Fed Up

"Something happened 30 years ago..."

2014 1h 35m EN

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7.3

SOLID

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80%

FRESH

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METACRITIC

⭐

7.7

IMDB

★7.3TMDB · 265🍅80%Rotten Tomatoes●71Metacritic★7.7IMDB · 12,462

Documentary

Synopsis

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Fed Up blows the lid off everything we thought we knew about food and weight loss, revealing a 30-year campaign by the food industry, aided by the U.S. government, to mislead and confuse the American public, resulting in one of the largest health epidemics in history.

“Something happened 30 years ago...”

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Cast

Katie Couric
Narrator
Michael Pollan
Self
Bill Clinton
Self
Tom Vilsack
Self
Kelly Brownell
Self
Michael Bloomberg
Self
Michele Simon
Self

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Stephanie Soechtig
Writers: Stephanie Soechtig, Mark Monroe
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 6

ERA

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Released 12 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 6

DIRECTOR

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Editor Dan Swietlik shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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4 / 6

CAST

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Katie Couric and Michael Pollan and Bill Clinton carry the top of the cast.

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5 / 6

ERA

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Marketing tagline: "Something happened 30 years ago...".

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6 / 6

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2381335 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Stephanie Soechtig directs. Dan Swietlik cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 12 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Editor Dan Swietlik shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Katie Couric and Michael Pollan and Bill Clinton carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "Something happened 30 years ago...".
6IMDB entry: tt2381335 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.