Movies Like Bonobos: Back to the Wild
If you liked Bonobos: Back to the Wild (2011), a documentary and drama movie directed by Alain Tixier, 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.
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Dolphin Reef (2018)
★ 6.8/10Also documentary and familyEcho is a youngster who can't quite decide if it's time to grow up and take on new responsibilities-or give in to her silly side and just have fun. Dolphin society is tricky, and the coral reef that Echo and his family…
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Elephant (2020)
★ 7.7/10Also documentary and familyDisneynature’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…
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Bambi: A Tale of Life in the Woods (2024)
★ 6.5/10Also documentary and familyThe life of Bambi, a male roe deer, from his birth through childhood, the loss of his mother, the finding of a mate, the lessons he learns from his father, and the experience he gains about the dangers posed by human…
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The 11th Hour (2007)
★ 6.8/10Also documentary and dramaA look at the state of the global environment including visionary and practical solutions for restoring the planet's ecosystems. Featuring ongoing dialogues of experts from all over the world, including former Soviet…
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March of the Penguins 2: The Next Step (2017)
★ 6.9/10Also documentary and familyA young penguin, driven by his instinct, embarks on his first major trip to an unknown destination.
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David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet (2020)
★ 8.4/10Also documentary and dramaThe 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…
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A Reindeer's Journey (2018)
★ 6.5/10Also documentary and familyNarrated by Golden Globe winner, Donald Sutherland, this is the incredible story of Ailo, the little reindeer. This uplifting tale follows the journey of baby Ailo as he navigates his first year of life in the snowy…
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The Elephant Queen (2019)
★ 7.3/10Also documentary and familyEmbark on an epic journey of family, courage, and coming home in this feature-length documentary. Join Athena, the majestic matriarch, as she leads her elephant herd across an unforgiving African landscape filled with…
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Penguins (2019)
★ 7.1/10Also documentary and familyThe story of Steve, an Adélie penguin, on a quest to find a life partner and start a family. When Steve meets with Wuzzo the emperor penguin they become friends. But nothing comes easy in the icy Antarctic.
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Oceans (2010)
★ 7.5/10Also documentary and familyAn ecological drama/documentary, filmed throughout the globe. Part thriller, part meditation on the vanishing wonders of the sub-aquatic world.
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Home (2009)
★ 7.8/10Also documentary and dramaIn 200,000 years of existence, man has upset the balance on which the Earth had lived for 4 billion years. Global warming, resource depletion, species extinction: man has endangered his own home. But it is too late to…
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Polar Bear (2022)
★ 7.2/10Also documentary and familyA new mother’s memories of her own youth prepare her to navigate motherhood in the increasingly challenging world that polar bears face today.
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Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet (2002)
★ 6.8/10Also drama and documentaryTen Minutes Older is a 2002 film project consisting of two compilation feature films entitled The Trumpet and The Cello. The project was conceived by the producer Nicolas McClintock as a reflection on the theme of time…
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March of the Penguins (2005)
★ 7.1/10Also documentary and familyEvery year, thousands of Antarctica's emperor penguins make an astonishing journey to breed their young. They walk, marching day and night in single file 70 miles into the darkest, driest and coldest continent on…
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The Eagle Huntress (2016)
★ 7/10Also family and documentaryFollow Aisholpan, a 13-year-old girl, as she trains to become the first female in twelve generations of her Kazakh family to become an eagle hunter, and rise to the pinnacle of a tradition that has been typically been…
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All That Breathes (2022)
★ 6.9/10Also documentary and dramaAgainst the darkening backdrop of New Delhi's apocalyptic air and escalating violence, two brothers devote their lives to protecting one casualty of the turbulent times: the bird known as the black kite.
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Glee: The Concert Movie (2011)
★ 7.3/10Also documentary and familyA concert documentary shot during the Glee Live! In Concert! summer 2011 tour, featuring song performances and fans' life stories and how the show influenced them.
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Seasons (2016)
★ 7/10Also documentary and familyJacques Perrin and Jacques Cluzaud travel throughout Europe to film brown bears, wild horses, wolves and other animals in their natural habitat.
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The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari (2022)
★ 7.2/10Also documentary and dramaA close examination of the Whakaari / White Island volcanic eruption of 2019 in which 22 lives were lost, the film viscerally recounts a day when ordinary people were called upon to do extraordinary things, placing…
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A LEGO Brickumentary (2014)
★ 5.9/10Also documentary and familyA look at the global culture and appeal of the LEGO building-block toys.