Netflix has some of the best nature movies and documentaries available, with incredible footage and reliable sources to remind us that the Earth is our home, and how we must take care of it.

It’s been 52 years since we first observed Earth Day. Throughout the decades, filmmakers have created tributes to our planet’s wonders, warnings of what awaits humanity if we continue to destroy the only habitable planet in our solar system, and time capsules of our planet’s stories.

Documentaries and feature films have explored every corner of the world and the relationships that humans have with them. 

Here are some of these nature movies and documentaries which you can watch on Netflix.

Our Planet

This series is narrated by David Attenborough and produced by Silverback Films, which is led by Alastair Fothergill and Keith Scholey, who also created the BBC documentary series Planet Earth, Frozen Planet, and The Blue Planet, in collaboration with the conservation charity World Wildlife Fund (WWF)

“Our Planet” focuses on the diversity of habitats around the world, from the remote Arctic wilderness and mysterious deep oceans to Africa’s vast landscapes and South America’s diverse jungles.

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Don’t Look Up

Don’t Look Up is a 2021 American apocalyptic black comedy film directed by Adam McKay and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Rob Morgan, Jonah Hill, Mark Rylance, Tyler Perry, Timothée Chalamet, Ron Perlman, Ariana Grande, Scott Mescudi, Cate Blanchett, and Meryl Streep.

It tells the story of two astronomers who try to warn humanity about an impending comet that will destroy human civilization. The film is a satire of government, political, celebrity, and media indifference to the climate crisis, and the impact event is an allegory for climate change.

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Mission Blue

Mission Blue is part action-adventure, part environmental exposé. Dr. Sylvia Earle, a legendary oceanographer and TED Prize winner, is on a mission to save the oceans trying to protect it from threats such as pollution, overfishing and climate change.

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David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet

This is a 2020 British documentary film narrated by David Attenborough and produced and directed by Jonnie Hughes. 

The film serves as a “witness statement,” in which Attenborough expresses his deep concern for the current state of the planet as a result of humanity’s impact on nature, as well as his hopes for the future.

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Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale

Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale is a story about these underdeveloped species (savages) who try to fill the gaps in nature’s disequilibrium by playing their roles in the ecosystem.

Based on the Okavango Delta, which is located in the heart of the Kalahari Desert, this documentary explores the interconnections of different species, survival in extreme conditions, and, most importantly, having each other.

See trailer below:

– WhatALife!

Source: (netflix.com.ph)

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