Is To Be Fat Like Me violent?

Barely. Less violent than 86% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is To Be Fat Like Me easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does To Be Fat Like Me end with hope?

Somewhat. More hopeful than 71% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is To Be Fat Like Me scary?

Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is To Be Fat Like Me sad?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

To Be Fat Like Me

Name: To Be Fat Like Me
Genre: TV Movie, Comedy
Released: 2007
Duration: 89 min
Rating: 5.1
Cast: Kaley Cuoco, Caroline Rhea, Melissa Halstrom, Michael Phenicie, Tim Perez

One thin teen. One fat suit. One shocking exposé.

Directed by Douglas Barr

Produced by Lifetime, CanWest Global Television Network

200789 min5.1 / 10

A teen-focused docudrama about prejudice and empathy that uses a social experiment to challenge assumptions about appearance and character.

Pretty, popular, and slim high-schooler Aly Schimdt had plans of earning a sports scholarship to college but a knee injury ruins her chances. She decides to enter a documentary contest in the hopes of winning money for college. She believes that overweight people, like her mom and brother, seem to make excuses about how the world perceives them. So Aly decides to attend a rival high school as a heavily overweight person for the documentary, but not change her personality. Aly intends and hopes to prove that personality will outshine physical appearance. But when she's met with ridicule, harassment, and name-calling she begins to see things differently.

Clusters

Inspiring Survival Stories Found Family Stories Racism And Social Injustice Food and Eating Teen Coming Of Age Stories

Genres

TV Movie Comedy

Keywords

Overweight Prejudice Teenage Girl Docudrama

Questions people ask

Is To Be Fat Like Me violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.
Is To Be Fat Like Me easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.
Does To Be Fat Like Me end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 71% of films.
Is To Be Fat Like Me scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Is To Be Fat Like Me sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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