The Human Bean
2020, English. Directed by Beau Miles.
Inspired by a half-page scene in John Steinbeck's Tortilla Flat, where a family of poor, super healthy kids eat an almost exclusive bean diet, Beau decides to do much the same thing.
Eating only the contents of 191 tins of beans over 40 days transforms Beau into The Human Bean, and in doing so gives him a front row seat into how one food, totally and utterly, dictates how he feels. Beau uses his intimate knowledge of running to compare his former self to his bean-self, logging lacklustre training for an ultramarathon that he plans on running during the final day of the experiment. Epiphanies are had, saddles are blazed, and genuine insight emerges from what is strangely appealing day-to-day of mediocrity.
- Runtime
- 0h 26m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 2 May 2020
- Country
- Australia
- Written by
- Beau Miles
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The Human Bean runs 26 minutes (0h 26m).
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The Human Bean isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 2 May 2020. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Human Bean?
If you liked The Human Bean, try Super Size Me, The 27th Day, Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die.
Who directed The Human Bean?
The Human Bean (2020) was directed by Beau Miles and stars Beau Miles, Helen Barclay.