The Game Changers isn’t the only compelling vegan documentary on Netflix (Picture: Netflix)

New vegan documentary The Game Changers, which was created by James Cameron and Louie Psihoyos (director of Oscar winning documentary, The Cove) has hit Netflix this week .

The new documentary on the streaming service has created quite a buzz thanks to its all-star cast and thought-provoking content.

So, what is The Game Changers about and what other informative and interesting vegan documentaries are currently available to stream on Netflix UK?

The Game Changers (2019)

Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Lewis Hamilton and English professional mixed martial artist James Wilks, this new Netflix documentary looks at the misconceptions around eating meat to support physical prowess in sport.




The Netflix blurb reads: ‘Talking to scientists and elite athletes, a UFC fighter explores the misconceptions of eating meat for strength and the benefits of a plant-based diet.’

In the film Arnold explains: ‘I ate a lot of meat. They show those commercials selling that idea that real men eat meat. But you’ve got to understand that’s marketing. That’s not based on reality.’

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Hamilton, who recently worried fans when he posted a series of concerning messages on his Instagram about the depleting environmental state of the planet and then need for people to go vegan, also appears and shares his view in the documentary.

Executive produced by Lewis, Arnold and Hollywood star Jackie Chan, the film has received praise online from viewers who have already streamed it.

The Game Changers stars both Lewis Hamilton and Arnold Schwarzenegger (Picture: Netflix)

‘It might be the best #Vegan documentary yet,’ one enthusiastic viewer commented, while another tweeted out: ‘If you have ever asked a vegan or vegetarian where they get their protein it is your civic duty to watch #TheGameChangers.’

Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret (2014)

Credited with turning many people against eating meat and triggering a wave of people to become vegan or at least vegetarian, the Leonardo DiCaprio-backed documentary feature Cowspiracy is still available to stream on Netflix today.

One of the original documentaries on Netflix to address problems with the meat industry and advocate for a vegan diet for the planet’s sake, this programme takes an unflinching look at factory farming and how it is fatally damaging the planet’s resources.

‘One industry is destroying the planet more than any other-but no one wants to talk about it,’ reads the official twitter bio of Cowspiracy.

A divisive documentary since it first appeared on our screens, people seem to either praise the show for highlighting important problems and issues within the meat industry, while others claim it is inaccurate propaganda.

Either way, if you have never seen it, it’s one of the best vegan documentaries on Netflix to get you started – and join the debate afterwards.

Forks Over Knives (2011)

‘According to the research of two food scientists, the popularity of processed foods has led to epidemic rates of obesity, diabetes and other diseases,’ says Netflix on documentary Forks over Knives.



The programme, which promotes a plant-based diet, examines the claim that some illnesses can be controlled by eliminating animal-based and processed foods from your diet.

As well as exploring these huge claims, the documentaries main two protagonists, Dr. T. Colin Campbell, a nutritional biochemist from Cornell University, and Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn, a former top surgeon at the world-renowned Cleveland Clinic, also put the idea of food as medicine under the microscope.

Testing their theories on Americans with chronic conditions, the doctors look at whether it is possible to take control of their illnesses and their health with a plant-based diet.

What the Health (2017)

Like Forks over Knives that came before it, What the Health, which was created by the same team behind hit pro-vegan documentary Cowspiracy, further looks at the links between illness and a plant-based diet versus the consumption of animal products.

‘This film examines the link between diet and disease, and the billions of dollars at stake in the healthcare, pharmaceutical and food industries,’ the description of the documentary reads on Netflix.

A controversial documentary which has come under fire by the scientific community, the programme makes a series of sensational claims that have been torn into by doctors and academics.

‘What the Health overwhelms the viewer with scaremongering ‘facts’ which do not hold up to scientific investigation,’ Alice Howarth, cancer researcher, told The Times when the documentary first launched.

Worth keeping the criticism in mind when watching the documentary, it is still an interesting take on the benefits of a vegan diet – if an extreme one – and certainly lends itself to debate as well as critical thought.


Rotten (2018)

Not a documentary but a six part series that tears into not just the meat and fishing industries, but the food industry as a whole, and asks viewers to be sceptical about the food we eat every day and question where it has come from.

The Netflix description reads: ‘This docuseries travels deep into the heart of the food supply chain to reveal unsavoury truths and expose hidden forces that shape what we eat.’

There as six episodes in series one, each focusing on a different food product: Honey, Peanut Butter, Garlic, Chicken, Milk and Cod.

As of 4 October this year, there is also now a second series of Rotten on Netflix for interested viewers to watch.

This time the intelligently made docu-series takes an in-depth look at the problems behind our high-quantity consumption of foods like avocados, chocolate and even bottled water.

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