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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
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
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
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
Powaqqatsi 1988
Documentary
An exploration of technologically developing nations and the effect the transition to Western-style modernization has had on them.
The sides of Powaqqatsi
- Workers of the developing world in slow motion
- A Philip Glass score
- No words at all
Good for you if
- you like faces and crowds filmed in slow motion.
- you like a Philip Glass score carrying a whole film.
- you like feeling the scale of human labour across continents.
Bad for you if
- you need a story that moves forward.
- you need the images explained, and no one says a word.
About: labour · modernity · tradition
Fantastic Fungi 2019
Documentary
A vivid journey into the mysterious subterranean world of mycelium and its fruit— the mushroom. A story that begins 3.5 billion years ago, fungi makes the soil that supports life, connecting vast systems of roots from plants and trees all over the planet, like an underground Internet. Through the eyes of renowned mycologist Paul Stamets, professor of forest ecology Suzanne Simard, best selling author Michael Pollan, food naturalist Eugenia Bone and others, we experience the power, beauty and complexity of the fungi kingdom.
The sides of Fantastic Fungi
- Mushrooms growing in time-lapse
- The underground network linking trees
- Mycologist Paul Stamets
Good for you if
- you want to learn what goes on under the forest floor.
- you like discovering that something ordinary connects the whole planet.
- you like time-lapse shots of mushrooms rising and glowing.
Bad for you if
- you need every claim proven, and here guests speak of mushrooms with a kind of intelligence.
- you roll your eyes at heartfelt talk about mushrooms healing the world.
About: connection · ecology · healing

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

For All Mankind 1989
Documentary
A testament to NASA's Apollo program of the 1960s and '70s. Composed of actual NASA footage of the missions and astronaut interviews, the documentary offers the viewpoint of the individuals who braved the remarkable journey to the moon and back.
The sides of For All Mankind
- NASA footage of the Apollo missions
- Astronauts remembering in their own voices
- A Brian Eno score
Good for you if
- you like the trip to the Moon told by the astronauts who made it.
- you like seeing Earth from the Moon in real footage.
- you like Brian Eno's ambient music over space images.
Bad for you if
- you need more drama than a calm, floating journey.
- you find 1960s footage dated.
About: exploration · awe · history
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
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

National Geographic: Journey to the Edge of the Universe 2008
Documentary
In one single, epic camera move we journey from Earth's surface to the outermost reaches of the universe on a grand tour of the cosmos, to explore newborn stars, distant planets, black holes and beyond.
The sides of National Geographic: Journey to the Edge of the Universe
- One continuous trip from Earth outward
- Black holes, newborn stars and distant galaxies
- A narrator guiding the tour
Good for you if
- you like feeling small in front of the size of the cosmos.
- you like flying past planets, stars and black holes.
- you want a space trip to watch with curious children.
Bad for you if
- you need people and a story to follow.
- you don't watch animated films. Every planet and galaxy here is computer-made.
About: the cosmos · scale · discovery
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
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
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 Wild Blue Yonder 2005
Documentary
An alien narrates the story of his dying planet, his and his people's visitations to Earth and Earth's self-made demise, while human astronauts in space are attempting to find an alternate planet for surviving humans to live on.
The sides of The Wild Blue Yonder
- An alien narrator from a dying planet
- Real astronauts in orbit
- Footage from under the Antarctic ice
Good for you if
- you like Werner Herzog turning real footage into a science fiction tale.
- you like the feeling of drifting through space and ice.
- you love dreamlike images of divers under the ice.
Bad for you if
- you need science fiction where the science holds up.
- you need momentum. Herzog lingers for minutes on astronauts floating in orbit.
About: exile · the end of a world · the search for a home
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
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 on Our Planet 2023
Documentary
Life's extraordinary journey to conquer, adapt and survive on Earth across billions of years comes alive in this groundbreaking nature docuseries.
The sides of Life on Our Planet
- Four billion years of life on Earth
- Dinosaurs and extinct creatures recreated in CGI
- Mass extinctions and who survived them
Good for you if
- you like animals, living and extinct, and how they adapted.
- you like feeling small before four billion years of life on Earth.
- you want prehistoric creatures on a big screen with Morgan Freeman narrating.
Bad for you if
- you need human characters to follow.
- you want a soothing nature series. Here predators hunt and whole species die out.
About: evolution · extinction · survival