Fuel
Documentary, Drama
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2008
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Record high oil prices, global warming, and an insatiable demand for energy: these issues define our generation. The film exposes shocking connections between the auto industry, the oil industry, and the government, while exploring alternative energies such as solar, wind, electricity, and non-food-based biofuels.
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Runtime:
90 min
Release date:
14 Nov 2008
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
1 win & 3 nominations
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Thanks to an informative, buoyant tone and the director's own restless intelligence, the film preaches to the unconverted with passion, energy and graphics so clear that they would make Al Gore weep all over his PowerPoint.
– Jeannette Catsoulis,
New York Times,
18 Sep 2009
fresh:
A peppy, bouncy documentary that is watchable and informative, although Tickell's celebrity name-dropping at times detracts from the serious message.
– G. Allen Johnson,
San Francisco Chronicle,
18 Sep 2009
fresh:
It's a slickly enjoyable production (if unfocused and bloated), and his bullet-point tips are persuasive; but dude, there are better ways to humanize these issues than crying on camera.
– Aaron Hillis,
Time Out New York,
16 Sep 2009
rotten:
There's not a single (even moderately) dissenting voice in Fuel; you're either on the biodiesel bandwagon or raping the planet.
– Brian Miller,
Village Voice,
15 Sep 2009
fresh:
One of the refreshing traits of this action-nudging documentary is Tickell's willingness to wrestle his own biases.
– Lisa Kennedy,
Denver Post,
20 Mar 2009