Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things
An interview-driven exploration of minimalism as a route toward more meaningful living through fewer possessions and less consumer pressure.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- reflective
- earnest
- hopeful
- quiet evening
- decluttering motivation
What critics said
Critics generally find the documentary accessible and well assembled, while noting that its advocacy for minimalism can feel overly familiar and one-sided.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Minimalists and commentators discuss reducing possessions and resisting consumer-driven definitions of success.
Families, entrepreneurs, artists, and other interview subjects describe efforts to live meaningfully with less.
The film presents multiple flavors of minimalism through participants from different professions and backgrounds.
Tiny homes, simplified living spaces, and decluttering are central concrete motifs in the film's presentation.
Films like Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things, and why
The True Cost
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A Plastic Ocean
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Happy
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Movie Details
- Director
- Matt D'Avella
- Release Date
- 2015-09-26
- Runtime
- 79 min
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 (419)
Cast
- Joshua Fields Millburn
- Ryan Nicodemus
- Dan Harris
- Joshua Becker
- Shannon Whitehead
- Sam Harris
- Rick Hanson
- Jay Austin
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things about?
- An interview-driven exploration of minimalism as a route toward more meaningful living through fewer possessions and less consumer pressure.
- What is Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things as measured, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things.
- What did critics think of Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things?
- Critics generally find the documentary accessible and well assembled, while noting that its advocacy for minimalism can feel overly familiar and one-sided.
- Which films are like Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things?
- Films with a similar feel include The True Cost, A Plastic Ocean, and Happy.
- How long is Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things?
- Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things runs 79 minutes.
- Where can I watch Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things?
- In United States, Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube.
