Top 12 Movies to Watch on Your Holiday Break!
Posted December 19, 2011 by Christina
Your holiday break from school is the best time to check out the latest and greatest movies. What makes a movie great? Having a positive message about animals, of course!
There are lots of movies out there about animal rights, food, health, and veganism, and thanks to Netflix, you can watch these movies from the comfort of your living room!
Top 12 Movies to Watch on Your Holiday Break:
- I Am an Animal—Explores the world of Ingrid E. Newkirk and PETA
- Earthlings—Delves into the food, entertainment, and medical industries’ use of animals and links each to the world economy (narrated by Joaquin Phoenix)
- The Cove*—Follows daring animal activists at a cove in Taiji, Japan, as they capture video footage of a secret and heavily guarded operation run by the world’s largest supplier of dolphins
- Food, Inc.*—Exposes the sources of the food we eat and its environmental impact
- Food Matters*—Focuses on using nutritionally rich, plant-based foods for optimal health
- Crazy Sexy Cancer—Follows the journey of a young woman looking for a natural cure for her cancer
- The Beautiful Truth*—Promotes a plant-based, vegan diet as cancer and disease prevention
- Year of the Dog*—Tells the fictional story of a woman who learns from her beloved dog’s death
- At the Edge of the World*—Follows activists as they attempt to stop the Japanese whale slaughter
- Forks Over Knives*—Follows two medical experts as they reveal the effects of common foods on human health
- Bold Native—Tells the fictional story of a young animal rights activist (OK, so this one is not available on Netflix … yet! Pick it up at your local video store—if you still have one.)
- Rise of the Planet of the Apes—Tells the fictional story of the evolution of apes who revolt after being held captive
*Streamable on Netflix too!
Send a one-paragraph summary of the animal-friendly movies that you watch during the holiday break to StreetTeam@peta2.com for 1,000 points. (No plagiarism, please!)
What’s your fave animal-friendly movie?
Tags: Animals Used for Food
208 days ago
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[...] As someone who is passionate about food, I really care about what I eat on tour and where it comes from. Advice to readers I guess would be that even if it’s just for health reasons, they should care more about an animal’s rights because it usually leads to healthier eating. If you don’t want to spend hours researching online, you can always watch a few great documentaries on the meat industry on Netflix. [...]
216 days ago
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[...] dishes, I’m sharing with y’all a recipe that was basically created for chilly nights and movie marathons—oh, and the color totally screams [...]
505 days ago
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I ALREADY saw ALL THE MOVIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
509 days ago
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A very nice choice of movies
511 days ago
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I LOVE the rise of planet apes! I want to for sure see The Cove,i love dolphins and whales!
514 days ago
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our school watched Food Inc. (:
516 days ago
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The book and documentary ‘Mad Cowboy’ on Howard Lyman is my favorite
517 days ago
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Hi. Those are nice movies but too bad I can’t have netflix here in my country. :’(
517 days ago
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I seen earthlings and the cove, both very good movies I also seen year of the dog really funny and a good watch
518 days ago
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Earthlings changed my life
518 days ago
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Je suis d,accord avec commentaire precedent. Le savoance est puissance. Ensemble nous pouvons empecher le souffrance d,animaux!
Joyeneux Noel et bonne Nouvee annee a tous les gens de bonne volonte et d,accord tous les animaux!
Soyons nous creer le monde sans souffrance!
518 days ago
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I saw Food Inc. and I almost cried when I saw the little chicks being abused in such manners
518 days ago
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I have Rise of the Planet of the Apes and Food, Inc. in my house right now. Can’t wait to watch them after seeing this post.
518 days ago
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another great fictional movie on animal activism & factory farms is CAGE FREE. cagefreemovie.org
518 days ago
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Don’t forget ‘From Farm to Fridge’ ‘Got the Facts on Milk?’ and ‘A Delicate Balance’
518 days ago
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I actually already have two of these movies on my wish list, now im even more excited to watch them
519 days ago
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I’ve seen Rise and Food inc. I’d like 2 c the rest, though!
519 days ago
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i saw some of them but i will watch the rest!
520 days ago
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the movie earthlings is a good movie! and food.inc too