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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
Elephant 2020
Documentary
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.
The sides of Elephant
- An elephant mother and her young son
- A herd crossing the Kalahari
- A matriarch leading the way
Good for you if
- you like wide desert landscapes and close shots of elephants.
- you want a nature film you can watch with children.
- you like following a mother and her son through a long journey.
Bad for you if
- you roll your eyes at a narrator giving animals names and feelings.
- you can't watch a young elephant struggle through heat, thirst and lions.
About: family · migration · survival
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 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
Born in China 2016
Documentary
Venturing into the wilds of China, "Born in China" captures intimate moments with a panda bear and her growing cub, a young golden monkey who feels displaced by his baby sister, and a mother snow leopard struggling to raise her two cubs.
The sides of Born in China
- A panda and her growing cub
- A young golden monkey with a new baby sister
- A snow leopard raising two cubs
Good for you if
- you like the mountains and forests of wild China.
- you want a nature film to watch with children.
- you like baby animals and a gentle narrator.
Bad for you if
- you'd rather not cry over an animal mother's fate.
- you want wildlife footage without a story written over it.
About: motherhood · growing up · the seasons
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
All That Breathes 2022
Documentary
Against the darkening backdrop of New Delhi's apocalyptic air and escalating violence, two brothers devote their lives to protecting one casualty of the turbulent times: the bird known as the black kite.
The sides of All That Breathes
- Two brothers caring for injured birds in Delhi
- A basement workshop turned bird hospital
- Black kites falling from a smoggy sky
Good for you if
- you like animals and a city seen through the birds above it.
- you like carefully framed images of rats, kites and polluted skies.
- you like brothers who argue but keep going together.
Bad for you if
- you need momentum, and this one takes its time.
- you won't read subtitles.
About: care · pollution · brotherhood
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
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
Chimpanzee 2012
Documentary
A nature documentary centered on a family of chimps living in the Ivory Coast and Ugandan rain forests. Through Oscar, a little chimpanzee, we discover learning about life in the heart of the African tropical forest and follow his first steps in this world with humor, emotion and anguish. Following a tragedy, he finds himself separated from his mother and left alone to face the hostility of the jungle. Until he is picked up by an older chimpanzee, who will take him under her protection.
The sides of Chimpanzee
- Oscar, a baby chimp in the rainforest
- A little one separated from his mother
- An older chimp who takes him in
Good for you if
- you like close views of chimps in the African rainforest.
- you like a story of a young one adopted by an unlikely protector.
- you want a nature film to watch with children.
Bad for you if
- you want hard science from a nature film. The narration tells you what Oscar thinks and feels.
- you can't watch a baby animal lose its mother.
About: family · adoption · survival

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
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
Monkey Kingdom 2015
Documentary
A newborn monkey and its mother struggle to survive within the competitive social hierarchy of the Temple Troop, a dynamic group of monkeys who live in ancient ruins found deep in the storied jungles of South Asia.
The sides of Monkey Kingdom
- A young mother monkey called Maya
- A troop living in ancient ruins in Sri Lanka
- A mother at the bottom of the troop
Good for you if
- you like jungle, ruins and monkeys filmed up close.
- you want a nature film to watch with children.
- you like a mother fighting for a better life for her baby.
Bad for you if
- you want a nature film without a story written over it.
- you roll your eyes at cheerful narration.
About: motherhood · hierarchy · survival
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
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
The Elephant Queen 2019
Documentary
Embark on an epic journey of family, courage, and coming home in this feature-length documentary. Join Athena, the majestic matriarch, as she leads her elephant herd across an unforgiving African landscape filled with vibrant wildlife.
The sides of The Elephant Queen
- An elephant matriarch named Athena
- A herd crossing Kenya in a drought
- Frogs, birds and beetles around a waterhole
Good for you if
- you love long looks at African wildlife.
- you like a herd that behaves like a family.
- you want a nature film to share with children.
Bad for you if
- you can't watch young animals struggle in a drought.
- you roll your eyes at a nature film told like a fable, with a name for every elephant.
About: family · courage · coming home
Robot salvaje 2024
Película
Esta aventura épica cuenta la historia de una robot, Rozzum 7-1-3-4, "Roz" para abreviar, que naufraga en una isla inhabitada y debe aprender a adaptarse a los entornos rigurosos construyendo relaciones con los animales de la isla y convirtiéndose en la madre adoptiva de una cría de ganso huérfana.
Las caras de Robot salvaje
- Un robot varado en una isla salvaje
- Un pichón de ganso huérfano criado por una máquina
- Un zorro astuto que se hace su amigo
Buena para ti si
- te gusta emocionarte con un robot que aprende a ser madre.
- te gustan los bosques, las tormentas y los gansos migratorios como pintados.
- te gustan los animales y las estaciones cambiantes en una isla remota.
Mala para ti si
- no ves películas de animación.
- pones los ojos en blanco ante las grandes lecciones sobre la amabilidad.
Temas: la maternidad · la amabilidad · la pertenencia
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
Dolphin Reef 2018
Documentary
Echo is a youngster who can't quite decide if it's time to grow up and take on new responsibilities-or give in to her silly side and just have fun. Dolphin society is tricky, and the coral reef that Echo and his family call home depends on all of its inhabitants to keep it healthy. But Echo has a tough time resisting the many adventures the ocean has to offer.
The sides of Dolphin Reef
- A young dolphin named Echo
- A coral reef in French Polynesia
- Whales and reef creatures
Good for you if
- you like long underwater shots of a living coral reef.
- you want a nature film you can watch with young children.
- you'd rather see the ocean without hunts and blood.
Bad for you if
- you roll your eyes when animals get names and feelings in the narration.
- you need momentum, and long stretches simply drift along the coral.
About: growing up · the ocean · family