Eric Schlosser (born August 17, 1959) is an American journalist and author known for investigative journalism, such as in his books Fast Food Nation, Reefer Madness and Chew On This. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Biography from TMDB.
- August 17, 1959 (67)
- New York City, New York, USA
- Producer, writer, actor and director
- 8 on MovieCove
What are Eric Schlosser's films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Survival.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 8
Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 7
Grounded 6 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1
A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 4
Steady 7 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 3
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 4
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet5
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous1
- Other1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Eric Schlosser's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Eric Schlosser's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
8 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Food, Inc. 2(2023)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
The Bomb(2016)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Command and Control(2016)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Food Chains(2014)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Hanna Ranch(2014)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Food, Inc.(2008)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
There Will Be Blood(2007)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Fast Food Nation(2006)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 7 titles from 2006 to 2024.
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
Awards
Won a Writers Guild Award in 2017, Best Documentary Screenplay.
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Eric Schlosser's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 80th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 79th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th1
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 8 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Broadly Agreed1
Reviewers score the plot and story 55/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 64, detractors 34. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Eric Schlosser work with?
People who share at least 2 of Eric Schlosser's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Robert Kenner shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Robert KennerShared titles: Food, Inc. 2 (2023), Command and Control (2016), Food, Inc. (2008)See all 3 shared titles with Robert Kenner
Writers
- Kim RobertsShared titles: Command and Control (2016), Food, Inc. (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Kim Roberts
Actors
- Michael PollanShared titles: Food, Inc. 2 (2023), Food, Inc. (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Pollan
- Paul DanoShared titles: There Will Be Blood (2007), Fast Food Nation (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Paul Dano
Composers and cinematographers
- Mark AdlerShared titles: Food, Inc. 2 (2023), Command and Control (2016), Food, Inc. (2008)See all 3 shared titles with Mark Adler
- Jay RedmondShared titles: Food, Inc. 2 (2023), Command and Control (2016), Food, Inc. (2008)See all 3 shared titles with Jay Redmond
Producers
- Melissa RobledoShared titles: Food, Inc. 2 (2023), Command and Control (2016), Food, Inc. (2008)See all 3 shared titles with Melissa Robledo
- Smriti KeshariShared titles: The Bomb (2016), Food Chains (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Smriti Keshari
- Jeff SkollShared titles: Food, Inc. (2008), Fast Food Nation (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Jeff Skoll
