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  1. Our Planet 2019

    Documentary

    Experience our planet's natural beauty and examine how climate change impacts all living creatures in this ambitious documentary of spectacular scope.

    The sides of Our Planet

    • Wildlife from jungles to frozen seas
    • Walruses crowding a shrinking shore
    • How climate change reaches every habitat

    Good for you if

    • you like animals in their habitats, from forests to the deep sea.
    • you want every shot to look like it took months to get.
    • you like being reminded how much life the planet holds.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't watch animals suffer, like walruses falling from cliffs as the ice melts.
    • you roll your eyes at heartfelt appeals. David Attenborough's narration keeps pleading for what we are losing.

    About: climate change · the living world · conservation

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  2. The story of life on our planet by the man who has seen more of the natural world than any other. In more than 90 years, Attenborough has visited every continent on the globe, exploring the wild places of our planet and documenting the living world in all its variety and wonder. Addressing the biggest challenges facing life on our planet, the film offers a powerful message of hope for future generations.

    The sides of David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet

    • A witness statement from a lifelong naturalist
    • Dates and numbers for the wild places lost
    • A plan for what could still be done

    Good for you if

    • you like reefs, orangutans and the Serengeti filmed up close.
    • you want the account of one man who watched the wild world change.
    • you watch nature films for the images as much as for the facts.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't sit through a film about what has been destroyed.
    • you can't stand a film that asks you to change.

    About: loss · nature · responsibility

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  3. My Octopus Teacher 2020

    Documentary

    After years of swimming every day in the freezing ocean at the tip of Africa, Craig Foster meets an unlikely teacher: a young octopus who displays remarkable curiosity. Visiting her den and tracking her movements for months on end he eventually wins the animal’s trust and they develop a never-before-seen bond between human and wild animal.

    The sides of My Octopus Teacher

    • A diver in a kelp forest off South Africa
    • A year following one octopus
    • A shark hunting her in the shallows

    Good for you if

    • you like cold water, kelp and the life hidden in it.
    • you like seeing how clever an animal can be up close.
    • you can be moved to tears by a bond with an octopus.

    Bad for you if

    • a man's voice-over about his feelings for an animal makes you roll your eyes.
    • you need a story that moves. This is slow dives, day after day.

    About: connection · healing · the life cycle

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  4. Welcome to Earth 2021

    Documentary

    Will Smith whose curiosity and wonder is positively infectious—is guided by National Geographic Explorers traveling to different corners of the world to get up close and personal with the weirdest, most unusual, dangerous and thrilling spectacles of the planet.

    The sides of Welcome to Earth

    • Will Smith at the edge of a volcano
    • Explorers guiding him to strange places
    • Rare animal behavior up close

    Good for you if

    • you like discovering the planet with someone who is amazed by it.
    • you like volcanoes, deserts and deep water seen up close.
    • you want big places and close calls in under an hour.

    Bad for you if

    • a celebrity's constant amazement makes you roll your eyes.
    • you like long, quiet shots of wildlife, and this one keeps moving with Will from place to place.

    About: curiosity · fear · the planet

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  5. Blue Planet II 2017

    Documentary

    There is nowhere more powerful and unforgiving yet more beautiful and compelling than the ocean. Join us and explore the greatest yet least known parts of our planet.

    The sides of Blue Planet II

    • Fish that hunt birds out of the air
    • Deep-sea dives in submersibles
    • Plastic in the ocean

    Good for you if

    • you like ocean life, from coral reefs to the deep sea.
    • you want underwater shots that look impossible to get.
    • you like discovering animals you never knew existed.

    Bad for you if

    • you want a plot to follow. Each hour simply dives into a new part of the ocean.
    • you want human stories, and here people stay behind the camera.

    About: the ocean · pollution · the living world

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  6. March of the Penguins 2005

    Documentary

    Every year, thousands of Antarctica's emperor penguins make an astonishing journey to breed their young. They walk, marching day and night in single file 70 miles into the darkest, driest and coldest continent on Earth. This amazing, true-life tale is touched with humour and alive with thrills. Breathtaking photography captures the transcendent beauty and staggering drama of devoted parent penguins who, in the fierce polar winter, take turns guarding their egg and trekking to the ocean in search of food. Predators hunt them, storms lash them. But the safety of their adorable chicks makes it all worthwhile. So follow the leader... to adventure!!

    The sides of March of the Penguins

    • Emperor penguins walking 70 miles across the ice
    • Fathers keeping an egg warm through the polar winter
    • Storms and predators around the chicks

    Good for you if

    • you like Antarctica, its cold and its silence.
    • you want something for the whole family, with chicks and no gore.
    • you like watching an animal do something that seems impossible.

    Bad for you if

    • you roll your eyes at narration about penguin love and devotion.
    • you need momentum. Long lines of penguins walking bore you.

    About: parenthood · endurance · the cold

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  7. Before the Flood 2016

    Documentary

    A look at how climate change affects our environment and what society can do to prevent the demise of endangered species, ecosystems, and native communities across the planet.

    The sides of Before the Flood

    • Leonardo DiCaprio travelling as a UN climate messenger
    • Melting Arctic ice, burning forests, flooded islands
    • Meetings with scientists and world leaders

    Good for you if

    • you like seeing the effects of climate change on the ground, country by country.
    • you care about forests, ice and endangered species.
    • you want to know who blocks climate action and why.

    Bad for you if

    • a film star's sincere voice-over about saving the planet makes you roll your eyes.
    • you want something reassuring. This is a warning.

    About: climate · responsibility · the future

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  8. Koyaanisqatsi 1983

    Documentary

    Takes us to locations all around the US and shows us the heavy toll that modern technology is having on humans and the earth. The visual tone poem contains neither dialogue nor a vocalized narration: its tone is set by the juxtaposition of images and the exceptional music by Philip Glass.

    The sides of Koyaanisqatsi

    • Time-lapse cities and empty desert
    • A score by Philip Glass
    • An hour and a half without a word spoken

    Good for you if

    • you can watch landscapes and crowds in time-lapse for an hour and a half.
    • you want Philip Glass carrying the whole film.
    • you like canyons, clouds and deserts filmed from the air.

    Bad for you if

    • you want people talking, and there is no dialogue or narration here.
    • you watch for characters to follow, and this film has none.
    • you need a story going somewhere, and this is images and music only.

    About: nature · technology · cities

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  9. Seaspiracy 2021

    Documentary

    Passionate about ocean life, a filmmaker sets out to document the harm that humans do to marine species — and uncovers an alarming global conspiracy.

    The sides of Seaspiracy

    • A filmmaker following plastic into the ocean
    • Industrial fishing fleets and what they catch by accident
    • Eco-labels and the bodies that award them

    Good for you if

    • you want a filmmaker going and seeing for himself.
    • you care what happens to the ocean and what lives in it.
    • you want to know who certifies what you buy.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't watch animals being killed on camera.
    • you need some hope left by the end.

    About: the ocean · the food chain · responsibility

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  10. Cosmos 2014

    Documentary

    Famed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson provides clarity for the vision of the cosmos as he voyages across the universe with never-before-told stories that delve into the scientific concepts of the laws of gravity and the origins of space and time.

    The sides of Cosmos

    • The history of the universe compressed into one calendar year
    • A ship of the imagination
    • Scientists who changed how we see the sky

    Good for you if

    • you like feeling small in front of billions of years and galaxies.
    • you like black holes, the birth of stars and the size of the universe made visible.
    • you like the true stories of scientists like Newton or Clair Patterson.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't take the cartoon scenes that tell each scientist's story.
    • a narrator in awe of everything makes you roll your eyes.

    About: science · curiosity · time

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  11. Planet Earth II 2016

    Documentary

    David Attenborough presents a documentary series exploring how animals meet the challenges of surviving in the most iconic habitats on earth.

    The sides of Planet Earth II

    • A baby iguana chased by racer snakes
    • Islands, mountains, jungles, deserts, grasslands and cities
    • Animals filmed up close with new cameras

    Good for you if

    • you like seeing how animals live in every kind of habitat, even cities.
    • you like a chase scene where the hunter is a snake and the prey is real.
    • you like images so close you can see every scale and feather.

    Bad for you if

    • you need people on screen. There are only animals here.
    • you want a plot to work out. Each episode simply follows one habitat, from islands to cities.

    About: survival · adaptation · the natural world

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  12. An Inconvenient Truth 2006

    Documentary

    A documentary on Al Gore's campaign to make the issue of global warming a recognized problem worldwide.

    The sides of An Inconvenient Truth

    • Al Gore's slideshow on global warming
    • Melting glaciers, before and after
    • A politician's own story between the charts

    Good for you if

    • you like a clear case built on data and photographs.
    • you care about glaciers, oceans and the climate.
    • you like a man who believes every word he says on stage.

    Bad for you if

    • you need momentum. Most of it is a lecture with graphs.
    • you'd rather keep politics out of it. A former US vice president makes the case.

    About: climate · responsibility · politics

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  13. Life 2009

    Documentary

    David Attenborough looks at the extraordinary ends to which animals and plants go in order to survive. Featuring epic spectacles, amazing TV firsts and examples of new wildlife behaviour.

    The sides of Life

    • Animals and plants doing anything to survive
    • Komodo dragons hunting a buffalo
    • Behavior never filmed before

    Good for you if

    • you like seeing how animals and plants get through each day.
    • you like the strange strategies life finds to keep going.
    • you want hunts and chases filmed like big events.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't watch predators wear down their prey.
    • you'd rather not watch animal parents give everything for young that may not make it.

    About: survival · evolution · adaptation

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  14. Planet Earth 2006

    Documentary

    David Attenborough celebrates the amazing variety of the natural world in this epic documentary series, filmed over four years across 64 different countries.

    The sides of Planet Earth

    • Snow leopards on a mountain slope
    • Birds of paradise dancing for a mate
    • Four years of filming in 64 countries

    Good for you if

    • you like mountains, jungles and deserts filmed from the air.
    • you want to feel how big and strange the planet is.
    • you want something calm to put on in the evening, with David Attenborough's voice.

    Bad for you if

    • you need a story to follow. Long shots of herds and ice let the pictures speak.
    • you need people on screen. There are only animals here.

    About: the natural world · survival · the seasons

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  15. Frozen Planet 2011

    Documentary

    David Attenborough travels to the end of the earth, taking viewers on an extraordinary journey across the polar regions of our planet.

    The sides of Frozen Planet

    • Polar bears, penguins and wolves
    • A year at the poles, season by season
    • Orcas making waves to knock seals off the ice

    Good for you if

    • you like the Arctic and Antarctica and what lives there.
    • you like seeing life hold on in the coldest places on Earth.
    • you want shots of ice and light that took months to film.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't watch wolves bring down a bison.
    • you need momentum, and long scenes of snow and waiting lose you.

    About: survival · the seasons · the poles

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  16. Prehistoric Planet 2022

    Documentary

    Experience the wonders of our world like never before in this epic series from Jon Favreau and the producers of Planet Earth. Travel back 66 million years to when majestic dinosaurs and extraordinary creatures roamed the lands, seas, and skies.

    The sides of Prehistoric Planet

    • Dinosaurs filmed like a wildlife documentary
    • Seas and skies 66 million years ago
    • A T. rex raising its young

    Good for you if

    • you like seeing dinosaurs live their days like animals today.
    • you want the scale of a nature series, with creatures no one has filmed.
    • you want something to watch with children who love dinosaurs.

    Bad for you if

    • you want dinosaurs fighting like in Jurassic Park. Most scenes show them feeding, courting and raising their young.
    • you want a story with people, and here there are none.

    About: prehistory · survival · parenthood

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  17. The Blue Planet 2001

    Documentary

    Sir David Attenborough narrates this critically acclaimed series that dives deep into the marine environment of Planet Earth. Although two-thirds of the world's surface is covered with water, scientists know less about the oceans than they do about the surface of the moon. This limited series travels from various coasts to the poles to examine watery denizens ranging from the gigantic blue whale to microscopic coral polyps.

    The sides of The Blue Planet

    • Blue whales in the open ocean
    • Creatures of the deep sea
    • Coral reefs and polar seas

    Good for you if

    • you like the ocean from the shore to the deep.
    • you like creatures from places almost no one has seen.
    • you want long, patient shots of life underwater.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't watch orcas hunting a whale calf.
    • you need momentum, and long drifts through dark water lose you.

    About: the ocean · survival · the unknown

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  18. Ashitaka, a prince of the disappearing Emishi people, is cursed by a demonized boar god and must journey to the west to find a cure. Along the way, he encounters San, a young human woman fighting to protect the forest, and Lady Eboshi, who is trying to destroy it. Ashitaka must find a way to bring balance to this conflict.

    The sides of Princess Mononoke

    • A cursed prince heading west
    • A girl raised by wolves
    • Gods of the forest against an iron town

    Good for you if

    • you like an epic with gods, spirits and wolves.
    • you like a story where nature fights back.
    • you like Lady Eboshi, who cuts down the forest and shelters lepers.

    Bad for you if

    • blood and severed limbs may shock you or kids.
    • you don't watch animated films.
    • you won't read subtitles. It's in Japanese (a dub exists).

    About: nature · hatred · coexistence

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  19. After a global war, the seaside kingdom known as the Valley of the Wind remains one of the last strongholds on Earth untouched by a poisonous jungle and the powerful insects that guard it. Led by the courageous Princess Nausicaä, the people of the Valley engage in an epic struggle to restore the bond between humanity and Earth.

    The sides of Warriors of the Wind

    • A princess who flies a glider
    • A toxic jungle and giant insects
    • Kingdoms at war over an ancient weapon

    Good for you if

    • you like a heroine who glides over a toxic jungle full of giant insects.
    • you like a heroine who would rather understand the jungle than burn it.
    • you like a world after the end of the world, drawn in detail.

    Bad for you if

    • you find 1980s animation dated.
    • you don't watch anime.

    About: ecology · war · peace

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  20. Grizzly Man 2005

    Documentary

    Follows the story of "Grizzly Man" Timothy Treadwell and what the thirteen summers in a National Park in Alaska were like in his attempt to protect the grizzly bears. The film is full of unique images and a look into the spirit of a man who sacrificed himself for nature.

    The sides of Grizzly Man

    • A man who spent thirteen summers among Alaskan grizzlies
    • His own video footage, shot alone
    • Werner Herzog's voice weighing his choices

    Good for you if

    • you like a portrait made from a man's own tapes.
    • you like bears filmed close, in the wild.
    • you like trying to understand someone who chose to live outside the world.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't watch a film built around a real death, his and his partner's.
    • you want a gentle animal film. This one leaves you uneasy.

    About: obsession · nature · death

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