We recommend the following documentaries and dramas[i],[ii]
- 73 Cows: An award-winning short documentary about Jay and Katja Wilde, who gave up their herd of beef cows to take up organic vegan farming.[iii]
- A Prayer for Compassion: Encourages us to extend our compassion to all sentient life of every species, whatever our religion or beliefs, to tackle global suffering.[iv]
- Blackfish:A documentary exploring the incredible pressure experienced by captive orcas, and potentially all animals held in captivity, and the consequences of that pressure.[v]
- Carnage: Swallowing the Past:A funny and thought-provoking ‘mockumentary’ by comedian Simon Amstell, imagining what a vegan future might look like and how silly the arguments for meat-eating may sound to future generations.[vi]
- Dominion: Featuring the worst of the meat and dairy industry’s practices.[vii]
- Cowspiracy:About the environmental impact of food production and factory farming.[viii]
- Earthlings: A shocking documentary on how animals are used and abused for profit.[ix]
- Eating You Alive:A health and food documentary, featuring Samuel L. Jackson, James Cameron and a wide range of scientific research, to inspire us to make the change to a vegan diet. Can changing our diet fight or even cure chronic disease? [x]
- Eating Animals:A documentary exploring what it means to eat meat in the modern world, from its environmental impact to labour issues in the meat-production industry. Narrated by Natalie Portman.[xi]
- Farm to Fridge:A 12-minute documentary showing the almost unbelievable misery experienced by animals so that we can use and consume them, which is sure to make even a committed meat-eater think twice.[xii]
- Food Choices:An investigation into what is the healthiest possible human diet, which details the comprehensive benefits of a vegan diet.[xiii]
- Forks Over Knives: Leading experts’ opinions on why a wholefood plant-based diet is the best way to improve our health and well-being.[xiv]
- From the Ground Up:A documentary disproving the myth that animal flesh is necessary for protein and exploring the relationship between veganism and athleticism.[xv]
- H.O.P.E.:A documentary discussing how changing our diet can not only improve our personal health, but can shape the world around us, making it a better, safer, healthier place for future generations.[xvi]
- Land of Hope and Glory:A distressing investigation, including undercover footage, into the UK meat industry.[xvii]
- Live and Let Live: A comprehensive vegan documentary, following 6 people, including a butcher and a dairy farmer, as they transition to a vegan lifestyle.[xviii]
- Meet Your Meat: A documentary, narrated by Alec Baldwin, looking at the abuse and misery experienced by animals on factory farms. Contains distressing images.[xix]
- Okja: The story of a young girl raising a “super pig”, only to have it stolen away by the meat industry. It deals with themes of factory farming and the ethics of eating animals and includes disturbing images of animal abuse.[xx]
- Peaceable Kingdom: The Journey Home: A documentary exploring the moral dilemmas faced by those working in factory farming and animal agriculture.[xxi]
- Planeat:A documentary exploring the numerous benefits of a vegan diet for the environment and for our own health, which also looks at the diversity of vegan cuisine.[xxii]
- PlantPure Nation:A documentary from the writers and producers of “Forks Over Knives”, exploring the connection between animal products and common chronic diseases, which follows renowned nutritional scientist T. Colin Campbell and his son, Nelson Campbell, as they try to spread the message of a wholefood plant-based dietacross the USA and the world.[xxiii]
- Seaspiracy: Exposing the truth about the widespread environmental destruction of our oceans.[xxiv]
- Speciesism: The Movie:Apowerful exposé of the meat industry, which highlights how humans consider themselves superior to other species.[xxv]
- Swine: A 16-minute short drama-documentary about the meat industry’s role in creating antibiotic-resistant bacteria.[xxvi]
- The Cove: An Oscar-winning documentary about the slaughter of dolphins in the Japanese city of Taiji.[xxvii]
- The Engine 2 Kitchen Rescue:A documentary about how Rip Esselstyn, a former firefighter and triathlete, helps two families to transition to a plant-based diet, full of both flavour and energy.[xxviii]
- The Game Changers:Ahealth documentary about whether meat is necessary for human health and muscle growth.[xxix]
- The Ghosts in Our Machine:A powerful documentary by photojournalist and activist Jo-Anne McArthur about the “machine” of animal food production.[xxx]
- The Milk System: AGerman documentary about the milk industry, containing interviews with farmers, dairy owners, lobbyists, politicians, NGOs and scientists.[xxxi]
- The Witness: About a New York construction worker, looking after the kitten of a woman he’s trying to have a fling with, exploring how his relationship with the kitten develops and how this affects his view of, and feeling of connection with, other animals, leading him to open an animal sanctuary.[xxxii]
- Unity:An overview of how humanity has grown, worked, and warred, all fuelled by the planet’s finite resources. It features numerous celebrities and asks, “Why can’t we all just get along?” [xxxiii]
- Vegan 2020:A positive documentary, looking at the hopeful state of veganism today, worldwide, including the growing number of vegan celebrities.[xxxiv]
- Vegan: Everyday Stories:A documentary following the lives of four very different people living a vegan lifestyle.[xxxv]
- Vegucated:Three people cut out all animal products for over a month, documenting their experiences along the way.[xxxvi]
- What the Health: About the human health effects of a diet high in animal products.[xxxvii]
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[ii] VegNews. “The 18 Best Vegan Documentaries to Start Streaming Now”. VegNews. 22 May 2025. https://vegnews.com/best-vegan-documentaries
[iii] Cehn, Michelle. “Top 30 Must-See Vegan Documentaries That Will Change You”. Jan 27 2025 (updated May 12 2025). worldofvegan.com. 9 June 2025. https://www.worldofvegan.com/vegan-documentaries/
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[v] Cehn, Michelle. “Top 30 Must-See Vegan Documentaries That Will Change You”. Jan 27 2025 (updated May 12 2025). worldofvegan.com. 9 June 2025. https://www.worldofvegan.com/vegan-documentaries/
[vi] Cehn, Michelle. “Top 30 Must-See Vegan Documentaries That Will Change You”. Jan 27 2025 (updated May 12 2025). worldofvegan.com. 9 June 2025. https://www.worldofvegan.com/vegan-documentaries/
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[viii] Cehn, Michelle. “Top 30 Must-See Vegan Documentaries That Will Change You”. Jan 27 2025 (updated May 12 2025). worldofvegan.com. 9 June 2025. https://www.worldofvegan.com/vegan-documentaries/
[ix] Cehn, Michelle. “Top 30 Must-See Vegan Documentaries That Will Change You”. Jan 27 2025 (updated May 12 2025). worldofvegan.com. 9 June 2025. https://www.worldofvegan.com/vegan-documentaries/
[x] Cehn, Michelle. “Top 30 Must-See Vegan Documentaries That Will Change You”. Jan 27 2025 (updated May 12 2025). worldofvegan.com. 9 June 2025. https://www.worldofvegan.com/vegan-documentaries/
[xi] Cehn, Michelle. “Top 30 Must-See Vegan Documentaries That Will Change You”. Jan 27 2025 (updated May 12 2025). worldofvegan.com. 9 June 2025. https://www.worldofvegan.com/vegan-documentaries/
[xii] Cehn, Michelle. “Top 30 Must-See Vegan Documentaries That Will Change You”. Jan 27 2025 (updated May 12 2025). worldofvegan.com. 9 June 2025. https://www.worldofvegan.com/vegan-documentaries/
[xiii] Cehn, Michelle. “Top 30 Must-See Vegan Documentaries That Will Change You”. Jan 27 2025 (updated May 12 2025). worldofvegan.com. 9 June 2025. https://www.worldofvegan.com/vegan-documentaries/
[xiv] Cehn, Michelle. “Top 30 Must-See Vegan Documentaries That Will Change You”. Jan 27 2025 (updated May 12 2025). worldofvegan.com. 9 June 2025. https://www.worldofvegan.com/vegan-documentaries/
[xv] Cehn, Michelle. “Top 30 Must-See Vegan Documentaries That Will Change You”. Jan 27 2025 (updated May 12 2025). worldofvegan.com. 9 June 2025. https://www.worldofvegan.com/vegan-documentaries/
[xvi] Cehn, Michelle. “Top 30 Must-See Vegan Documentaries That Will Change You”. Jan 27 2025 (updated May 12 2025). worldofvegan.com. 9 June 2025. https://www.worldofvegan.com/vegan-documentaries/
[xvii] Cehn, Michelle. “Top 30 Must-See Vegan Documentaries That Will Change You”. Jan 27 2025 (updated May 12 2025). worldofvegan.com. 9 June 2025. https://www.worldofvegan.com/vegan-documentaries/
[xviii] Cehn, Michelle. “Top 30 Must-See Vegan Documentaries That Will Change You”. Jan 27 2025 (updated May 12 2025). worldofvegan.com. 9 June 2025. https://www.worldofvegan.com/vegan-documentaries/
[xix] Cehn, Michelle. “Top 30 Must-See Vegan Documentaries That Will Change You”. Jan 27 2025 (updated May 12 2025). worldofvegan.com. 9 June 2025. https://www.worldofvegan.com/vegan-documentaries/
[xx] Cehn, Michelle. “Top 30 Must-See Vegan Documentaries That Will Change You”. Jan 27 2025 (updated May 12 2025). worldofvegan.com. 9 June 2025. https://www.worldofvegan.com/vegan-documentaries/
[xxi] Cehn, Michelle. “Top 30 Must-See Vegan Documentaries That Will Change You”. Jan 27 2025 (updated May 12 2025). worldofvegan.com. 9 June 2025. https://www.worldofvegan.com/vegan-documentaries/
[xxii] Cehn, Michelle. “Top 30 Must-See Vegan Documentaries That Will Change You”. Jan 27 2025 (updated May 12 2025). worldofvegan.com. 9 June 2025. https://www.worldofvegan.com/vegan-documentaries/
[xxiii] Cehn, Michelle. “Top 30 Must-See Vegan Documentaries That Will Change You”. Jan 27 2025 (updated May 12 2025). worldofvegan.com. 9 June 2025. https://www.worldofvegan.com/vegan-documentaries/
[xxiv] Cehn, Michelle. “Top 30 Must-See Vegan Documentaries That Will Change You”. Jan 27 2025 (updated May 12 2025). worldofvegan.com. 9 June 2025. https://www.worldofvegan.com/vegan-documentaries/
[xxv] Cehn, Michelle. “Top 30 Must-See Vegan Documentaries That Will Change You”. Jan 27 2025 (updated May 12 2025). worldofvegan.com. 9 June 2025. https://www.worldofvegan.com/vegan-documentaries/
[xxvi] Cehn, Michelle. “Top 30 Must-See Vegan Documentaries That Will Change You”. Jan 27 2025 (updated May 12 2025). worldofvegan.com. 9 June 2025. https://www.worldofvegan.com/vegan-documentaries/
[xxvii] Cehn, Michelle. “Top 30 Must-See Vegan Documentaries That Will Change You”. Jan 27 2025 (updated May 12 2025). worldofvegan.com. 9 June 2025. https://www.worldofvegan.com/vegan-documentaries/
[xxviii] Cehn, Michelle. “Top 30 Must-See Vegan Documentaries That Will Change You”. Jan 27 2025 (updated May 12 2025). worldofvegan.com. 9 June 2025. https://www.worldofvegan.com/vegan-documentaries/
[xxix] Cehn, Michelle. “Top 30 Must-See Vegan Documentaries That Will Change You”. Jan 27 2025 (updated May 12 2025). worldofvegan.com. 9 June 2025. https://www.worldofvegan.com/vegan-documentaries/
[xxx] Cehn, Michelle. “Top 30 Must-See Vegan Documentaries That Will Change You”. Jan 27 2025 (updated May 12 2025). worldofvegan.com. 9 June 2025. https://www.worldofvegan.com/vegan-documentaries/
[xxxi] Cehn, Michelle. “Top 30 Must-See Vegan Documentaries That Will Change You”. Jan 27 2025 (updated May 12 2025). worldofvegan.com. 9 June 2025. https://www.worldofvegan.com/vegan-documentaries/
[xxxii] Cehn, Michelle. “Top 30 Must-See Vegan Documentaries That Will Change You”. Jan 27 2025 (updated May 12 2025). worldofvegan.com. 9 June 2025. https://www.worldofvegan.com/vegan-documentaries/
[xxxiii] Cehn, Michelle. “Top 30 Must-See Vegan Documentaries That Will Change You”. Jan 27 2025 (updated May 12 2025). worldofvegan.com. 9 June 2025. https://www.worldofvegan.com/vegan-documentaries/
[xxxiv] Cehn, Michelle. “Top 30 Must-See Vegan Documentaries That Will Change You”. Jan 27 2025 (updated May 12 2025). worldofvegan.com. 9 June 2025. https://www.worldofvegan.com/vegan-documentaries/
[xxxv] Cehn, Michelle. “Top 30 Must-See Vegan Documentaries That Will Change You”. Jan 27 2025 (updated May 12 2025). worldofvegan.com. 9 June 2025. https://www.worldofvegan.com/vegan-documentaries/
[xxxvi] Cehn, Michelle. “Top 30 Must-See Vegan Documentaries That Will Change You”. Jan 27 2025 (updated May 12 2025). worldofvegan.com. 9 June 2025. https://www.worldofvegan.com/vegan-documentaries/
[xxxvii] Cehn, Michelle. “Top 30 Must-See Vegan Documentaries That Will Change You”. Jan 27 2025 (updated May 12 2025). worldofvegan.com. 9 June 2025. https://www.worldofvegan.com/vegan-documentaries/