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63% Critic Match
King Corn
“You Are What You Eat.”
6.3 / 10• 2007• 1h 28m•G• English
Documentary
Storyline
King Corn is a fun and crusading journey into the digestive tract of our fast food nation where one ultra-industrial, pesticide-laden, heavily-subsidized commodity dominates the food pyramid from top to bottom – corn. Fueled by curiosity and a dash of naiveté, two college buddies return to their ancestral home of Greene, Iowa to figure out how a modest kernel conquered America. With the help of some real farmers, oodles of fertilizer and government aide, and some genetically modified seeds, the friends manage to grow one acre of corn. Along the way, they unlock the hilarious absurdities and scary but hidden truths about America’s modern food system in this engrossing and eye-opening documentary.
Cast & Crew
Ian Cheney
Himself
LeadCE
Curtis Ellis
Himself
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Earl L. Butz
Himself
Michael Pollan
Himself
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Aaron Woolf's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. King Corn is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
