Thin (2006)
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100% of critics liked it
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Feminist-minded photographer and filmmaker Lauren Greenfield details the ravaging physical and mental effects of anorexia nervosa by following four anorexic women between the ages of 15 and 30 as they struggle to recover from their illness over the course of six excruciating months at a Florida… More Feminist-minded photographer and filmmaker Lauren Greenfield details the ravaging physical and mental effects of anorexia nervosa by following four anorexic women between the ages of 15 and 30 as they struggle to recover from their illness over the course of six excruciating months at a Florida residential treatment center. As the complexity of the disorder emerges through scenes in which the afflicted struggle through dispiriting weigh-ins, revealing therapy sessions, and painful meal times, Greenfield offers a revealing look at the devastating effects of a media driven by impossibly high standards of physical beauty. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Directed By
- Lauren Greenfield
- Genres
- Documentary, Special Interest
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Oct 21, 2006 Wide
Critic Reviews
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John Anderson, Variety
[The film] makes its case by neither exploiting its subjects nor soft-pedaling their plight.
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Liz Perle, Common Sense Media
Gripping anorexia docu; watch with your kids.
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MaryAnn Johanson, Flick Filosopher
I thought I had issues with food -- I just like it too much. But to see the four women portrayed in Lauren Greenfield's startling documentary Thin is to see people at war not only with food but with their own minds and bodies.
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David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews
...genuinely moving...
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Don R. Lewis, Film Threat
This film is fascinating and sad.
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