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A list of must-watch Vegan documentaries.

Documentaries about Veganism are on the rise. Here's our list of must-watch documentaries.

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Must-watch Vegan Documentaries List
Last updated on November 7, 2021, and last reviewed by an expert on October 31, 2018.

The best vegan documentaries

Here is our lsit of the best documentaries about veganism.

Must-watch Vegan Documentaries List

H.O.P.E.: What You Eat Matters

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H.O.P.E. What You Eat Matters is a life-changing documentary uncovering and revealing the effects of our typical Western diet on our health, the environment and animals. It has a clear message: By changing our eating habits, we can change the world!

Cowspiracy

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Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret is a groundbreaking environmental documentary that uncovers the most destructive industry facing the planet today – and investigates why the world’s leading environmental organizations are too afraid to talk about it.

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Lucent

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Through a combination of hand-held and hidden camera footage, Lucent explores the darker side of Australia’s pig farming industry, highlighting the day-to-day cruelty accepted by the industry as standard practice.

What the Health

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What the Health examines the link between diet and disease, and the billions of dollars at stake in the healthcare, pharmaceutical and food industries.

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Blackfish

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Blackfish is a fascinating documentary that examines the life of performing killer whale Tilikum, who has caused the deaths of several people while in captivity.

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Dominion

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Dominion uses drones, hidden and handheld cameras to expose the dark underbelly of modern animal agriculture, questioning the morality and validity of humankind’s dominion over the animal kingdom. While mainly focusing on animals used for food, it also explores other ways animals are exploited and abused by humans, including clothing, entertainment and research.

Food, Inc.

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Food, Inc. examines corporate farming in the United States, concluding that agribusiness produces food that is unhealthy, in a way that is environmentally harmful and abusive of both animals and employees.

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Earthlings

Earthlings is a documentary film about humankind’s total dependence on animals for economic purposes and is presented in five chapters (pets, food, clothing, entertainment and scientific research).

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Forks Over Knives

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Forks Over Knives examines the profound claim that most, if not all, of the degenerative diseases that afflict us can be controlled, or even reversed, by rejecting animal-based and processed foods.

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Sustainable

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Sustainable features chef Rick Bayless, farmers and others discuss the history leading to the sustainable food movement and how it could change what we eat in the future.

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Vegan: Everyday Stories

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Vegan: Everyday Stories explores the lives of four remarkably different people who share a common thread - they’re all vegan.

At the Fork

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Filmmaker and omnivore John Papola and his vegetarian wife Lisa give a timely, unbiased look at how farm animals are raised for consumption. With unprecedented access to large-scale conventional farms, Papola asks the tough questions behind every hamburger, glass of milk and baby-back rib.

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If you think one or more important documentaries about the Vegan movement are missing, get in touch with us. We’re happy to expand our list of must-watch Veganism documentaries!

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