Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead
2010 · Movie · NR · 97 min · ★ 6.7 · 57% critics
A man struggling with serious health issues and long-term medication decides he needs a reset, so he commits to a strict juice-based diet while traveling and talking with everyday people about food choices. Along the way, the film follows how this challenge affects his body, mindset, and motivation to help others consider changing their habits.
Also known as Fat Sick and Nearly Dead
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Streaming on Daring Docs, Food Matters TV and Indie Club.
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Details
- Years
- 2010
- Release date
- 2010-04-16
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Critic score
- 57/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (124 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want an uplifting, personal health-change documentary that sparks motivation and conversation, similar in spirit to Intervention; Not for you if you need rigorous science, detailed how-to guidance, or dislike “quick-fix” wellness messaging.
Pros: inspiring real-life transformations; upbeat, friendly tone; motivating health wake-up | Cons: light on hard data; can feel self-promotional; uneven, disjointed structure
Themes
- diet
- fasting
- vegetable juice
- australian man
- meditative
- reflective
- cautionary
- celebratory
Cast & crew
- JC
Joe Cross
as Joe Cross
- PR
Phil Riverstone
as Phil Riverstone
- AB
Amy Badberg
as Amy Badberg
- MC
Merv Cross
as Merv Cross
- VC
Virginia Cross
as Virginia Cross
Directed by Kurt Engfehr, Joe Cross