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Faces Places 2017
Documentary
Director Agnès Varda and photographer/muralist JR journey through rural France and form an unlikely friendship.
The sides of Faces Places
- Agnès Varda and the artist JR
- A photo truck across rural France
- Giant portraits pasted on walls, barns and containers
Good for you if
- you like an old filmmaker and a young artist becoming friends.
- you like a gentle road trip full of kind people.
- you like huge photos of farmers and dockers covering whole buildings.
Bad for you if
- you won't read subtitles to follow Varda and JR chatting in French.
- you need a story that goes somewhere fast.
About: friendship · old age · ordinary people · memory
Long Way Round 2004
Documentary
In 2004 Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman embarked on an epic challenge to bike 20,000-miles across 12 countries and 19 time zones in just 115 days. Watch as two friends ride around the world together and, against all the odds, realize their dream.
The sides of Long Way Round
- Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman on motorbikes
- London to New York the long way
- Mongolia and Siberia by road
Good for you if
- you like two old friends laughing and arguing on a long ride.
- you like empty steppes, mud roads and wild landscapes.
- you like a real trip with real breakdowns and border delays.
Bad for you if
- you need momentum. A lot of it is riding and waiting.
- you want edge-of-your-seat suspense. This is a road trip between friends.
About: friendship · adventure · travel
Happy People: A Year in the Taiga 2010
Documentary
In the center of the story is the life of the indigenous people of the village Bakhtia at the river Yenisei in the Siberian Taiga. The camera follows the protagonists in the village over a period of a year. The natives, whose daily routines have barely changed over the last centuries, keep living their lives according to their own cultural traditions.
The sides of Happy People: A Year in the Taiga
- A Siberian village on the Yenisei river
- Trappers working through a full year
- Dogs, snow and handmade skis
Good for you if
- you like the taiga through four seasons, from frozen rivers to summer mosquitoes.
- you like watching a trapper build a canoe or a trap at his own pace.
- you want a quiet film about people living off the land.
Bad for you if
- you need something to happen beyond the daily work.
- you won't read subtitles when the trappers speak Russian.
About: self-reliance · tradition · solitude
Alone in the Wilderness 2004
Documentary
Dick Proenneke retired at age 50 in 1967 and decided to build his own cabin in the wilderness at the base of the Aleutian Peninsula, in what is now Lake Clark National Park. Using color footage he shot himself, Proenneke traces how he came to this remote area, selected a homestead site and built his log cabin completely by himself. The documentary covers his first year in-country, showing his day-to-day activities and the passing of the seasons as he sought to scratch out a living alone in the wilderness.
The sides of Alone in the Wilderness
- A retired man building a log cabin alone in Alaska
- Footage he filmed himself
- A year of seasons by a remote lake
Good for you if
- you like Alaskan lakes, mountains and wildlife through the seasons.
- you enjoy watching Dick Proenneke shape every log by hand.
- you want a calm hour of a man content with his own company.
Bad for you if
- you don't get into grainy 16mm footage from the late 1960s.
- you want people talking, and here one man narrates his days.
About: solitude · self-reliance · the wilderness
Kedi 2017
Documentary
A profile of Istanbul and its unique people, seen through the eyes of the most mysterious and beloved animal humans have ever known, the Cat.
The sides of Kedi
- Stray cats of Istanbul
- The people who feed them
- A city seen at cat height
Good for you if
- you want a gentle, low-stakes film for a quiet evening.
- you love cats and want to follow them through the streets.
- you like Istanbul filmed at cat height, through alleys and over rooftops.
Bad for you if
- you won't read subtitles for the Turkish interviews.
- you need a story that moves, not cats wandering.
About: kindness · the city · animals and people
The Biggest Little Farm 2019
Documentary
The successes and failures of a couple determined to live in harmony with nature on a farm outside of Los Angeles are lovingly chronicled by filmmaking farmer John Chester, in this inspiring documentary.
The sides of The Biggest Little Farm
- A couple starting a farm outside Los Angeles
- Orchards, ducks, pigs and a dog
- Years of drought, pests and coyotes
Good for you if
- you like watching a dead piece of land come back to life.
- you want a warm, hopeful film about building something with your hands.
- you like the true story of John and Molly Chester building their farm over several years.
Bad for you if
- you want more happening on screen than seasons on a farm.
- you roll your eyes at an inspiring dream of living in harmony with nature.
About: sustainability · patience · home

The Last Trapper 2004
Documentary
Norman is not just an admirer of nature, he's a part of it. He survives the harshness of the climate and the wildlife by coexisting with it. With his wife Nebraska, they live almost entirely off the land, making money by selling their furs.
The sides of The Last Trapper
- A trapper living off the land in the Yukon
- His wife Nebraska and their sled dogs
- A long winter in the wild
Good for you if
- you like snowy mountains, rivers and forests as far as the eye can see.
- you like seeing how Norman gets through a winter far from everything.
- you dream of a life in harmony with the wild.
Bad for you if
- you need momentum, not quiet days of checking traps and driving dogs.
- you can't watch animals trapped for their fur.
About: life in the wild · harmony with nature · a vanishing way of life
Babies 2010
Documentary
A non-narrated documentary following the lovesome lives of four infants from birth to their first birthday. The babies featured are two from rural areas: Ponijao from Opuwo, Namibia, and Bayar from Bayanchandmani, Mongolia, as well as two from urban areas: Mari from Tokyo, Japan, and Hattie from San Francisco, USA.
The sides of Babies
- Four babies in Namibia, Mongolia, Tokyo and San Francisco
- Their first year of life
- No narration, just everyday moments
Good for you if
- you like a gentle, funny watch about babies discovering the world.
- you want something to watch with children.
Bad for you if
- you have no patience for babies. It's 79 minutes of baths, feeding and naps.
- you need a story that moves, not scenes of babies playing.
About: childhood · parenthood · culture
James May: Our Man in… 2020
Documentary
James May embarks on a remarkable journey across Japan, from its icy north to its balmy south. He’ll see the sights, meet the locals, and eat the noodles in a bid to truly understand the Land of the Rising Sun.
The sides of James May: Our Man in…
- James May crossing Japan, Italy and India
- Local food and local people
- Dry jokes along the way
Good for you if
- you want a calm travel show with nothing at stake.
- you like James May's dry jokes about noodles and trains.
- you like meeting real locals across Japan, from the icy north to the warm south.
Bad for you if
- you want stunts and car chaos.
- you need momentum, not slow wandering through towns.
About: travel · food · culture
Human Planet 2011
Documentary
A cinematic experience bringing you the most amazing human stories in the world. Humans and wildlife surviving in the most extreme environments on Earth.
The sides of Human Planet
- Hunters on the Arctic sea ice
- Fishermen in jungles and rivers
- People living in deserts and on mountains
Good for you if
- you like people living alongside wild animals and harsh landscapes.
- you like being amazed at how humans adapt to the extremes of the planet.
- you like real people finding food where it seems impossible.
Bad for you if
- you want one story and the same people to follow across episodes.
- you need chases and fights, not patient observation.
About: adaptation · humans and nature · tradition
To Be and to Have 2002
Documentary
The documentary's title translates as "to be and to have", the two auxiliary verbs in the French language. It is about a primary school in the commune of Saint-Étienne-sur-Usson, Puy-de-Dôme, France, the population of which is just over 200. The school has one small class of mixed ages (from four to twelve years), with a dedicated teacher, Georges Lopez, who shows patience and respect for the children as we follow their story through a single school year.
The sides of To Be and to Have
- A one-class village school in Auvergne
- A patient teacher, Georges Lopez
- Children from four to twelve over one school year
Good for you if
- you like a quiet year in a small village classroom.
- you like watching children grow up across one school year.
- you enjoy patient scenes with no narration and no hurry.
Bad for you if
- you won't read subtitles for a French documentary.
- you want a documentary about school policy, not one classroom's year.
About: education · childhood · patience
Laid-Back Camp 2018
Anime
Nadeshiko, a high school student who had moved from Shizuoka to Yamanashi, decides to see the famous, 1000 yen-bill-featured Mount Fuji. Even though she manages to bike all the way to Motosu, she's forced to turn back because of worsening weather. Unable to set her eyes on her goal, she faints partway to her destination. When she wakes up, it's night, in a place she's never been before, with no way of knowing how to get home. Nadeshiko is saved when she encounters Rin, a girl who is out camping by herself. This outdoorsy girls story begins with this first encounter between Nadeshiko and Rin.
The sides of Laid-Back Camp
- Two schoolgirls camping near Mount Fuji
- Cup noodles and campfire cooking
- A small outdoor club at school
Good for you if
- you want a gentle show where the biggest risk is a cold night in a tent.
- you like lakes, mountains and Mount Fuji at dawn.
- you like Rin, a solo camper, slowly letting Nadeshiko and her friends in.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- you need momentum. Whole episodes go by pitching a tent and cooking noodles.
About: friendship · solitude · the outdoors
Heima 2007
Documentary
Ethereal post-rock pioneers Sigur Rós play a string of impromptu gigs in their native Iceland after finishing a world tour in 2006. As they travel through the country, the band visits a wide variety of venues, from a large outdoor festival to a coffee shop.
The sides of Heima
- Sigur Rós playing free shows across Iceland
- Gigs in village halls, a coffee shop and outdoors
- Icelandic landscapes between songs
Good for you if
- you love Sigur Rós and slow, soaring music.
- you want Iceland's landscapes on a big screen.
- you like a quiet, unhurried film.
Bad for you if
- you want talk and story, and this is mostly songs and landscapes.
- you won't read subtitles. The band talks in Icelandic between songs.
About: home · community · stillness
Hacia rutas salvajes 2007
Película
A principios de los años noventa, el joven e idealista Christopher McCandless adopta el nombre de Alexander Supertramp, deja sus posesiones y sus ahorros a la beneficencia y abandona el mundo civilizado con rumbo a la salvaje Alaska para entrar en contacto con la Naturaleza y descubrir el verdadero sentido de la vida. Adaptación del best-seller de Jon Krakauer, basado en las notas del diario de McCandless.
Las caras de Hacia rutas salvajes
- Un graduado que lo regala todo
- Un viaje por carretera por Estados Unidos
- Un autobús abandonado en Alaska
Buena para ti si
- te gustan los grandes paisajes y la vida salvaje.
- te gusta un joven en busca de sentido.
- te gusta la historia real de un graduado que regaló sus ahorros y viajó a dedo hasta Alaska.
Mala para ti si
- dos horas y media es demasiado para tu noche.
- no soportas ver sufrir a unos padres. Su familia espera dos años sin noticias suyas.
Temas: la libertad · la familia · la naturaleza
The Elephant Whisperers 2022
Documentary
Bomman and Bellie, a couple in south India, devote their lives to caring for an orphaned baby elephant named Raghu, forging a family like no other.
The sides of The Elephant Whisperers
- Bomman and Bellie in south India
- An orphaned baby elephant named Raghu
- Forty minutes in an elephant camp
Good for you if
- you want a gentle film about a couple raising a baby elephant.
- you like the forests of south India and the animals in them.
- you like a family built around an orphaned elephant.
Bad for you if
- you won't read subtitles for a film in Tamil.
- you want a full evening's film. This one runs forty minutes.
About: care · family · bond with animals
Down to Earth with Zac Efron 2020
Documentary
Actor Zac Efron journeys around the world with wellness expert Darin Olien in a travel show that explores healthy, sustainable ways to live.
The sides of Down to Earth with Zac Efron
- Zac Efron traveling the world
- A wellness expert, Darin Olien
- Sustainable ways to eat and live
Good for you if
- you like discovering places like Iceland and Costa Rica.
- you want an easy, sunny travel show.
Bad for you if
- you need health claims backed by solid science.
- you roll your eyes at wide eyed wonder at every stop.
About: health · sustainability · travel
Bears 2014
Documentary
Filmmakers Alastair Fothergill and Keith Scholey chronicle a year in the lives of an Alaskan brown bear named Sky and her cubs, Scout and Amber. Their saga begins as the bears emerge from hibernation at the end of winter. As time passes, the bear family must work together to find food and stay safe from other predators, especially other bears. Although their world is exciting, it is also risky, and the cubs' survival hinges on family togetherness.
The sides of Bears
- A mother bear and two cubs in Alaska
- A year from hibernation to the salmon run
- Wolves and other bears as threats
Good for you if
- you like Alaskan mountains, beaches and rivers full of salmon.
- you want a nature film to watch with children.
- you want wildlife without hard hunting scenes.
Bad for you if
- you need more happening than bears searching for food.
- you want wildlife shown as it is, without names for the bears and a story told over the footage.
About: motherhood · survival · the seasons
The Endless Summer 1966
Documentary
Documentary filmmaker Bruce Brown, himself a competition-level surfer, follows surfers Michael Hynson and Robert August on an around-the-world surfing adventure. With Brown's wry, sardonic narration and a twangy, guitar-driven instrumental soundtrack by The Sandals playing over the silent footage, Mike and Rob leave their California home to visit Hawaii, Australia, South Africa and other secluded surfing spots in a search for the surfer's holy grail that Brown dubs "The Perfect Wave.”
The sides of The Endless Summer
- Two surfers going around the world
- Beaches in Africa, Australia and Tahiti
- The search for the perfect wave
Good for you if
- you like watching surfers chase waves nobody has ridden.
- you like empty beaches from Ghana to Cape Town.
- you like a twangy surf guitar score over the footage.
Bad for you if
- you find 1960s footage and narration dated.
- you need suspense, and this is a relaxed trip.
About: freedom · travel · the summer
Earth: One Amazing Day 2017
Documentary
An astonishing journey revealing the awesome power of the natural world. Over the course of one single day, we track the sun from the highest mountains to the remotest islands to exotic jungles.
The sides of Earth: One Amazing Day
- One day on Earth, from sunrise to night
- Baby animals taking their first steps
- Sloths, zebras and penguins
Good for you if
- you like following animals across one day, from mountains to islands.
- you want to marvel at the planet in big, clear images.
- you want a nature film you can watch with children.
Bad for you if
- you need people and a story, not animals.
- you roll your eyes at warm, uplifting narration.
About: survival · the natural world · daily life
Will & Harper 2024
Documentary
When Will Ferrell's good friend Harper comes out as a trans woman, they take a road trip to bond and reintroduce Harper to the country as her true self.
The sides of Will & Harper
- Will Ferrell and his old friend Harper
- A road trip across America
- A trans woman seeing the country again as herself
Good for you if
- you like a long friendship tested and made stronger.
- you want Will Ferrell being silly on the road.
- you like hearing Harper Steele tell her own story.
Bad for you if
- you roll your eyes at heartfelt talks in a car.
- you don't want to cry at a Will Ferrell movie.
About: friendship · identity · acceptance