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Fuel

Play trailer Poster for Fuel 2009,  1h 51m,  Documentary Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 76% 17 Reviews Tomatometer 82% 5,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
76% Tomatometer 17 Reviews 82% Popcornmeter 5,000+ Ratings
Environmental activist and filmmaker Josh Tickell explores alternate energy sources, especially biofuels, as a way to wean America away from its dependence on foreign oil.

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Jeannette Catsoulis New York Times Sep 18, 2009
3/5
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. Go to Full Review
G. Allen Johnson San Francisco Chronicle Sep 18, 2009
3/4
A peppy, bouncy documentary that is watchable and informative, although Tickell's celebrity name-dropping at times detracts from the serious message. Go to Full Review
Aaron Hillis Time Out Sep 16, 2009
3/5
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. Go to Full Review
Gary Thompson Philadelphia Daily News Apr 13, 2011
B-
Jonathan Kiefer Sacramento News & Review Apr 13, 2011
3/5
Philip Martin Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Jul 3, 2010
83/100
shows the not-so-shocking connections between the auto industry, the oil industry and the government, prescriptively offering alternatives ... Go to Full Review
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Joshua Tickell

Director

Joshua Tickell

Narrator

Laurie Lennard

Actor

Larry David

Actor

Larry Hagman

Actor

Woody Harrelson

Actor

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Fuel

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Movie Info

Synopsis Environmental activist and filmmaker Josh Tickell explores alternate energy sources, especially biofuels, as a way to wean America away from its dependence on foreign oil.
Director
Joshua Tickell
Producer
Daniel Assael, Darius Fisher
Screenwriter
Johnny O'Hara
Distributor
Greenlight Theatrical
Production Co
Green Planet Productions
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 18, 2009, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 17, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$173.8K
Runtime
1h 51m
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