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Films that changed the way we eat and live.

A curated collection of documentaries, talks, and films chosen for the questions they raise, the stories they tell, and the conversations they continue. Sometimes the most powerful shift starts with what you choose to watch on a Friday night.

Food, Inc. — the cow with the barcode, the film's signature image
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Food, Inc.
Documentary · 2008
Featured This Month

Food, Inc.

Documentary · 1 hr 34 min · 2008 · With Michael Pollan & Eric Schlosser

Robert Kenner's Academy Award nominated documentary follows America's food from the field to the supermarket shelf, with journalists Michael Pollan and Eric Schlosser as guides. Nearly two decades on, it's still the clearest picture of how dinner actually gets made in this country.

Why we saved it

Food, Inc. asks a question most of us never think to ask: who decides what ends up on our shelves? We saved it because understanding the system is the first step out of it. It leaves you clear-eyed and capable, ready to make your next grocery trip a choice you're actually making.

The Watch List

Documentaries, short films, trailers, and talks worth your time. Each opens on its own page with the available video and a short note on why we saved it.

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Documentary · 2011
Forks Over Knives

Physicians and researchers make the case for whole plant foods as part of preventing and managing chronic disease.

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Trailer · 2018
The Game Changers

Elite athletes, trainers, and military personnel question long-held beliefs about protein, strength, and recovery.

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Talk · 2015 · Dr. Michael Greger
How Not to Die

Dr. Greger walks through the leading causes of death one by one and the dietary patterns the research associates with each.

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Talk · 2011 · Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn
Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease

Dr. Esselstyn presents decades of clinical work using a whole-food, plant-based diet, and the outcomes he documented in his patients.

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Documentary · 2016
Eating You Alive

The film follows people living with serious chronic illness as they explore food alongside their medical care, and reports what changed for them.

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Talk · 2025 · Dr. Michael Greger
Your Q&A About Cholesterol and Diabetes

The questions people ask most about cholesterol and blood sugar, answered from the research.

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Talk · Mayo Clinic
Five Foods That Support the Body

A cancer physician discusses foods that may support the body’s own defenses, with practical guidance for everyday meals.

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Talk · 2025
What About Protein?

The question almost everyone asks first, answered with evidence rather than assumption.

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Talk · 2011 · Dr. Michael Greger
NutritionFacts.org

A year of nutrition research reviewed and translated into what it actually means for dinner.

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Talk · 2025 · Dr. Michael Greger
Ultra-Processed Foods: Concerns and Exceptions

What the ultra-processed label really covers, including the exceptions worth knowing about.

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Talk · 2020 · Dr. Neal Barnard
How Foods Affect Hormones

The connection between what we eat and how our hormones behave, from energy to mood to menopause.

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Talk · Michael Pollan
Michael Pollan’s Best Advice for Eating Healthier

A lifetime of food reporting distilled into a few plain rules, starting with the groceries already in your kitchen.

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Talk · Dr. Chris van Tulleken
Ultra-Processed People

What ultra-processed food actually is, how it is engineered, and what the science says it does in the body.

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Trailer · 2020
Kiss the Ground

A hopeful look at soil, farming, and regeneration, and the argument that the ground beneath us can help repair the climate.

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Documentary · 2022
The End of Meat

A thoughtful look at a future where meat is no longer at the center of the plate, and what that would mean for all of us.

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Trailer · 2023 · Dan Buettner
Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones

A journey through the communities where people routinely reach one hundred, and the everyday habits they share.

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Documentary · 2023
The Invisible Vegan

Voices often missing from mainstream wellness conversations, and how food, culture, and health intersect in Black American communities.

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Documentary · 2018
Vegan: Everyday Stories

Four lives that look nothing alike, connected by shared values around food and compassion.

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Documentary · 2024
Veganise Me

One person’s transition from a typical diet to plant-based living, and what it does to their health along the way.

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Documentary · 2025
Food for Thought

The growing shift toward plant-based living, told through people who simply started asking better questions about food.

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Documentary · 2023
Unsupersize Me

A story about stepping away from quick fixes and toward nourishment and movement, where consistency matters more than perfection.

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Documentary · 2017
Land of Hope and Glory

A hard look at how animal food is produced. Clarifying for anyone weighing the ethics of the plate.

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Documentary · 2005
Earthlings

A landmark film on humanity’s relationship with animals, and the film many people name as their turning point.

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Difficult scenes
Documentary · 2014
We Animals

Photojournalist Jo-Anne McArthur documents animals living inside human systems, and the people working to change them.

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These selections are included for the questions, stories, and perspectives they bring to the conversation. A place on our watch list does not mean Vegan People endorses every claim or conclusion presented.

This collection is educational and is not a substitute for individualized medical guidance.

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