11 Must-watch Vegan Documentaries

Top Vegan Documentaries and Recommendations

[Updated Oct 2025]

These movies will inspire immediate change in some viewers and compel others to question their own and society’s beliefs around the use and consumption of animals, and how that impacts us and the planet.

If you’re looking for thought-provoking movies to recommend to family and friends, or maybe you’re wanting to learn about plant-based health or how animals are used in the production of food and other commodities, these are our top must-watch films.

The Game Changers

A revolutionary documentary that looks at plant-based eating in elite sports. It follows former UFC fighter, James Wilks, on his quest to find the optimal diet for human athletic performance and health. Perfect for athletes or anyone curious about the performance benefits of veganism.

Watch: The Game Changers

Eating Our Way To Extinction

Narrated by Kate Winslet, this eye-opening film reveals the environmental and health crises driven by industrial animal agriculture. It shows how embracing a plant-based diet can help protect the planet, our health, and the future of all species.

Watch: Eating Our Way to Extinction

Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret

A groundbreaking look at the environmental impact of animal agriculture. This film is a must-see for climate activists and eco-conscious viewers.

Watch: Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret

Dominion

A hard-hitting exposé of the modern animal agriculture industry and others ways in which animals are regularly abused. Six aspects are highlighted in the film: farmed animals, wild animals, companion animals, entertainment animals, fur animals, and animal experimentation.

Watch: Dominion

Christspiracy

A 2024 documentary that’s inspiring and eye-opening. One that people of all faiths should watch. The filmmakers delve into religious texts, speak with prominent faith leaders, and make groundbreaking discoveries about “the biggest cover-up in 2,000 years.”

Watch: Christspiracy

What the Health

A film watched by millions around the world, it explores the link between diet and disease and examines how our food choices impact our health. Perfect for anyone interested in nutrition and wellness.

Watch: What the Health

The End of Medicine

This documentary follows former factory farm livestock vet and whistle-blower, Dr. Alice Brough, as she explores the key role animal agriculture has played historically and currently in not only killer diseases and pandemics, but climate change and environmental destruction as well.

Watch: The End of Medicine

Milked

Chris Huriwai investigates the harsh reality of the dairy industry in New Zealand, and uncovers disturbing information about the impacts of the industry on the environment and health of the dairy farming community. The documentary also reveals what New Zealand and other countries can do to prevent the destruction of their environment and change their fate.

Watch: Milked

Countdown to Year Zero

“Clearly, the system of normalized violence is going to end whether we like it or not. It’s going to end because the Earth is saying, ‘No more.’”  – Dr Sailesh Rao, founder of Climate Healers, executive producer of What the Health, Cowspiracy, The End of Medicine, Milked and more. The film, which stars Dr Rao, Greta Thunberg, Dame Jane Goodall, James Cromwell and many more, describes the systematic destruction of the environment and wildlife caused by humans, bringing us evermore closer to an ecological collapse. With only a few years left to prevent this code red devastation, there is a practical solution, and we need to be a part of it.

Watch: Countdown to Year Zero

Forks Over Knives

This classic documentary from 2011 shows how a whole food plant-based diet can prevent or even reverse chronic diseases. A real inspiration for health-focused viewers.

Watch: Forks Over Knives

Earthlings

Narrated by Academy Award winning actor Joaquin Phoenix, this ground-breaking 2005 film is one of the most powerful documentaries about the treatment of animals for food, clothing, entertainment, and research.

Watch: Earthlings

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