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observational documentary

7.6

♡ 4

Toru Suetsugu Director

Sachin Yadav Iamsyrs as Gorilla

Kevin Spink as Neanderthal

How did humanity's earliest ancestors evolve into one of the most successful species on Earth? An extraordinary journey tracing the footsteps of early hominids. Using the latest paleoanthropological findings mixed with the latest CGI from Square Enix, this story is finally told.

The Cordillera of Dreams

2019

Spanish

7.2

♡ 4

94%

Patricio Guzmán Director

Javiera Parra as Self

Jorge Baradit as Self

Vicente Gajardo as Self

Patricio Guzmán as Self - Narrator

"In Chile, when the sun rises, it had to climb hills, walls and tops before reaching the last stone of the Cordillera. In my country, the Cordillera is everywhere. But for the Chilean citizens, it is an unknown territory. After going North for Nostalgia for the Light and South for The Pearl Button, I now feel ready to shoot this immense spine to explore its mysteries, powerful revelations of Chile’s past and present history." Patricio Guzmán

In the Footsteps of Elephant

observational documentary

7.2

♡ 9

wildlife

Vanessa Berlowitz Director

Jeremy Sisto as Narrator

Presley Mbeha as Self

Graham McCulloch as Self

Duncan Rowles as Self

Follow filmmakers as they capture the epic journey of African elephants across the Kalahari desert. The team faces extreme weather, inaccessible terrain, crocodile-infested waters and close encounters with lions in order to shine a light on these remarkable creatures and their ancient migrations.

Elephant

7.3

♡ 38

Alastair Fothergill Director

Meghan Markle as Narrator

Disneynature’s Elephant follows African elephant Shani and her spirited son Jomo as their herd make an epic journey hundreds of miles across the vast Kalahari Desert. Led by their great matriarch, Gaia, the family faces brutal heat, dwindling resources and persistent predators, as they follow in their ancestors’ footsteps on a quest to reach a lush, green paradise.

Oceans: Our Blue Planet

2018

7.5

♡ 16

Mark Brownlow Director

Kate Winslet as Narrator

Embark on a global odyssey to discover the largest and least explored habitat on earth. New ocean science and technology has allowed us to go further into the unknown than we ever thought possible.

Horizon

Arabic

6.9

♡ 6

Lilou Lemaire Director

David Gasman as Narrator

Khaled Alenzi as Narrator

From the turtles of the Farasan Islands to the ibex that dot the Asir Mountains, this documentary captures Saudi Arabia's diverse wildlife and scenery.

Sa Majesté les mousses

2023

French

7.5

♡ 2

struggle for survival

survival competition

Bruno Victor-Pujebet Director

Bastien Nay as Self

Masaki Shimamura as Self

Emmanuel Baudouin as Self

Peter Convey as Self

They have no roots, no seeds, no flowers, but mosses show immense survival capacities and can suspend their biological activity for long periods. Today, researchers are exploring the exceptional resistance of these archaic organisms. British ecologists have even resurrected a "zombie" moss that has been trapped in the permafrost for 1,500 years. Associated with decay and disliked in Europe, mosses are deified in Japan. With 25,000 species worldwide, bryophytes - their scientific name - are the seat of real ecosystems, and can develop in inhospitable landscapes, through an extravagant reproduction cycle.

Cave Crocs of Gabon

2018

6.8

♡ 5

Graeme Duane Director

Joe Szymanski as (voice)

A caving expedition recently discovered a community of dwarf crocodiles living in the Abanda Caves, Gabon. The crocs are living in pitch darkness, hunt bats and some have bright-orange skin. Part of the original team returns to find out more about this bizarre phenomenon. It's mission impossible to access the crocs world and there's no way of knowing what they might find.

To the Arctic 3D

2012

arctic polar circle region

6.6

♡ 2

Action

Greg MacGillivray Director

Meryl Streep as Narrator

Bjorne Kvernmo as Self

Leanne Allison as Self

Karsten Heuer as Self

A journey into the lives of a mother polar bear and her two seven-month-old cubs as they navigate the changing Arctic wilderness they call home.

Tiger

7.9

♡ 5

88%

Mark Linfield Director

Priyanka Chopra as Narrator

Journey alongside a young tigress raising her cubs in the fabled forests of India.

Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story

human animal relationship

8.0

♡ 8

100%

96%

Action

animal documentary

animal human friendship

Documentary

nature documentary

otter

shetland

Charlie Hamilton-James Director

Billy Mail as Self

Susan Mail as Self

A man forms an unlikely friendship with a wild otter while living in the remote Shetland Islands.

Nature: The Alps

German

7.7

♡ 6

struggle for survival

wildlife

Otmar Penker Director

Otto Clemens as Self - Narrator 2 episodes, 2020

Russell Boulter as Self - Narrator 2 episodes, 2020

Michael Lott as Self - Narrator 2 episodes, 2020

The Alps – wild mountains, extreme lives, but also a magical world. This majestic mountain range connects eight countries and reaches heights of up to 4,000 metres above sea level. At a length of 1,200 kilometres, the Alps form both a connecting bridge between western and eastern Europe and a high barrier between southern and central Europe. The mountains act as a mighty water reservoir and continental watershed, feeding innumerable rivers that flow into three different oceans. Their highest peak, Mont Blanc, is surrounded by long, soaring mountains with ice-covered slopes. These great summits are just one reason the so-called “Roof of Europe” continues to fascinate – across the continent and around the world. The incredible diversity of landscapes, flora and fauna makes the Alps a unique natural treasure at the heart of Europe.

Protecting Paradise: The Story of Niue

6.9

♡ 4

underwater photography

underwater threat

wildlife conservation

The documentary follows leaders and community members from the tropical Pacific island nation who are making bold changes to move the needle on marine protection. With a population of under 2,000 people and a marine reserve covering 40% of its waters, Niue has demonstrated the ways in which traditional knowledge and contemporary science can live in harmony for the benefit of people and the planet.

Tale of a Lake

2016

Finnish

7.2

♡ 1

Marko Röhr Director

Samuli Edelmann as Narrator

Jonathan Hutchings as Narrator

Johanna Kurkela as Singer

Tale of a Lake is a film about the thousands of lakes that Finland is known for. It takes the viewers on an unprecedented adventure, ranging from the crystal clear springs all the way to the basins of the big lakes. It opens a whole new world of underwater nature for the viewers, and tells about the many old tales and beliefs in the land of thousands of lakes. The story of the film is told through tales that are based around the myths, legends and old beliefs that are part of the Finnish mythology.

Jane Goodall: The Hope

7.9

♡ 4

Elizabeth Leiter Director

Jane Goodall as

The story of one remarkable woman who became a global icon in animal welfare and conservation who not only hoped for a better world, she achieved it! This sweeping documentary celebrates the vast legacy of Dr. Goodall’s four decades of advocacy work for chimpanzees and depicts the next chapter for generations to come.

Naqoyqatsi

2002

6.4

♡ 25

48%

Godfrey Reggio Director

Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Herself

Bill Clinton as Himself

Nikita Khrushchev as Himself

Henry Kissinger as Himself

A visual montage portrait of our contemporary world dominated by globalized technology and violence.

Planet Earth II: A World of Wonder

2017

8.6

♡ 10

Documentary

nature

nature documentary

A compilation episode of the wildlife documentary series presented by David Attenborough, uncovering the secrets of animals across the globe.

Snow Animals

2019

7.4

♡ 5

struggle for survival

Simon Baxter Director

Liz Bonnin as Self - Presenter

Liz Bonnin introduces a cast of charismatic animals to reveal the remarkable strategies they use to survive, and even thrive, through the winter.

Sea of Hope: America's Underwater Treasures

2017