2019; largely lackluster

Unexamined life is not worth living. Plato.

Some healthy food for thought in 10 minute snack size portions.

Word but thought provoking. Should be watched!

It works at moments but some parts were weaker. Cornel West is really good here.

Excellent primer to 'Thinking' . Covers a broad range of real world challenges and provides insight on how to define those in our mental models ...highly recommended watching for anyone interested in learning to think and be curious about the world..

Thought provoking interview of scientists who support: Intelligent Design. Must see!

Interesting movie. Wish they would have interviewed philosophers with a more conservative perspective just for the sake of balance. Although in order to balance out Avital Ronell they would have had to interview Thomas Aquinas himself.

Makes for an intriguing film. At times funny, and at its best, insightful.

With the exception of two segments featuring Cornel West and Michael Hardt, this is a profoundly insipid documentary about the state of academic philosophy today. The "going-for-a-walk" format of each segment is gimmicky, and the "insights" of several interviewees -- notably Peter Singer and Martha Nussbaum -- are shockingly dim. I didn't like Taylor's documentary on Zizek, and this one proves to be just as fawning and banal.

Lots of talk by leading contemporary philosophers about life, ethics, and existence.

A fun crash-course on contemporary philosophy.

A fascinating look at the meaning of life discussed by some of today's most esteemed scholars. Though some of the interviews seemed a little off topic and politically biased, this is still a good documentary.

In my opinion a good movie makes you think. This movie not only makes you think - and think about some very important ideas and perspectives - but it also looks and sounds great while it does so. Several interviews are conducted with philosophers and contemporary opinionatos in locations and settings that are as diverse as the people themselves, and they are diverse!

Definitely worth a watch and worth to think about.

A feast for the mind as well as the soul.

novel but poorly executed

They keep falling into the same old traps of Philosophy, like the craving for meaning, the problem of the real and many others. The movie, however, has one, maybe two good scenes/philosophers discussing subjects that really matter in the way I think they should be dealt with: with cunning. 5 stars to a couple of them, 0 stars to all the rest.

This movie makes me want to read every book ever.

I couldn't tell after watching her interview "philosophers" Cornel West and Avitel Ronell whether the filmmaker took them seriously or she was feeding them rope to hang themselves. But after reading an article about the film in the NYT I believe she buys into their blather. If this is an Examined Life, I'll take a life not worth living.