Release CalendarTop 250 MoviesMost Popular MoviesBrowse Movies by GenreTop Box OfficeShowtimes & TicketsMovie NewsIndia Movie Spotlight
    What's on TV & StreamingTop 250 TV ShowsMost Popular TV ShowsBrowse TV Shows by GenreTV News
    What to WatchLatest TrailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsABFFPride MonthOutfest OutfrontsSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll Events
    Born TodayMost Popular CelebsMost Popular CelebsCelebrity News
    Help CenterContributor ZonePolls
For Industry Professionals
  • All
  • Titles
  • TV Episodes
  • Celebs
  • Companies
  • Keywords
  • Advanced Search
Watchlist
Sign In
Sign In
New Customer? Create account
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
  • Cast & crew
  • User reviews
IMDbPro

In Defense of Food

  • TV Movie
  • 2015
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 57m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
785
YOUR RATING
In Defense of Food (2015)
Documentary

In Defense of Food tackles a question more and more people around the world have been asking: What should I eat to be healthy? Based on award-winning journalist Michael Pollan's best-selling... Read allIn Defense of Food tackles a question more and more people around the world have been asking: What should I eat to be healthy? Based on award-winning journalist Michael Pollan's best-selling book, the program explores how the modern diet has been making us sick and what we can do... Read allIn Defense of Food tackles a question more and more people around the world have been asking: What should I eat to be healthy? Based on award-winning journalist Michael Pollan's best-selling book, the program explores how the modern diet has been making us sick and what we can do to change it.

  • Director
    • Michael Schwarz
  • Writer
    • Edward Gray
  • Stars
    • Healthy Emmie
    • Michael Pollan
    • Stephen Ritz
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    7.7/10
    785
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Michael Schwarz
    • Writer
      • Edward Gray
    • Stars
      • Healthy Emmie
      • Michael Pollan
      • Stephen Ritz
    • 5User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

    Photos

    Add photo

    Top cast

    Edit
    Healthy Emmie
    • Nutritionist
    Michael Pollan
    Michael Pollan
    • Narrator
    Stephen Ritz
    • Self
    • Director
      • Michael Schwarz
    • Writer
      • Edward Gray
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    More like this

    Food, Inc.
    7.8
    Food, Inc.
    Citizenfour
    8.0
    Citizenfour
    Jiro Dreams of Sushi
    7.8
    Jiro Dreams of Sushi
    Inside Job
    8.2
    Inside Job
    Cooked
    8.1
    Cooked
    Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret
    8.1
    Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret
    How to Change Your Mind
    7.9
    How to Change Your Mind
    What the Health
    7.2
    What the Health
    Fed Up
    7.7
    Fed Up
    Forks Over Knives
    7.7
    Forks Over Knives
    That Sugar Film
    7.4
    That Sugar Film
    Sustainable
    7.3
    Sustainable

    Storyline

    Edit

    Did you know

    Edit
    • Quotes

      Narrator: Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.

    User reviews5

    Review
    Review
    Featured review
    6/10
    Eat smaller portions of healthier food
    A continuation and in the vein of Food, Inc, Michael Pollen's In Defense of Food explores what we are eating, and we can change our habits to eat healthier.

    For those familiar with Pollen, the movie proposes a common sense how to eat better; we should be eating smaller portions of healthier foods, eat more greens, and watch our fat, salt, sugars and meat. Also, food manufacturers, restaurants, food retailers and advertising do all they can to steer us away from healthy eating habits/options.

    If you are the type of person who wants to see this film, you probably already know much of what is espoused here; nothing much new here.

    I also felt about this similarly to the book Fast Food Nation; both explore interesting different aspects of how we eat and about our food; however both follow each topic with an overkill of minutia data, statistics and analysis, which winds up reducing topics' impact.

    Lastly, I realize that this movie is about Michael Pollen's work and philosophy, but there is so much of him that it comes off somewhat pompous and self indulgent.

    All that being said, I generally agree with this lifestyle and find it challenging to adhere to due to all the good tasting bad food out there.

    This is to be shown on PBS stations in December
    helpful•10
    6
    • alexmarmur
    • Oct 10, 2015

    Top picks

    Sign in to rate and Watchlist for personalized recommendations
    Sign in

    Details

    Edit
    • Release date
      • March 20, 2018 (Argentina)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • France
      • Tanzania
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official PBS website
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • En defensa de la comida
    • Production companies
      • Kikim Media
      • Kikim Media
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Technical specs

    Edit
    • Runtime
      1 hour 57 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

    Related news

    Contribute to this page

    Suggest an edit or add missing content
    • IMDb Answers: Help fill gaps in our data
    • Learn more about contributing
    Edit page

    More to explore

    Recently viewed

    Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
    Get the IMDb App
    Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
    • Get the IMDb App
    • Help
    • Site Index
    • IMDbPro
    • Box Office Mojo
    • IMDb Developer
    • Press Room
    • Advertising
    • Jobs
    • Conditions of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Your Ads Privacy Choices
    IMDb, an Amazon company

    © 1990-2023 by IMDb.com, Inc.