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Forks Over Knives

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2011 | 90 min | Documentary

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With a box office flop and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for the curious.
The mood
Eye-opening.
The pace
Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 30 min.
What might put you off
Rated PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.

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.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsSolid

    59% on Rotten Tomatoes, 57 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesSolid

    7.1 out of 10

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Box office & staying powerWeak

    $665K worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    About 33K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Lee Fulkerson

  • Lee FulkersonSelf
  • Matthew LedermanSelf
  • Alona PuldeSelf
  • T. Colin CampbellSelf
  • Caldwell Esselstyn Jr.Self
  • Joey AucoinSelf
  • Connie DiekmanSelf
  • Pam PopperSelf
  • Doug LisleSelf
  • Terry MasonSelf