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Fast Food Nation (2006)

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The Critics:
B-
13 reviews
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A fictionalized thriller inspired by Eric Schlosser's bestselling nonfiction expose of junk food companies. The story of fast food is the story of postwar America. Though created by a handful of mavericks, the fast food industry has triggered the homogenization of our society. Fast food has hastened the malling of our landscape, widened the chasm between rich and poor, fueled an epidemic of obesity,... See Full Description
Genres: Drama, Thriller, Adaptation and Politics/Religion
Running Time: 1 hr. 46 min.
Release Date: November 17th, 2006 (limited), November 22nd (wide)
MPAA Rating: R for disturbing images, strong sexuality, language and drug content.
Distributors:
Fox Searchlight Pictures
U.S. Box Office: $1,004,059
Cast and Credits
Starring: Catalina Sandino Moreno, Wilmer Valderrama, Ana Claudia Talancon, Greg Kinnear, Bobby Cannavale
Directed by: Richard Linklater
Produced by: Jeff Skoll, Edward Saxon, Chris Salvaterra (II)
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Critical Consensus
Critics Reviews Average Grade:   B-   
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Bob Townsend
"What's most frustrating about Fast Food Nation is how much it promises and how little it delivers." more...
C
Boston Globe, Wesley Morris
"...the movie imparts a kind of damning hopelessness that swells to tragic proportions." more...
A
Chicago Sun-Times, Teresa Budasi
"...a whole lot of disjointedness that is supposed to all tie together." more...
C
Chicago Tribune, Michael Phillips
"...works best when it's just hanging out with its far-flung collection of likable, flawed people living off the fat and the lean of the land." more...
B
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User Reviews Average Grade:  C+   
American Reality  by rocskc (11/20/2006)
28 out of 34 people found this review helpful
Reality portrayed in the form of a movie. All Americans who care should watch...Full Review
  A+
Wanna Start Eating Better  by chrisku0613 (11/17/2006)
22 out of 25 people found this review helpful
This movie is so graphic and disturbing you will not want to eat fast food for a...Full Review
  B
a movie about the real working class.  by oh_watson (11/17/2006)
25 out of 37 people found this review helpful
Most of us have to get up every morning and go to work. It's a fact of life. We...Full Review
  A
movie was informative but I was expecting more  by starstormbabe (11/19/2006)
14 out of 15 people found this review helpful
this movie displayed some of the negative things that occur in the fast food...Full Review
  B-
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