Fat Fiction
Seen it?2020 | 115 min | Documentary
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
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 55 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
Leading health experts examine the history of the U.S. Dietary Guidelines and question decades of dietary advice insisting that saturated fats are bad for us.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
Not enough engagement data yet
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Jennifer Isenhart
- Gary TaubesSelf - Investigative Science Journalist / Author
- Nina TeicholzSelf - Investigative Science Journalist / Author
- Ancel KeysSelf (Archival footage) - Physiologist
- Tim NoakesSelf - Scientist / Author / Professor Emerita
- Mark HymanSelf - Narrator / Nutritionist / Functional Medicine Physician
- Bret ScherSelf - Cardiologist
- Sarah HallbergSelf - Obesity Specialist
- Zoe HarcombeSelf - Obesity Researcher
- Salim YusufSelf - Cardiologist
- Robert LustigSelf - Pediatric Endocrinologist