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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
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
Encounters at the End of the World 2008
Documentary
Acclaimed filmmaker Werner Herzog travels to Antarctica, where he finds a desolate, beautiful landscape, largely untouched by human hands, and a group of truly unique people who risk their lives to study it. Centered at McMurdo Station, the United States' largest Antarctic research center, Herzog explores the minds of the scientists willing to abandon civilization and endure volatile conditions to learn more about the continent's wildlife and awe-inspiring natural wonders.
The sides of Encounters at the End of the World
- A research station in Antarctica
- Divers under the ice
- A penguin heading inland alone
Good for you if
- you like ice caves, volcanoes and seals under the sea ice.
- you like silent dives beneath the Antarctic ice.
- you like Werner Herzog's odd questions to odd people.
Bad for you if
- you need momentum, and this one wanders at Herzog's pace.
- you'd rather not hear musings on the end of humanity.
About: nature · solitude · science · the end of the world
Voyage of Time: Life's Journey 2017
Documentary
A celebration of the universe, displaying the whole of time, from its start to its final collapse. This film examines all that occurred to prepare the world that stands before us now: science and spirit, birth and death, the grand cosmos and the minute life systems of our planet.
The sides of Voyage of Time: Life's Journey
- The birth of the universe
- Life appearing and evolving on Earth
- A narrator asking questions to a mother figure
Good for you if
- you like feeling small in front of billions of years.
- you want galaxies, volcanoes and cells as pure images.
- you like the cosmos from its first moment to its end.
Bad for you if
- you need a story that moves, not a long meditation.
- you roll your eyes at whispered questions to the universe.
About: creation · the meaning of life · time
The Year Earth Changed 2021
Documentary
Never-before-seen footage shows how our living in lockdown opened the door for nature to bounce back and thrive. Across the seas, skies, and lands, Earth found its rhythm when we came to a stop.
The sides of The Year Earth Changed
- Empty cities during lockdown
- Animals returning to quiet streets
- David Attenborough's narration
Good for you if
- you love whales, birds and wild animals filmed up close.
- you want a calm, hopeful hour about the planet.
- you like seeing nature bounce back once we stop.
Bad for you if
- you roll your eyes at a hopeful message about the planet.
- you want a full film night. This runs just 48 minutes.
About: nature · lockdown · hope
Chasing Coral 2017
Documentary
Coral reefs are the nursery for all life in the oceans, a remarkable ecosystem that sustains us. Yet with carbon emissions warming the seas, a phenomenon called "coral bleaching" -- a sign of mass coral death -- has been accelerating around the world, and the public has no idea of the scale or implication of the catastrophe silently raging underwater.
The sides of Chasing Coral
- Divers filming reefs as they turn white
- Underwater time lapse cameras
- A coral enthusiast and his team of scientists
Good for you if
- you like the ocean filmed up close, fish and coral in full colour.
- you like time lapse cameras catching a reef bleaching over weeks.
- you like a team of divers and scientists racing to document a disaster.
Bad for you if
- you need some hope, and watching reefs die is hard for you.
- you want something light for the evening.
About: climate change · the ocean · loss

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
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
Home 2009
Documentary
In 200,000 years of existence, man has upset the balance on which the Earth had lived for 4 billion years. Global warming, resource depletion, species extinction: man has endangered his own home. But it is too late to be pessimistic: humanity has barely ten years left to reverse the trend, become aware of its excessive exploitation of the Earth's riches, and change its consumption pattern.
The sides of Home
- Aerial footage from every continent
- Dried riverbeds, oil fields and greenhouses seen from above
- A commentary counting what two hundred thousand years cost the planet
Good for you if
- you want ninety minutes of images you could never see from the ground.
- you like deltas, ice fields and herds filmed from a helicopter.
- you like being made to feel small by the scale of a landscape.
Bad for you if
- you roll your eyes at a voice telling you what to feel about every image.
- you want someone to follow, and there is not a single character in it.
About: the planet · consumption · time
David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 2020
Documentary
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
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
Honeyland 2019
Documentary
When nomadic beekeepers break Honeyland’s basic rule (take half of the honey, but leave half to the bees), the last female beehunter in Europe must save the bees and restore natural balance.
The sides of Honeyland
- Hatidze, a wild beekeeper in North Macedonia
- Her old, bedridden mother
- A nomadic family moving in next door
Good for you if
- you like bees, rocks and light in a remote Balkan valley.
- you like a real life filmed over three years, with no narrator.
- you're moved by Hatidze caring for her mother alone.
Bad for you if
- you won't read subtitles.
- you need momentum. The film follows the bees season by season.
About: balance · solitude · greed
The Velvet Queen 2021
Documentary
High up on the Tibetan plateau. Amongst unexplored and inaccessible valleys lies one of the last sanctuaries of the wild world, where rare and undiscovered fauna lives. Vincent Munier, one of the world’s most renowned wildlife photographers takes the adventurer and novelist Sylvain Tesson (In the Forest of Siberia) with him on his latest mission. For several weeks, they’ll explore these valleys searching for unique animals and try to spot the snow leopard, one of the rarest and most difficult big cats to approach.
The sides of The Velvet Queen
- A wildlife photographer and a writer in Tibet
- Days of waiting in the cold
- The snow leopard, if it shows up
Good for you if
- you like yaks, foxes and wild cats on the Tibetan plateau.
- you like waiting hours in silence for one animal to appear.
- you like the feeling of a world that doesn't need us.
Bad for you if
- you roll your eyes at poetic voiceover about man and the wild.
- you won't read subtitles for a film narrated in French.
About: patience · the wild · contemplation
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
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
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
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
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
Oceans 2010
Documentary
An ecological drama/documentary, filmed throughout the globe. Part thriller, part meditation on the vanishing wonders of the sub-aquatic world.
The sides of Oceans
- Whales, sharks and dolphins filmed up close
- Underwater footage from seas around the world
- A quiet warning about what humans do to the ocean
Good for you if
- you like spending an evening among sea creatures.
- you like feeling small next to a whale.
- you want underwater images you've never seen before.
Bad for you if
- you need a story with momentum, not long drifting shots.
- you need people to follow, and here the only cast is sea creatures.
About: the ocean · wildlife · human impact
Seven Worlds, One Planet 2019
Documentary
Millions of years ago, incredible forces ripped apart the Earth’s crust creating seven extraordinary continents. This documentary series reveals how each distinct continent has shaped the unique animal life found there.
The sides of Seven Worlds, One Planet
- Wildlife on each of the seven continents
- David Attenborough narrating
- Animals shaped by the land they live on
Good for you if
- you like a whole episode for each continent and its animals.
- you like seeing behaviour no camera had filmed before.
- you want huge landscapes on the biggest screen you have.
Bad for you if
- you can't watch animals hunting and killing each other.
- you need people at the centre of a story.
About: the planet · survival · extinction