The Game Changers
A persuasive sports documentary follows James Wilks as elite athletes and scientists challenge conventional beliefs about meat, protein, and physical performance.
Overview
A groundbreaking exploration of nutrition and athleticism reveals the power of plant-based diets.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- motivational
- assertive
- hopeful
- fitness motivation
- health documentary night
What critics said
Critics broadly recognize the film as energetic and influential advocacy for plant-based eating, while disputing its scientific rigor and selective presentation of evidence.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
James Wilks investigates meat, protein, and strength while athletes and scientists promote plant-based diets.
Elite athletes, special forces personnel, and strength competitors serve as central evidence and case studies.
The film's advocacy has influenced dietary choices but attracted criticism from nutrition and science-communication professionals over selective evidence and pseudoscientific claims.
The documentary combines cinematic athlete profiles, scientific demonstrations, and stories of physical struggle and triumph.
Films like The Game Changers, and why
Forks Over Knives
plant-based advocacy documentary combining nutrition claims, personal testimony, and environmental messaging
Food, Inc.
health-focused food documentary using scientific arguments and persuasive advocacy to challenge conventional diets
What the Health
vegan documentary centered on animal-free eating, ethics, and lifestyle transformation
Icarus
athlete-centered documentary emphasizing physical performance, discipline, and inspirational testimony
Movie Details
- Director
- Louie Psihoyos
- Release Date
- 2019-09-16
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Rating
- 7.3 / 10 (350)
Cast
- James Wilks
- Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Patrik Baboumian
- Scott Jurek
- Dotsie Bausch
- Tia Blanco
- Nimai Delgado
- Rip Esselstyn
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Game Changers about?
- A persuasive sports documentary follows James Wilks as elite athletes and scientists challenge conventional beliefs about meat, protein, and physical performance.
- What is The Game Changers like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Game Changers as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Game Changers violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in The Game Changers.
- What did critics think of The Game Changers?
- Critics broadly recognize the film as energetic and influential advocacy for plant-based eating, while disputing its scientific rigor and selective presentation of evidence.
- Which films are like The Game Changers?
- Films with a similar feel include Forks Over Knives, Food, Inc., What the Health, and Icarus.
- How long is The Game Changers?
- The Game Changers runs 88 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Game Changers?
- In United States, The Game Changers is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand.
