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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
Scavengers Reign 2023
Series
When a deep space freighter is damaged by a solar flare its surviving crew are stranded on a beautiful and unforgiving planet. They begin to learn the true nature of this planet as they try to survive long enough to escape or be rescued.
The sides of Scavengers Reign
- A crew stranded on an alien planet
- Creatures and plants that live off each other
- A survivor travelling with a robot
Good for you if
- you like an alien ecosystem with its own strange rules.
- you like castaways fighting to stay alive and find each other.
- you like every frame drawn like a painting.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch animated series.
- you get scared by body horror and creatures that feed on people.
About: survival · nature · loneliness
Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds 2020
Documentary
This remarkable journey across our planet and universe explores how meteorites, shooting stars, and deep impacts have awoken our wonder about other realms—and make us rethink our destinies.
The sides of Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds
- Werner Herzog chasing meteorites
- Craters from Mexico to Australia
- Scientists and believers who read the sky
Good for you if
- you like Herzog in awe before giant craters and the night sky.
- you like hearing where shooting stars come from.
- you like the odd people and rituals that gather around meteorites.
Bad for you if
- you need momentum, and Herzog takes his time.
- you want explosions, not crater visits.
About: the cosmos · belief · curiosity
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
Lessons of Darkness 1992
Documentary
Shortly after the Gulf War, oil fires were raging all through Kuwait. In the week before this sea of fire would be extinguished, Werner Herzog filmed this apocalyptic landscape with its murky skies, scorched earth and capricious flames.
The sides of Lessons of Darkness
- Kuwait's oil fields burning after the Gulf War
- Firefighters capping the wells
- Werner Herzog filming Earth like another planet
Good for you if
- you like burning oil fields filmed like an alien world.
- you like images carried by Wagner and Verdi.
- you like Werner Herzog's strange, poetic way of seeing.
Bad for you if
- you need momentum. Long shots of burning wells glide by with barely a word.
- you want things explained. Herzog never lays out the war and narrates it like science fiction.
About: war · apocalypse · landscape
2001. Una odisea del espacio 1968
Película
Mientras investigan la aparición de misteriosos monolitos en el universo, dos astronautas luchan contra la inteligencia artificial de su nave.
Las caras de 2001. Una odisea del espacio
- Simios que descubren las herramientas
- Una computadora que no abre las puertas
- Un viaje más allá del infinito
Buena para ti si
- te gustan las naves que bailan un vals al ritmo de El Danubio azul, en planos perfectamente compuestos.
- te gusta una película que avanza como una sinfonía.
- quieres sentirte pequeño ante el universo.
Mala para ti si
- necesitas personajes con los que conectar. Dave y Frank siguen fríos y tranquilos, y la computadora HAL es la que muestra más sentimiento.
- quieres que pase algo. Hay tramos largos en silencio.
- quieres una explicación clara del final.
Temas: la evolución · la tecnología · lo desconocido
Alien Worlds 2020
Documentary
Applying the laws of life on Earth to the rest of the galaxy, this series blends science fact and fiction to imagine alien life on other planets.
The sides of Alien Worlds
- Imagined planets and the life on them
- Animals on Earth as the model
- Computer-made alien creatures
Good for you if
- you like imagining what life could look like on other planets.
- you like exoplanets and the science of where life could exist.
- you like real animals on Earth used to explain alien ones.
Bad for you if
- you don't like documentaries built on computer-animated creatures.
- you need people and a story to follow.
About: life · evolution · the universe
Aniquilación 2018
Película
Cuando su marido desaparece durante una misión secreta, la bióloga Lena se une a una expedición a una misteriosa región acordonada por el gobierno de Estados Unidos. El grupo, compuesto por varias mujeres científicas, investiga la Zona X, un intrigante lugar controlado por una poderosa fuerza alienígena del planeta Tierra. La Zona X es un lugar al que han ido otras expediciones, pero del que ninguna ha vuelto.
Las caras de Aniquilación
- Cinco científicas que entran en el Resplandor
- Una naturaleza que muta en otra cosa
- Un oso que grita
Buena para ti si
- te gusta la ciencia ficción que parece una pesadilla.
- te gustan los paisajes mutados de colores arcoíris.
- te gusta un final que se niega a explicarse.
Mala para ti si
- el horror corporal y una criatura aterradora son demasiado para ti.
- necesitas ritmo. La expedición avanza despacio y en silencio por el Resplandor.
Temas: la autodestrucción · el cambio · el duelo
Cave of Forgotten Dreams 2010
Documentary
Werner Herzog gains exclusive access to film inside the Chauvet caves of Southern France, capturing the oldest known pictorial creations of humankind in their astonishing natural setting.
The sides of Cave of Forgotten Dreams
- The Chauvet cave in southern France
- The oldest known paintings by humans
- Werner Herzog's voice in the dark
Good for you if
- you feel awe before horses painted more than thirty thousand years ago.
- you want to see a prehistoric cave few people will ever enter.
- you like rock walls lit by torchlight, filmed up close.
Bad for you if
- you need momentum, not long silent shots of cave walls.
- you roll your eyes at Herzog's strange musings and albino crocodiles.
About: prehistory · art · time
Interstellar 2014
Película
En una Tierra moribunda, un antiguo piloto de la NASA deja atrás a sus dos hijos para cruzar un agujero de gusano y buscar un planeta donde pueda vivir la humanidad.
Las caras de Interstellar
- El padre y la hija
- Una ciencia en la que puedes creer
- El órgano y el silencio
- La soledad allá arriba
Buena para ti si
- las despedidas te afectan más que las explosiones.
- te gustan los agujeros de gusano, los agujeros negros y un planeta donde una hora cuesta años.
- quieres sentirte muy pequeño en tu butaca.
Mala para ti si
- prefieres no pensar en la relatividad y en el tiempo que se estira para seguir una historia.
- los grandes discursos sobre el amor te hacen poner los ojos en blanco.
- casi tres horas son demasiado para una noche.
Temas: el tiempo · el sacrificio · el hogar · los que se quedan atrás
Encuentros en la tercera fase 1977
Película
Una noche, cerca de su casa, en Indiana, Roy Neary (Richard Dreyfuss) observa en el cielo unos misteriosos objetos voladores. Obsesionado por comprender lo que ha visto, se distancia de su esposa (Teri Garr). Neary encuentra apoyo en Jillian Guiler (Melinda Dillon), que también fue testigo de esas visiones nocturnas. Juntos buscan una respuesta a ese misterio que ha alterado sus vidas. Al mismo tiempo, un nutrido grupo de científicos internacionales, bajo la dirección de Claude Lacombe (François Truffaut), empieza a investigar las apariciones de OVNIS y otros extraños fenómenos.
Las caras de Encuentros en la tercera fase
- Un técnico de líneas obsesionado con la forma de una montaña
- Cinco notas para hablar con extraterrestres
- Una nave nodriza que aterriza en Wyoming
Buena para ti si
- quieres el asombro de una nave nodriza que ilumina la Torre del Diablo.
- te encantan cinco notas que se convierten en una conversación con extraterrestres.
- te gustan los extraterrestres que vienen en paz.
Mala para ti si
- quieres que los extraterrestres lleguen con una pelea.
- necesitas ritmo y una construcción de dos horas te pierde.
Temas: la obsesión · el contacto · la familia
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 2005
Film
Mere seconds before the Earth is to be demolished by an alien construction crew, Arthur Dent is swept off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher penning a new edition of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."
The sides of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
- Earth demolished for a bypass
- A depressed robot named Marvin
- A towel and the number 42
Good for you if
- you like British humour about bureaucrats destroying the planet.
- you like a whale falling from the sky and a ship powered by improbability.
- you like hitchhiking across the galaxy in a dressing gown.
Bad for you if
- you need real stakes to care, and even the end of the Earth is played for laughs.
- you need the science to hold up.
About: the meaning of life · absurdity · friendship
Under the Skin 2014
Film
A seductive stranger prowls the streets of Glasgow in search of prey: unsuspecting men who fall under her spell.
The sides of Under the Skin
- An alien in a woman's body driving around Glasgow
- Men lured into a black liquid void
- Hidden cameras on real Scottish streets
Good for you if
- you like Scarlett Johansson as an alien studying humans from a van.
- you like a film that explains almost nothing.
- you like images of men sinking into black liquid, under a strange score.
Bad for you if
- you need momentum and can't sit through long silences.
- you'd rather avoid a lot of nudity.
About: humanity · the body · loneliness

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
Into the Inferno 2016
Documentary
With stunning views of eruptions and lava flows, Werner Herzog captures the raw power of volcanoes and their ties to indigenous spiritual practices.
The sides of Into the Inferno
- Werner Herzog and volcanologist Clive Oppenheimer
- Lava lakes in Vanuatu and Ethiopia
- A North Korean volcano treated as sacred
Good for you if
- you like standing at the edge of a boiling lava lake.
- you want eruptions and lava flows filmed up close.
- you like Herzog drifting from volcanoes to cults and myths.
Bad for you if
- you need momentum, not Herzog's long detours.
- you want eruptions back to back, not interviews between them.
About: nature · belief · the end of the world
La llegada 2016
Película
Unas misteriosas naves espaciales aterrizan por todo el mundo. Un equipo, liderado por la lingüista Louise Banks, intenta descifrar el motivo de su visita. A medida que la humanidad se tambalea al borde de la guerra, Louise y su equipo luchan contra el tiempo, llegando a poner en peligro su vida y, muy posiblemente, la del resto de la humanidad.
Las caras de La llegada
- El duelo bajo la ciencia ficción
- Extraterrestres realmente ajenos
- Entender como trama
- Un tiempo que no va en línea recta
Buena para ti si
- te gusta una película que te rompe en silencio al final.
- te gustan las escenas pacientes en las que la gente intenta entenderse.
- te gustan los extraterrestres tratados como un problema real de lenguaje y ciencia.
Mala para ti si
- quieres una invasión alienígena con batallas. No hay ninguna.
- prefieres no esforzarte para seguir una historia. Los recuerdos de Louise solo encajan en el último acto.
Temas: el lenguaje · el duelo · el tiempo · la elección
Prometheus 2012
Película
Un grupo de científicos y exploradores emprende un viaje espacial a un remoto planeta, en el que sus límites físicos y mentales serán puestos a prueba. El motivo de la misión es que los humanos creen que allá podrán encontrar las respuestas a las preguntas más profundas y al mayor de los misterios: el origen de la vida en la Tierra.
Las caras de Prometheus
- Científicos en busca de nuestros creadores
- Un androide con sus propios planes
- Una operación inolvidable
Buena para ti si
- te gustan las enormes ruinas alienígenas y las imágenes frías y hermosas.
- quieres grandes preguntas a gran escala.
- te gusta el terror corporal y las ideas inquietantes.
Mala para ti si
- los personajes que toman malas decisiones te sacan de quicio.
- te asustas con facilidad. Unos túneles alienígenas oscuros y una operación desesperada se te quedarán grabados.
Temas: la creación · la fe · la soberbia
Love, Death & Robots 2019
Series
Terrifying creatures, wicked surprises and dark comedy converge in this NSFW anthology of animated stories presented by Tim Miller and David Fincher.
The sides of Love, Death & Robots
- Short animated stories, each in its own style
- Robots touring a world after humans
- Monsters, soldiers and spaceships
Good for you if
- you like every episode drawn or rendered in a different style.
- you like strange short stories that end before you expect.
- you like a story that turns on its last minute.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch animated series.
- you can't stand gore, and many episodes have it.
- you'd rather not see sex and nudity, or you watch with others.
About: technology · death · humanity
Raised by Wolves 2020
Series
After Earth is ravaged by a great religious war, an atheistic android architect sends two of his creations, Mother and Father, to start a peaceful, godless colony on the planet Kepler-22b. Their treacherous task is jeopardized by the arrival of the Mithraic, a deeply devout religious order of surviving humans.
The sides of Raised by Wolves
- Two androids raising human children on a far planet
- A religious war that ruined Earth
- An android mother with a deadly scream
Good for you if
- you like a strange planet full of bones and buried secrets.
- you like Ridley Scott's stark, empty landscapes.
- you can take a story where faith and atheism tear people apart.
Bad for you if
- you need answers, and the story stops after two seasons.
- you can't watch gory deaths on screen.
About: faith · parenthood · survival
The Midnight Gospel 2020
Series
Traversing trippy worlds inside his universe simulator, Clancy the space caster explores existential questions about life, death and everything in between.
The sides of The Midnight Gospel
- A space caster interviewing people in dying worlds
- Real podcast conversations about death and meditation
- A last talk between a son and his mother
Good for you if
- you like psychedelic worlds where anything can melt or explode.
- you like long, calm conversations about life and death.
- you like being moved, and the last talk between Clancy and his mother can bring tears.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch animated series.
- you need a plot that moves, and Clancy mostly talks while worlds end around him.
About: death · acceptance · meditation