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Movies Like Frontier Sumatra

If you liked Frontier Sumatra (2019), a documentary movie, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

  1. 1Born to Be Wild

    Born to Be Wild (2011)

    ★ 7/10Also documentary

    Born to Be Wild observes various orphaned jungle animals and their day-to-day behavioural interactions with the individuals who rescue them and raise them to adulthood. The film unfurls in two separate geographic…

  2. 2Earth

    Earth (2007)

    ★ 7.7/10Also documentary

    An epic story of adventure, starring some of the most magnificent and courageous creatures alive, awaits you in EARTH. Disneynature brings you a remarkable story of three animal families on a journey across our planet…

  3. 3Kiss the Ground

    Kiss the Ground (2020)

    ★ 7.7/10Also documentary

    Sheds light on an alternative approach to farming called “regenerative agriculture” that could balance our climate, replenish our vast water supplies, and feed the world.

  4. 4Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet

    Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet (2021)

    ★ 7.5/10Also documentary

    David Attenborough and scientist Johan Rockström examine Earth's biodiversity collapse and how this crisis can still be averted.

  5. 5Elephant

    Elephant (2020)

    ★ 7.7/10Also documentary

    Disneynature’s Elephant follows African elephant Shani and her spirited son Jomo as their herd make an epic journey hundreds of miles across the vast Kalahari Desert. Led by their great matriarch, Gaia, the family…

  6. 6African Cats

    African Cats (2011)

    ★ 7.4/10Also documentary

    African Cats captures the real-life love, humor and determination of the majestic kings of the savanna. The story features Mara, an endearing lion cub who strives to grow up with her mother’s strength, spirit and…

  7. 7Powaqqatsi

    Powaqqatsi (1988)

    ★ 7.2/10Also documentary

    An exploration of technologically developing nations and the effect the transition to Western-style modernization has had on them.

  8. 8The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos

    The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos (2008)

    ★ 7.3/10Also documentary

    In the remote and forgotten wilderness of Lake Natron, in northern Tanzania, one of nature's last great mysteries unfolds: the birth, life and death of a million crimson-winged flamingos.

  9. 9An Inconvenient Truth

    An Inconvenient Truth (2006)

    ★ 6.9/10Also documentary

    A documentary on Al Gore's campaign to make the issue of global warming a recognized problem worldwide.

  10. 10Naqoyqatsi

    Naqoyqatsi (2002)

    ★ 6.2/10Also documentary

    A visual montage portrait of our contemporary world dominated by globalized technology and violence.

  11. 11Our Planet: Behind the Scenes

    Our Planet: Behind the Scenes (2019)

    ★ 7.7/10Also documentary

    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.

  12. 1242 Up

    42 Up (1999)

    ★ 7.6/10Also documentary

    Director Michael Apted revisits the same group of British-born adults after a 7 year wait. The subjects are interviewed as to the changes that have occurred in their lives during the last seven years.

  13. 13Deepsea Challenge 3D

    Deepsea Challenge 3D (2014)

    ★ 6.6/10Also documentary

    Described as being a film about determination, danger and the ocean’s greatest depths, James Cameron's "Deepsea Challenge 3D" tells the story of Cameron’s journey to fulfill his boyhood dream of becoming an explorer…

  14. 14Fuck

    Fuck (2006)

    ★ 6.4/10Also documentary

    A documentary on the expletive's origin, why it offends some people so deeply, and what can be gained from its use.

  15. 1514 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible

    14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible (2021)

    ★ 7.3/10Also documentary

    In 2019, Nepalese mountain climber Nirmal “Nims” Purja set out to do the unthinkable by climbing the world’s fourteen highest summits in less than seven months. (The previous record was eight years). He called the…

  16. 16Who Are You, Charlie Brown?

    Who Are You, Charlie Brown? (2021)

    ★ 6.9/10Also documentary

    Lupita Nyong'o narrates a documentary about Peanuts and its creator, Charles M. Schulz. Famous fans—including Drew Barrymore, Kevin Smith, and Al Roker—share its influence on them, and a new animated story finds…

  17. 17My Mom Jayne

    My Mom Jayne (2025)

    ★ 7.9/10Also documentary

    Through deeply personal interviews with her siblings and an examination of the photographs, letters, and belongings left behind, Mariska assembles a new portrait of her mother Jayne Mansfield, an extraordinary and…

  18. 18Chimpanzee

    Chimpanzee (2012)

    ★ 7/10Also documentary

    A nature documentary centered on a family of chimps living in the Ivory Coast and Ugandan rain forests. Through Oscar, a little chimpanzee, we discover learning about life in the heart of the African tropical forest…

  19. 19Explorer: The Last Tepui

    Explorer: The Last Tepui (2022)

    ★ 7.5/10Also documentary

    This documentary starring climber Alex Honnold and famous biologist Bruce Means document their expedition to the South American sky islands in search of new species and discoveries. Follows elite climber Alex Honnold…

  20. 20A Gorilla Story: Told by David Attenborough

    A Gorilla Story: Told by David Attenborough (2026)

    ★ 8/10Also documentary

    Veteran naturalist Sir David Attenborough tells the story of a remarkable group of gorillas, from his first encounter in the '70s to the present day.

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