
King Corn is a feature documentary about two friends, one acre of corn, and the subsidized crop that drives our fast-food nation. In King Corn, Ian Cheney and Curt Ellis, best friends from college on the east coast, move to the heartland to learn where their food comes from. With the help of friendly neighbors, genetically modified seeds, and powerful herbicides, they plant and grow a bumper crop of America's most-productive, most-subsidized grain on one acre of Iowa soil.... (Full plot summary below)
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King Corn is a feature documentary about two friends, one acre of corn, and the subsidized crop that drives our fast-food nation. In King Corn, Ian Cheney and Curt Ellis, best friends from college on the east coast, move to the heartland to learn where their food comes from. With the help of friendly neighbors, genetically modified seeds, and powerful herbicides, they plant and grow a bumper crop of America's most-productive, most-subsidized grain on one acre of Iowa soil.
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| Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanAaron Woolf's we-are-what-we-eat documentary King Corn is a lively introduction to the corn industrial complex. |
| Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsA breezy diary from a pair of first-time farmers, as well as a wry rebuke to a nation devoted to eating cheaply but not necessarily well, King Corn makes its points without much finger-wagging. |
| Boston GlobeJanice PageIt's fair to say that a meaner documentary might have packed more punch. But it's hard to imagine Michael Moore turning out anything that feels as pleasantly nourishing. |
| San Francisco ChronicleWalter AddiegoNeatly, and often humorously, summarizes a very unhealthy situation. |
| Austin ChronicleMarrit IngmanThe film’s light hand, appealing style, and simple exposition make it an eminently watchable inquiry into the politics of food and public health, accessible to the documentary-shy and wildly appropriate for older kids, who may further respond to its generational emphasis. |
| Portland OregonianShawn LevyThe film always teaches and entertains in equal, ample measure. It's a treat -- and it's good for you. |
| Salon.comAndrew O'HehirThankfully, this information arrives via a graceful and frequently humorous film that captures the idiosyncrasies of its characters and never hectors. |
| Chicago ReaderJ.R. JonesIn this 2006 entry the insights are worthwhile. |
| Washington PostAnn HornadayIt should be required viewing before going into a supermarket, McDonald's or your very own refrigerator. |
| Film ThreatZack HaddadA very creative documentary that takes a seemingly dull topic and makes it entertaining. |