Fantastic Fungi

7.4
2019 1 hr 21 min Documentary

A vivid journey into the mysterious subterranean world of mycelium and its fruit— the mushroom. A story that begins 3.5 billion years ago, fungi makes the soil that supports life, connecting vast systems of roots from plants and trees all over the planet, like an underground Internet. Through the eyes of renowned mycologist Paul Stamets, professor of forest ecology Suzanne Simard, best selling author Michael Pollan, food naturalist Eugenia Bone and others, we experience the power, beauty and complexity of the fungi kingdom.

  • Cast:
    Brie Larson , Paul Stamets , Michael Pollan , Roland Griffiths , Andrew Weil

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Reviews

Solemplex
2019/08/30

To me, this movie is perfection.

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Maidexpl
2019/08/31

Entertaining from beginning to end, it maintains the spirit of the franchise while establishing it's own seal with a fun cast

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InformationRap
2019/09/01

This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

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Abbigail Bush
2019/09/02

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

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