The best David Attenborough’s movies

David Attenborough

David Attenborough

08/05/1926 (97 años)
We present our ranking of the best David Attenborough’s movies. Do you love cinema? Or are you looking for a movie of your favorite actor to watch tonight? Surely you have some to see or that you did not know yet about David Attenborough.
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The Year Earth Changed

The Year Earth Changed
8.2/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 16/04/2021
  • Character: Narrator (voice)
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.

David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet

David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet
8.9/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 28/09/2020
  • Character: Self
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.

Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet

Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet
7.7/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 04/06/2021
  • Character: Self
David Attenborough and scientist Johan Rockström examine Earth's biodiversity collapse and how this crisis can still be averted.

A Zed & Two Noughts

A Zed & Two Noughts
7.2/10
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Release: 04/10/1985
  • Character: Himself - Documentary Narrator (voice)
Twin zoologists lose their wives in a car accident and become obsessed with decomposing animals.

And the Winner Isn't

And the Winner Isn't
7/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 08/12/2017
  • Character: Self
A satirical documentary charting Geoffrey Moore and his daughter Ambra’s journey through Hollywood, as the pair track down celebrities and industry insiders in their bid to find out what it takes to become an Academy Award winner.

The Forum

The Forum
7.2/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 28/10/2019
  • Character: Self
In times of rampant populism and increasing distrust of the elite, the filmmaker accompanies the 81-year-old founder of the controversial World Economic Forum over the period of one year in his efforts to implement his leitmotif: to improve the state of the world. Can the WEF contribute to solving global problems? Or is it rather an integral part of the problem?

Our Planet: Behind The Scenes

Our Planet: Behind The Scenes
8.3/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 05/04/2019
  • Character: Self - Narrator
Years spent recording footage of creatures from every corner of the globe is bound to produce a bit of drama. Here's a behind-the-scenes look.

Into the Jungle

Into the Jungle
8.2/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 31/08/2018
  • Character: Self - Narrator
Conservationists Jim and Jean Thomas braved the steamy jungles of Papua New Guinea to save a tree kangaroo from extinction and ended up providing water and sanitation to ten thousand people in one of the most remote places on earth.

When Björk Met Attenborough

When Björk Met Attenborough
7.5/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 26/07/2013
  • Character: Self
Award-winning musician Björk and legendary broadcaster and naturalist Sir David Attenborough have admired each other's work for years but this is the first time they have discussed their mutual love of music and the natural world on screen. In this remarkable documentary, Björk explores our unique relationship with music and discovers how technology might transform the way we engage with it in the future.

Wild Karnataka

Wild Karnataka
8.7/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 03/03/2019
  • Character: Self - Narrator
An unprecedented UHD film on Karnataka's rich Biodiversity narrated by David Attenborough. Portraying the state with highest number of Tigers and Elephants using the latest technology - a masterpiece showcasing the state, its flora, fauna.

Flying Monsters 3D with David Attenborough

Flying Monsters 3D with David Attenborough
7.5/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 06/05/2011
  • Character: Self - Presenter / Narrator
220 million years ago dinosaurs were beginning their domination of Earth. But another group of reptiles was about to make an extraordinary leap: pterosaurs were taking control of the skies. The story of how and why these mysterious creatures took to the air is more fantastical than any fiction. In Flying Monsters 3D, Sir David Attenborough the world’s leading naturalist, sets out to uncover the truth about the enigmatic pterosaurs, whose wingspans of up to 40 feet were equal to that of a modern day jet plane.

Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of Time

Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of Time
8.7/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 20/03/2019
  • Character: Self - Narrator (archive sound)
How's it all gonna end? This experience takes us on a journey to the end of time, trillions of years into the future, to discover what the fate of our planet and our universe may ultimately be. We start in 2019 and travel exponentially through time, witnessing the future of Earth, the death of the sun, the end of all stars, proton decay, zombie galaxies, possible future civilizations, exploding black holes, the effects of dark energy, alternate universes, the final fate of the cosmos - to name a few.

Climate Change: The Facts

Climate Change: The Facts
7.9/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 18/04/2019
  • Character: Self - Presenter
After one of the hottest years on record, Sir David Attenborough looks at the science of climate change and potential solutions to this global threat. Interviews with some of the world’s leading climate scientists explore recent extreme weather conditions such as unprecedented storms and catastrophic wildfires. They also reveal what dangerous levels of climate change could mean for both human populations and the natural world in the future.

Attenborough's Paradise Birds

Attenborough's Paradise Birds
8.5/10
David Attenborough tells the remarkable story of how these " birds of paradise " have captivated explorers , naturalists, artists, filmmakers and even royalty.

Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life

Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life
8.5/10
Darwin's great insight – that life has evolved over millions of years by natural selection – has been the cornerstone of all David Attenborough’s natural history series. In this documentary, he takes us on a deeply personal journey which reflects his own life and the way he came to understand Darwin’s theory.

Extinction: The Facts

Extinction: The Facts
8.5/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 13/09/2020
  • Character: Self - Presenter
With a million species at risk of extinction, Sir David Attenborough explores how this crisis of biodiversity has consequences for us all, threatening food and water security, undermining our ability to control our climate and even putting us at greater risk of pandemic diseases.

The World's Most Wanted Animal

The World's Most Wanted Animal
8.6/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 15/05/2018
  • Character: Narrator (voice)
Pangolins are often described as “the most endangered animal you’ve never heard of.” The world’s only scaly mammal, pangolins are now trafficked at a higher rate than rhinos, elephants and tigers combined, for medicinal use in China, Thailand and Vietnam. In Namibia, conservationist Maria Diekmann found herself on the frontline of the battle to save these wanted animals after unexpectedly becoming a surrogate mother to an orphaned baby pangolin named Honey Bun. On an emotional journey, Diekmann travels to Asia to better understand the global issues facing pangolins, before joining forces with a Chinese megastar to help build a campaign to bring awareness to the plight of these surprisingly charming creatures.

The Penguin King

The Penguin King
6.7/10
South Georgia - alone in a vast ocean. 900 miles from Antarctica, and a mere 100 miles long. A wild rugged landscape with mountain ranges, vast glaciers, windblown plains half buried beneath snow and ice. Three years ago, the Penguin King left home. Now he is returning to the place where he was born and raised: Penguin City. One of the most densely-packed, sought-after pieces of real estate in the entire southern hemisphere and somehow he must establish his own place in it. He must find a mate.

Whale Wisdom

Whale Wisdom
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 01/12/2018
  • Character: Self - Narrator
Whales have long been a profound mystery to us. They live in a world so removed from our own that we can barely imagine their lives. Their environment is different, their senses are different, their relationships are different. How might such almost alien creatures see the world?

The Queen's Green Planet

The Queen's Green Planet
7.6/10
Featuring a unique conversation between The Queen and Sir David Attenborough as they walked in the garden at Buckingham Palace last summer, a landmark documentary will explore the ambition of a remarkable new initiative - a vast network of native forests across Britain and the Commonwealth, protected forever in The Queen's name.

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