Consuming Spirits is a 2012 American animated drama film directed by Chris Sullivan in his directorial debut.

Partially autobiographical, the film was released on December 12, 2012 in New York City and employs a diverse mixture of different animation styles to tell the stories of three different characters and the anguish they face in their everyday lives.

Critical reception for Consuming Spirits has been predominantly positive and the film holds a score of 81 on Metacritic (based on 12 reviews) and 89% on Rotten Tomatoes (based on 18 reviews).

[1][2] Despite this, a Swiss site reported that most of the audience left the theater during a showing at the Fantoche animated film festival in Baden, Switzerland.

[3] A reviewer for NPR recommended the film and called it "emotionally raw, thoroughly original".