Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret

Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret is a 2014 American documentary directed by Keegan Kuhn and Kip Andersen, who also wrote and produced it. The film follows Andersen on a personal investigation into the environmental damage caused by animal agriculture, particularly large-scale cattle farming. As he looks into the issue, he examines why major environmental organizations have largely avoided addressing it, and he searches for practical ways to reduce the harm. The directors treat the subject with a light, at times humorous tone rather than a strictly solemn one. The film was made independently with support from the public, and Kip Andersen appears as himself. It runs 90 minutes.

It was the first documentary directed by the pair, followed years later by Christspiracy and Join the Club, both released in 2024. Reception from audiences has been strong: it holds 8.1 out of 10 on IMDb from around 27,000 votes, while on TMDB it has 7.6 out of 10 from roughly 530 votes. The much larger vote count on IMDb suggests the film reached a broad general audience beyond the platform's usual documentary viewers, and the ratings themselves indicate that most of those who watched it responded positively.