No Impact Man: The Documentary
2009 · Movie · NR · 93 min · ★ 6.2 · 75% critics
A family in Manhattan tries an extreme year-long experiment to cut their environmental footprint to nearly zero. As they rethink food, waste, energy, and daily routines, the challenge tests their habits, relationships, and what “living responsibly” really looks like in a modern city.
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Details
- Original title
- No Impact Man
- Years
- 2009
- Release date
- 2009-09-04
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 75/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 (28 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like candid, motivating documentaries that can change how you think about everyday consumption and community action; Not for you if you want light viewing or dislike preachy, extreme lifestyle challenges like Ivory Tower.
Pros: honest and relatable; inspiring lifestyle experiment; practical eco ideas | Cons: some choices feel extreme; relationship tension; hard to replicate
Themes
- garbage
- global warming
- nature
- woman director
Cast & crew
- CB
Colin Beavan
as Himself
- MC
Michelle Conlin
as Herself
Directed by Laura Gabbert