What the Health

6.8

2017

97 mins

Documentary

Filmmaker Kip Andersen uncovers the secret to preventing and even reversing chronic diseases, and he investigates why the nation's leading health organizations doesn't want people to know about it.

Forks Over Knives

Year : 2011Rating : ⭐ 7.2

Examines the profound claim that most; if not all; of the degenerative diseases that afflict us can be controlled; or even reversed; by rejecting our present menu of animal-based and processed foods. The idea of food as medicine is put to the test. Cameras follow "reality patients" who have chronic conditions from heart disease to diabetes. Doctors teach these patients how to adopt a whole-foods, plant-based diet as the primary approach to treat their ailments - while the challenges and triumphs of their journeys are revealed.

That Sugar Film

Year : 2014Rating : ⭐ 6.9

One man's journey to discover the bitter truth about sugar. Damon Gameau embarks on a unique experiment to document the effects of a high sugar diet on a healthy body, consuming only foods that are commonly perceived as 'healthy'. Through this entertaining and informative journey, Damon highlights some of the issues that plague the sugar industry, and where sugar lurks on supermarket shelves.

Poisoned: The Dirty Truth About Your Food

Year : 2023Rating : ⭐ 7.0

Through revealing interviews with experts and victims' families, this gripping documentary examines the problem of deadly foodborne illness in the US.

Hack Your Health: The Secrets of Your Gut

Year : 2024Rating : ⭐ 6.7

Delve into the digestive system with this lighthearted and informative documentary that demystifies the role gut health plays in our overall well-being.

Super Size Me

Year : 2004Rating : ⭐ 6.7

Morgan Spurlock subjects himself to a diet based only on McDonald's fast food three times a day for thirty days without exercising to try to prove why so many Americans are fat or obese. He submits himself to a complete check-up by three doctors, comparing his weight along the way, resulting in a scary conclusion.

The Biggest Little Farm

Year : 2019Rating : ⭐ 7.6

The successes and failures of a couple determined to live in harmony with nature on a farm outside of Los Angeles are lovingly chronicled by filmmaking farmer John Chester, in this inspiring documentary.

Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret

Year : 2014Rating : ⭐ 7.6

Follow the shocking, yet humorous, journey of an aspiring environmentalist, as he daringly seeks to find the real solution to the most pressing environmental issues and true path to sustainability.

Don't Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever

Year : 2025Rating : ⭐ 6.3

In this documentary, wealthy entrepreneur Bryan Johnson puts his body and fortune on the line to defy aging and extend his life beyond all known limits.

Naqoyqatsi

Year : 2002Rating : ⭐ 6.2

A visual montage portrait of our contemporary world dominated by globalized technology and violence.

Powaqqatsi

Year : 1988Rating : ⭐ 7.2

An exploration of technologically developing nations and the effect the transition to Western-style modernization has had on them.

STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie

Year : 2023Rating : ⭐ 7.8

A short kid from a Canadian army base becomes the international pop culture darling of the 1980s—only to find the course of his life altered by a stunning diagnosis. What happens when an incurable optimist confronts an incurable disease?

180° South

Year : 2010Rating : ⭐ 7.3

The film follows adventurer Jeff Johnson as he retraces the epic 1968 journey of his heroes Yvon Chouinard and Doug Tompkins to Patagonia.

Kiss the Ground

Year : 2020Rating : ⭐ 7.7

Sheds light on an alternative approach to farming called “regenerative agriculture” that could balance our climate, replenish our vast water supplies, and feed the world.

Fantastic Fungi

Year : 2019Rating : ⭐ 7.3

A vivid journey into the mysterious subterranean world of mycelium and its fruit— the mushroom. A story that begins 3.5 billion years ago, fungi makes the soil that supports life, connecting vast systems of roots from plants and trees all over the planet, like an underground Internet. Through the eyes of renowned mycologist Paul Stamets, professor of forest ecology Suzanne Simard, best selling author Michael Pollan, food naturalist Eugenia Bone and others, we experience the power, beauty and complexity of the fungi kingdom.

The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley

Year : 2019Rating : ⭐ 7.0

With a magical new invention that promised to revolutionize blood testing, Elizabeth Holmes became the world’s youngest self-made billionaire, heralded as the next Steve Jobs. Then, overnight, her 10-billion-dollar company dissolved. The rise and fall of Theranos is a window into the psychology of fraud.

Who Are You, Charlie Brown?

Year : 2021Rating : ⭐ 6.9

Lupita Nyong'o narrates a documentary about Peanuts and its creator, Charles M. Schulz. Famous fans—including Drew Barrymore, Kevin Smith, and Al Roker—share its influence on them, and a new animated story finds Charlie Brown on a quest.

Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

Year : 2017Rating : ⭐ 6.4

A documentary about how a dominant cultural and demographic institution both sustains their traditional activities and adapts to the digital revolution.

Inside the Mind of a Dog

Year : 2024Rating : ⭐ 7.1

Embark on a delightful journey into the world of dogs in this documentary that reveals scientific and emotional insights about our lovable BFFs.

Fed Up

Year : 2014Rating : ⭐ 7.3

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.

The Class of ‘92

Year : 2013Rating : ⭐ 7.1

A detailing of the rise to prominence and global sporting superstardom of six supremely talented young Manchester United football players (David Beckham, Nicky Butt, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Phil and Gary Neville). The film covers the period 1992-1999, culminating in Manchester United's European Cup triumph.