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Super Size Me Reviews

2004

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In this hilarious yet informative documentary, début director Morgan Spurlock makes himself the victim of a cruel experiment: he puts himself on a 30-day diet of nothing but McDonald's food. Eating three meals a day exclusively from McDonald's, Spurlock's health quickly deteriorates. The film documents the process from .. Read more

Starring	Morgan Spurlock
Director	Morgan Spurlock
Genres	Documentary

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- In this entertaining yet informative documentary, debut director Morgan Spurlock makes himself the victim of a cruel experiment: he puts himself on a 30-day diet of nothing but McDonald's food. read more »
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- - 71
  - 7
  Fast Food Frenzy!!
  
  I liked this film/documentary. It is thoroughly obvious what the end result will be to anyone who has indulged in fast food. I would imagine that like most ... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Thompsonic
  - St Albans
  - 08 Mar 2005 at 16:57
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- - 0
  - 0
  Worth a watch on an empty stomach!!!
  
  Very interesting documentary film about the fast food industry and concentrating on a particular company. Just shows how bad some of the food we eat affects us... read more »
  
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- 1123022
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - netreg
  - 28 reviews
  - Chelmsford
  - 01 Jun 2012 at 19:11
- - 0
  - 0
  Not me, not for me?
  
  This documentary got a lot of acclaim when it premiered and I can see why. Morgan Spurlock is not 'hilarious' and the experiment really is not '... read more »
  
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- 1119559
- - Platospupil
  - 109 reviews
  - 16 May 2012 at 08:22
- - 0
  - 0
  A must-watch
  
  Want to know what youre eating at fast food, well you do now. The dude gets Doctors to test him and stuff while he goes on a fast food binge and the health ... read more »
  
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- - thepresidentofunitedstates
  - 38 reviews
  - 02 May 2012 at 00:02
- - 0
  - 0
  not the class of a michael moore
  
  story and outcome are pretty predictable and not at all surprising - a few interesting facts such as fat and sugary food have a similarly addictive effect as ... read more »
  
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- 1115443
- - a customer
  - 30 Apr 2012 at 13:07
- - 0
  - 3
  intersting but nothing new.
  
  it is a good documentary but it tells you what you already know.
  
  fast food is bad for you.
  
  it is entertaining, though.
  
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- - a customer
  - 03 Feb 2012 at 12:21
- - 1
  - 1
  Makes you think ...
  
  What an interesting and informative movie. I know Morgan was hoping to change people's views by making this, but he probably didn't realise how ... read more »
  
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- 1085854
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  - ShadowCaster
  - 7 reviews
  - East Midlands
  - 26 Jan 2012 at 23:22
- - 1
  - 1
  Wow! Watch it.
  
  Toxic and obvious. A wake up call to so many and a good way to challenge ignorance. As always, sadly, money comes first but there are always ways to change ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 15 Jan 2012 at 18:27
- - 1
  - 0
  Painful Diet!
  
  Was shouting at my TV when he was continuing the diet after numerous doctors said don't. Very interesting, opened my eyes to junk food a lot more. I won'... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 28 Dec 2011 at 20:07
- - 0
  - 0
  Rather thought provoking movie.
  
  If ever I needed a reason to sit and take stock of the garbage that I have been feeding myself then this was it.
  
  Its a reminder that we as a people ... read more »
  
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- - MikeeMike
  - 7 reviews
  - Liverpool
  - 20 Nov 2011 at 01:13
- - 0
  - 0
  Amazing - can't fault it at all
  
  Brilliant and entertaining, with all the science and experts behind it, this film remains one of my favourites after almost 10 years. Definitely worth a watch, ... read more »
  
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- - broadwayrachael
  - 1 review
  - 10 Oct 2011 at 21:07
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- - 71
  - 7
  Fast Food Frenzy!!
  
  I liked this film/documentary. It is thoroughly obvious what the end result will be to anyone who has indulged in fast food. I would imagine that like most ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 79260
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Thompsonic
  - St Albans
  - 08 Mar 2005 at 16:57
- - 19
  - 6
  Good
  
  This film doesn't contain anything that will surprise you; ie eating McD's a lot makes you fat and having a vegan for a girlfriend is annoying. Morgan ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Brighton
  - 24 Nov 2004 at 13:02
- - 17
  - 4
  MacDonalds has had its chips !
  
  A fascinating insight into just what MacDonalds thinks of you and what its food does to you.
  
  Corporate greed and consumer ignorance gone mad; this ... read more »
  
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- - GooMason
  - EDINBURGH
  - 18 Jan 2005 at 21:24
- - 19
  - 11
  Can bearly contain my indifference
  
  A program about a man who eats fast food for a month and then gets sick. Go figure.
  
  I'm not a fan of McDonalds, but I think it would have been ... read more »
  
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- - Gareth Maguire
  - Oxford, England
  - 29 May 2005 at 23:54
- - 15
  - 3
  Never eat fast food again
  
  Sat open jawed for the hour and a half this movie lasts...a wonderful journalistic experiment that has truly put me off McD's for life. Morgan's ... read more »
  
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- - jerkyboybrit
  - High Wycombe
  - 14 Jan 2005 at 11:07
- - 9
  - 1
  An amusing and very watchable documentary/film.
  
  America's largest corporation gets disenchanted in the most embarrassing way.
  
  The documentary is shocking, funny and I'm sure in many cases... read more »
  
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- - Carl Czenka
  - Nottingham, UK
  - 18 Jan 2005 at 23:47
- - 8
  - 1
  Fattys Beware
  
  Good documentary on the harmful effects of eating fast food for 1 month, but Morgan Spurlock only really scratches the surface with this film.
  
  If you... read more »
  
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- - Johnathon Woss
  - Chilly Jockoland
  - 18 Jul 2005 at 14:26
- - 6
  - 1
  Supersize Me
  
  What healthy boy hasn't dreamt of living on nothing but burgers? Well don't. Just one month of Maccy Ds is enough to screw Yank director Morgan Spurlock... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Ipswich
  - 06 Jan 2005 at 17:53
- - 5
  - 0
  Super size health problems!!
  
  This was a facinating insight into the fast food business world and how it only cares about making money and NOT about its customers. Ok-so the exercise ... read more »
  
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- - Paul Gager
  - Castleford, England
  - 03 Jun 2005 at 11:29
- - 4
  - 0
  Sad reality!
  
  The film just proves what we already know: junk food is bad for you. But I believe it's always good to have a reminder because knowing is not enough: we ... read more »
  
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- - Mapess
  - 12 reviews
  - London
  - 10 Jul 2010 at 17:46

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Critics' reviews
- In this entertaining yet informative documentary, debut director Morgan Spurlock makes himself the victim of a cruel experiment: he puts himself on a 30-day diet of nothing but McDonald's food. read more »
- LOVEFiLM Review
  - Tom Charity
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- Effective, entertaining and cautionary documentary in which, on a diet of fast food, Spurlock goes from the peak of health to an overweight person with high cholesterol and liver problems.
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- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:43
- Premiered at Sundance in January 2004 (it won the best director prize), and released in the UK in a version updated... read more on Time Out
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- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:17
- Hugely Enjoyable.
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- - Empire
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 13:00
- Very Funny.
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