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1. Planet Earth (2006)
TV-PG | 49 min | Documentary, Family
A documentary series on the wildlife found on Earth. Each episode covers a different habitat: deserts, mountains, deep oceans, shallow seas, forests, caves, polar regions, fresh water, plains and jungles. Narrated by David Attenborough.
Stars: Sigourney Weaver, David Attenborough, Nikolay Drozdov, Thomas Anguti Johnston
Votes: 220,600
2. Our Planet (2019–2023)
TV-PG | 50 min | Documentary
Explores and unravels the mystery of how and why animals migrate, showing some of the most dramatic and compelling stories in the natural world through spectacular and innovative cinematography.
Star: David Attenborough
Votes: 51,464
3. Life (2009)
TV-G | 43 min | Documentary
David Attenborough's legendary BBC crew explains and shows wildlife all over planet earth. From giving an overview of the challenges facing life to hunting the deep sea and various major evolutionary groups of creatures.
Stars: Oprah Winfrey, David Attenborough, Doug Allan, Roger Munns
Votes: 42,849
4. The Green Planet (2022)
59 min | Documentary
Dive into a world where a single life can last a thousand years, with David Attenborough. See things no eye has ever seen, and discover the dramatic, beautiful plant life of Earth.
Stars: David Attenborough, Cong Liu, Freek Vonk, Tim Shepherd
Votes: 2,557
5. The Life of Mammals (2002–2003)
50 min | Documentary
David Attenborough's comprehensive study of how a remarkable group of animals evolved - a group that includes ourselves.
Star: David Attenborough
Votes: 4,243
6.
Our Planet (2019–2023)
Episode:
Jungles
(2019)
TV-PG | 51 min | Documentary
Jungles and rainforests are home to an incredible variety of species like preening birds, intelligent orangutans and remarkably ambitious ants.
Director: Huw Cordey | Star: David Attenborough
Votes: 1,928
7.
The Green Planet (2022)
Episode:
Tropical Worlds
(2022)
44 min | Documentary
Tropical rainforests are plant battlegrounds. New filming techniques allow us to enter the world of plants to see it from their perspective and on their timescale.
Director: Paul Williams | Stars: David Attenborough, Cong Liu, Freek Vonk
Votes: 311
8. Nature (1982– )
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary, Family
Documentary series exploring various global wildlife issues and subjects.
Stars: F. Murray Abraham, George Page, Chris Morgan, David Attenborough
Votes: 842
9. Africa (2013)
TV-PG | 50 min | Documentary
Africa, the world's wildest continent. David Attenborough takes us on an awe-inspiring journey through one of the most diverse places in the world. We visit deserts, savannas, and jungles and meet up with some of Africa's amazing wildlife.
Stars: David Attenborough, Simon Blakeney, Bill Rudolph, Mark MacEwen
Votes: 17,175
10.
Planet Earth (2006)
Episode:
Jungles
(2006)
TV-PG | 49 min | Documentary, Family
On 3% of the Earth's surface, the rain forest is the habitat for half our animal species, even 80% of insects. So its wildlife is most competitive, like the birds of paradise's mating, and ... See full summary »
Director: Alastair Fothergill | Stars: David Attenborough, Sigourney Weaver, Huw Cordey, Nikolay Drozdov
Votes: 2,912
11.
Planet Earth (2006)
Episode:
Fresh Water
(2006)
TV-PG | 49 min | Documentary, Family
Although merely 3% of water on earth, fresh water plays an important part in the planet's weather and erosion. It is immensely important for all non-marine wildlife, which drinks fresh ... See full summary »
Director: Alastair Fothergill | Stars: David Attenborough, Sigourney Weaver, Nikolay Drozdov, Thomas Anguti Johnston
Votes: 3,309
12.
Planet Earth (2006)
Episode:
Caves
(2006)
TV-PG | 49 min | Documentary, Family
The Earth's large, deep calcareous caves are virtually inaccessible and therefore barely explored - requiring expert diving where flooded. Some of its wildlife is as strange and specific as... See full summary »
Director: Alastair Fothergill | Stars: David Attenborough, Sigourney Weaver, Huw Cordey, Nikolay Drozdov
Votes: 3,208
13. One Strange Rock (2018)
TV-PG | 47 min | Documentary
The extraordinary story of Earth and why it is special and uniquely brimming with life among a largely unknown but harsh cosmic arena; astronauts tell the story of Earth through a unique perspective.
Stars: Will Smith, Chris Hadfield, Jerry Linenger, Mae C. Jemison
Votes: 8,297
14. The Crown (2016–2023)
TV-MA | 60 min | Biography, Drama, History
Follows the political rivalries and romances of Queen Elizabeth II's reign and the events that shaped Britain for the second half of the 20th century.
Stars: Claire Foy, Olivia Colman, Imelda Staunton, Matt Smith
Votes: 257,202
15. Natural World (1983– )
60 min | Documentary
Strand of documentaries on wildlife and the environment.
Stars: David Attenborough, Barry Paine, John Shrapnel, Andrew Sachs
Votes: 776
16.
Hostile Planet (2019)
Episode:
Jungles
(2019)
TV-PG | 47 min | Documentary
As the dry season gets longer each year, the rainy season gets more destructive. In the jungles of Amazon, jaguars and crocks fight over the dwindling prey, but tiny killers like the Cordyceps fungi present true horror.
Director: Steven Clarke | Star: Bear Grylls
Votes: 78
17.
Life (2009)
Episode:
Primates
(2009)
TV-PG | 62 min | Documentary
Primates include apes, monkeys and even more primitive simians, such as lemurs. Thanks to their intelligence, the higher primates take adaptation beyond anatomical evolution: their behavior... See full summary »
Director: Martha Holmes | Stars: David Attenborough, Justine Evans, Tatyana Humle, Oprah Winfrey
Votes: 502
18.
Africa (2013)
Episode:
Congo
(2013)
TV-PG | 51 min | Documentary
The rain forest in and around equatorial Africa's Congo basin is the continent's richest and most varied environment. The abundance of food however also means extremely competition for it, ... See full summary »
Director: Felicity Egerton | Stars: David Attenborough, James Aldred, Mark MacEwen, Forest Whitaker
Votes: 514
19.
Terra Mater (2011– )
Episode:
Inseln wie im Paradies - Aus Feuer geboren
(2017)
Documentary
Directors: Matt Hamilton, Paul Reddish | Star: Franz Robert Wagner
Votes: 10
20.
One Strange Rock (2018)
Episode:
Home
(2018)
TV-14 | 47 min | Documentary
Astronauts including the legendary Peggy Whitson, who spent 665 days in space, speak about how their concepts of home have changed.
Director: Alice Jones | Stars: Will Smith, Beth Whitson, Peggy Whitson, Keith Whitson
Votes: 263
21. Amazon (2008– )
60 min | Documentary
In his style as participating anthropological observer, fit and flexible British army-vet Bruce Parry travels along the vast Amazon, trough several South American states. He meets tribal ... See full summary »
Stars: Bruce Parry, Dudu Gomes, Matt Brandon, Raquel Toniolo
Votes: 205
22. Secrets of Our Living Planet (2012– )
Documentary
Stunning high-quality photage following organisms at multiple levels of the food-chain, showing the intricate interconnectedness of life in various ecosystems.
Stars: Chris Packham, Dominic Frisby
Votes: 86
23.
The Great British Year (2013)
Episode:
Autumn
(2013)
59 min | Documentary
The fading sun brings an energy change to Britain - a time of storms and unpredictable weather. The trees go dormant, but not before a final fling of colour. For animals, the shortening ... See full summary »
Star: Joseph Fiennes
Votes: 9
24.
Terra Mater (2011– )
Episode:
Inseln wie im Paradies - Die Herrschaft der Sonne
(2017)
Documentary
Directors: Matt Hamilton, Paul Reddish | Star: Franz Robert Wagner
Votes: 9
25. Hostile Planet (2019)
TV-14 | 47 min | Documentary
A look at the world's harshest landscapes and the animals that have adapted to live there.
Stars: Bear Grylls, Cong Liu
Votes: 939
26. The Great British Year (2013)
59 min | Documentary
The range of seasons in Britain are as extraordinary as the climate is unique. The splendour of the autumn colour change is as magnificent as anywhere on earth, while the animal migration ... See full summary »
Star: Joseph Fiennes
Votes: 64
27. Dancing with the Birds (2019)
52 min | Documentary
From ruffling their majestic feathers to nailing im-peck-able courtship routines, birds in paradise flaunt their best moves in hopes of landing a mate.
Director: Huw Cordey | Star: Stephen Fry
Votes: 2,761
28.
The Life of Mammals (2002–2003)
Episode:
Life in the Trees
(2003)
TV-PG | 49 min | Documentary
Climbing is just the start - the challenge is to move between trees. To get close to the creatures, David Attenborough must climb into the canopy. His subjects range from the squirrels to ... See full summary »
Star: David Attenborough
Votes: 108
29.
Nature (1982– )
Episode:
Primates: Secrets of Survival
(2020)
TV-PG | Documentary, Family
A family of baboons challenge a leopard. Lion tailed macaques in southern India use malabar squirrels to find ripe jackfruit. Blue-eyed black lemurs rub formic acid from carpenter ants on ... See full summary »
Director: Nikki Waldron | Star: Nyambi Nyambi
Votes: 20
30.
Our Great National Parks (2022)
Episode:
A World of Wonder
(2022)
TV-PG | Documentary
From Africa's beaches to Japan islands to Australia's Great Barrier Reef - the natural world's untamed beauty comes into gorgeous focus.
Director: Sarah Peat | Star: Barack Obama
Votes: 234
31. Night on Earth (2020)
TV-PG | 41 min | Documentary
This nature series' new technology lifts night's veil to reveal the hidden lives of the world's creatures, from lions on the hunt to bats on wings.
Stars: Samira Wiley, Alessandra Mastronardi, Beren Saat
Votes: 4,923
32. Our Great National Parks (2022)
TV-PG | 50 min | Documentary
A five-part documentary series about the world's most breathtaking national parks and the wildlife that live there.
Star: Barack Obama
Votes: 2,893
33.
The Life of Mammals (2002–2003)
Episode:
The Social Climbers
(2003)
TV-PG | 49 min | Documentary
David Attenborough continues his documentary series. He looks at monkeys from all over the world, including red howler monkeys in Venezuela, capuchin monkeys in the Costa Rican swamps, and guenon monkeys in West Africa.
Director: Mark Linfield | Star: David Attenborough
Votes: 105
34.
The Crown (2016–2023)
Episode:
Dis-Moi Oui
(2023)
TV-MA | 56 min | Biography, Drama, History
Dodi's father urges him to propose, but marriage is the last thing on Diana's mind. Late, a high-speed car chase with paparazzi ends in disaster..
Director: Christian Schwochow | Stars: Imelda Staunton, Jonathan Pryce, Dominic West, Elizabeth Debicki
Votes: 2,723
35. Terra Mater (2011– )
50 min | Documentary
Terra Mater is a TV film series about nature, science and history.
Stars: Peter Faerber, Otto Clemens, Angelika Lang, Victor Couzyn
Votes: 144
36. Primates (2020)
58 min | Documentary
Natural history documentary series filmed over two years, revealing the strategies monkeys, apes and lemurs use to survive in the most unexpected places.
Star: Chris Packham
Votes: 143
37. Wild Africa (2001– )
300 min | Documentary
Wild Africa is a nature documentary series exploring the natural history of the African continent. The series comprises six episodes. Each concentrates on a particular environment. The ... See full summary »
Star: Fergal Keane
Votes: 416
38.
Nature (1982– )
Episode:
Deep Jungle: The Beast Within
(2005)
TV-PG | Documentary, Family
Expeditions to the Central African Republic, Guatemala and Cambodia to explore primates of the rain forests.
Stars: Paul Christie, David Watts
Votes: 8
39.
Terra Mater (2011– )
Episode:
Wilde Insel Borneo
(2019)
Documentary
Director: Matt Hamilton | Star: Otto Clemens
Votes: 11
40.
Nature (1982– )
Episode:
Primates: Family Matters
(2020)
TV-PG | Documentary, Family
Family is everything for primates. They have the most complex social lives of any animal group on the planet. Meet devoted monkeys' uncles, playmate apes and tender troops.
Director: Nick Easton | Star: Nyambi Nyambi
Votes: 19
41.
The Great British Year (2013)
Episode:
Winter
(2013)
59 min | Documentary
Starting on New Year's Day, Britain is in the grip of winter. Time-lapses show a magical country shrouded in frost and mist swirling in hollows. Water becomes the enemy as it freezes, and ... See full summary »
Star: Joseph Fiennes
Votes: 10
42. One Life (I) (2011)
TV-PG | 85 min | Documentary, Family
Focuses on the cyclical journey taken by all living creatures, from birth to having youngsters of their own.
Directors: Michael Gunton, Martha Holmes | Stars: Daniel Craig, Koert-Jan de Bruijn
Votes: 2,706
43.
Night on Earth (2020)
Episode:
Jungle Nights
(2020)
TV-PG | 53 min | Documentary
Director: Hannah Hoare | Stars: Alessandra Mastronardi, Beren Saat, Samira Wiley
Votes: 304
44.
Primates (2020)
Episode:
Secrets of Survival
(2020)
TV-PG | 58 min | Documentary
Primates have conquered the world, from snow-capped mountains to dusty backstreets, impassable flooded forests to the open savannah. This edition reveals the strategies monkeys, apes and lemurs use to survive in the most unexpected places.
Directors: Nick Easton, Nikki Waldron | Star: Chris Packham
Votes: 44
45.
Nature (1982– )
Episode:
Primates: Protecting Primates
(2020)
TV-PG | Documentary, Family
On an island off Thailand, Long-Tailed Macaques use rocks to open shellfish, so much so as to deplete the resource. In a forest in Malaysia, Dusky Langurs struggle to cross new roads so fire hose is used to build a monkey bridge.
Director: Victoria Buckley | Star: Nyambi Nyambi
Votes: 17
46.
Secrets of Our Living Planet (2012– )
Episode:
The Magical Forest
(2012)
59 min | Documentary
Chris Packham travels to the world's great habitats to reveal how they actually work - despite the huge challenges that nature throws at them. With insight from recent scientific ... See full summary »
Director: Gavin Maxwell | Star: Chris Packham
Votes: 29
47.
Wild Africa (2001– )
Episode:
Jungle
(2001)
TV-G | 49 min | Documentary
Plants amazingly dominate this green world by employing poisons, recruiting defensive armies, feeding off the dead and using animals for pollination and seed dispersal. For predators this ... See full summary »
Star: Fergal Keane
Votes: 13
48.
Natural World (1983– )
Episode:
Jungle Animal Hospital
(2016)
44 min | Documentary
At the jungle animal hospital in Guatemala, the wards are full of exotic patients, many of them orphans rescued from the illegal pet trade. It is the job of a dedicated team of vets to ... See full summary »
Stars: John Hannah, Olga Merediz
Votes: 19
49.
Primates (2020)
Episode:
Family Matters
(2020)
TV-PG | 58 min | Documentary
For primates, family matters. They have the most complex social lives of any animal group on the planet. In this edition, we meet devoted monkey dads, playmate apes and tender troops.
Director: Nick Easton | Star: Chris Packham
Votes: 40
50. Judi Dench: My Passion for Trees (2017 TV Movie)
55 min | Documentary
Judi Dench embarks on a mission to learn and understand more about the beautiful giants that surround us: the trees.
Director: Harvey Lilley | Stars: Lynne Boddy, Judi Dench, Mathias Disney, Chris Dobbs
Votes: 142