Brockovich, A Civil Action, An Inconvenient Truth, and The Corporation.
- How long is Gasland?
- Gasland runs 107 minutes.
