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Movie critics combined give Food, Inc. (2009) a score of 3.2235 out of 4
based on (51) reviews
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Food, Inc. (2009) scores a combined 3.30 out of 4 stars for I.E. Weekly (Amy Nicholson)I.E. Weekly (Amy Nicholson)
...read the complete Food movie review at I.E. Weekly (Amy Nicholson)
Food, Inc. (2009) scores a combined 3.30 out of 4 stars for Compuserve (Harvey S. Karten)Compuserve (Harvey S. Karten)
...read the complete Food movie review at Compuserve (Harvey S. Karten)
Food, Inc. (2009) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Los Angeles TimesLos Angeles Times
The film also gives an eloquent array of writers, activists and farmers time to enlighten us about the perils on our plates, but not without offering hope for a safer future. "Food, Inc." is essential viewing. ...read the complete Food movie review at Los Angeles Times
Food, Inc. (2009) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for One Guy's OpinionOne Guy's Opinion
You're unlikely to look at the stuff on the shelves of your supermarket in quite the same way ever again...probably won't be seen by many consumers, but it deserves to be. ...read the complete Food movie review at One Guy's Opinion
Food, Inc. (2009) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for The Onion A.V. ClubThe Onion A.V. Club
It's entertaining and fast-moving enough to make audiences intermittently forget they're consuming cinematic health food. ...read the complete Food movie review at The Onion A.V. Club
Food, Inc. (2009) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for New York Daily NewsNew York Daily News
Though slickly packaged, Robert Kenner's unsparing expose is harder to watch than any horror film. ...read the complete Food movie review at New York Daily News
Food, Inc. (2009) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Spirituality & PracticeSpirituality & Practice
A bracing and disturbing documentary about the industrialization of farming, the dangers of genetically modified food, and the growing power of the unregulated Big Agriculture. ...read the complete Food movie review at Spirituality & Practice
Food, Inc. (2009) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for About.comAbout.com
In covering the current means of food production and distribution in the US, Robert Kenner shows that almost all food stuffs, ranging from chickens, cows and pigs, to corn and soy, are tainted. ...read the complete Food movie review at About.com
Food, Inc. (2009) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for CompuserveCompuserve
See this startling, muckraking indictment of factory farming and you'll never eat again. ...read the complete Food movie review at Compuserve
Food, Inc. (2009) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Reeling ReviewsReeling Reviews
The documentary may rehash work that has been presented before, even in such commercial features as "Fast Food Nation," but it covers more ground than its predecessors. ...read the complete Food movie review at Reeling Reviews
Food, Inc. (2009) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Cinema BlendCinema Blend
A call to arms that slips into you slowly, until at the end you're convinced you'll never eat another french fry that you didn't see cooked with your own eyes. ...read the complete Food movie review at Cinema Blend
Food, Inc. (2009) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Orlando Sentinel (Roger Moore)Orlando Sentinel (Roger Moore)
...read the complete Food movie review at Orlando Sentinel (Roger Moore)
Food, Inc. (2009) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Antagony & Ecstasy (Tim Brayton)Antagony & Ecstasy (Tim Brayton)
...read the complete Food movie review at Antagony & Ecstasy (Tim Brayton)
Food, Inc. (2009) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Charlotte Weekly (Sean O'Connell)Charlotte Weekly (Sean O'Connell)
It's an "Inconvenient Truth" for food, minus the droning Al Gore and a handful of PowerPoint slides. ...read the complete Food movie review at Charlotte Weekly (Sean O'Connell)
Food, Inc. (2009) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul))St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul))
It's absorbing, scary and useful. ...read the complete Food movie review at St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul))
Food, Inc. (2009) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Atlantic City Weekly (Lori Hoffman)Atlantic City Weekly (Lori Hoffman)
...read the complete Food movie review at Atlantic City Weekly (Lori Hoffman)
Food, Inc. (2009) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Brian Orndorf Brian Orndorf
The documentary is hoping to encourage audiences to seek out alternative products at the grocery store, to support independent farms, and promote education when it comes to food origins. ...read the complete Food movie review at Brian Orndorf
Food, Inc. (2009) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Tribune (Michael Phillips)Chicago Tribune (Michael Phillips)
...read the complete Food movie review at Chicago Tribune (Michael Phillips)
Food, Inc. (2009) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Boston Globe (Wesley Morris)Boston Globe (Wesley Morris)
...read the complete Food movie review at Boston Globe (Wesley Morris)
Food, Inc. (2009) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Creative Loafing (Matt Brunson)Creative Loafing (Matt Brunson)
...read the complete Food movie review at Creative Loafing (Matt Brunson)
Food, Inc. (2009) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Slant MagazineSlant Magazine
The most a muckraking film like this can hope to do is frighten the viewer out of their complacence so much that they feel like, if only for a moment, they need to do something. ...read the complete Food movie review at Slant Magazine
Food, Inc. (2009) scores a combined 2.90 out of 4 stars for Detroit News (Tom Long)Detroit News (Tom Long)
...read the complete Food movie review at Detroit News (Tom Long)
Food, Inc. (2009) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Paste MagazinePaste Magazine
When director Robert Kenner is doing just that, watching, focusing on a topic, or listening to great advocates like Salatin, Schlosser, or Pollan, I'm with him. ...read the complete Food movie review at Paste Magazine
Food, Inc. (2009) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for VarietyVariety
Disturbing as it is, "Food, Inc." doesn't present some doomsday scenario. People can make a difference, it says: After all, look what happened to Big Tobacco. ...read the complete Food movie review at Variety

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Overall Rating:
2.9414
Food, Inc. (2009) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars
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Food, Inc. (2009) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars
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