Shows Like Penguins on a Plane: Great Animal Moves
If you liked Penguins on a Plane: Great Animal Moves (2014), a documentary series, here are 20 shows 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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Secrets of the Penguins (2025)
★ 7.6/10Also documentaryOver two extraordinary years, National Geographic Explorer Bertie Gregory discovered never-before-filmed secret traditions, surprising intelligence and close-knit societies of penguins. This astonishing series reveals…
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Dynasties (2018)
★ 8.3/10Also documentaryFollow the true stories of five of the world's most celebrated, yet endangered animals; penguins, chimpanzees, lions, painted wolves and tigers. Each in a heroic struggle against rivals and against the forces of…
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Great Migrations (2010)
★ 7.7/10Also documentaryShot from land and air, in trees and cliff-blinds, on ice floes and underwater, this documentary tells the powerful stories of many of the planet's species and their movements, while revealing new scientific insights…
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Chimp Empire (2023)
★ 8/10Also documentaryA vast community of chimpanzees thrives in a forest in Uganda, navigating complex social politics, family dynamics and dangerous territory disputes.
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Planet Earth (2006)
★ 8.6/10Also documentaryDavid Attenborough celebrates the amazing variety of the natural world in this epic documentary series, filmed over four years across 64 different countries.
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Earth at Night in Colour (2020)
★ 8.1/10Also documentaryFilmed across six continents, this docuseries uses cutting-edge camera technology to capture animals' nocturnal lives, revealing new behaviours filmed in full color like never before.
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Frozen Planet II (2022)
★ 8.4/10Also documentaryTen years on from the original Frozen Planet, this documentary series takes audiences back to the wildernesses of the Arctic and Antarctica and tells the complete story of the entire frozen quarter of our planet that’s…
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Walking with Dinosaurs (2025)
★ 7.1/10Also documentaryEach episode tells the dramatic story of an individual dinosaur whose remains are currently being unearthed by world-leading dinosaur hunters. As the dinosaurs' bones emerge from the ground, their prehistoric stories…
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The Life of Mammals (2002)
★ 8.4/10Also documentaryDavid Attenborough presents a nature documentary series looking at why mammals are the most successful creatures on the planet.
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The Blue Planet (2001)
★ 8.4/10Also documentarySir David Attenborough narrates this critically acclaimed series that dives deep into the marine environment of Planet Earth. Although two-thirds of the world's surface is covered with water, scientists know less about…
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Prehistoric Planet (2022)
★ 8.3/10Also documentaryExperience the wonders of our world like never before in this epic series from Jon Favreau and the producers of Planet Earth. Travel back 66 million years to when majestic dinosaurs and extraordinary creatures roamed…
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Nature (1982)
★ 7.9/10Also documentaryConsistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy Antarctica. The show's primary focus is on animals and ecosystems…
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Welcome to Earth (2021)
★ 7.6/10Also documentaryWill Smith whose curiosity and wonder is positively infectious—is guided by National Geographic Explorers traveling to different corners of the world to get up close and personal with the weirdest, most unusual…
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Natural World (1983)
★ 7.4/10Also documentaryNatural World is a nature documentary television series broadcast annually on BBC Two and regarded by the BBC as its flagship natural history brand. It is currently the longest-running series in its genre on British…
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Planet Earth III (2023)
★ 8.6/10Also documentaryJourneying to the far reaches of our planet, this eight part series follows some of the world's most amazing species, telling extraordinary stories that are dramatic, thrilling, funny and sometimes heart-breaking, but…
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Planet Earth II (2016)
★ 8.6/10Also documentaryDavid Attenborough presents a documentary series exploring how animals meet the challenges of surviving in the most iconic habitats on earth.
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Frozen Planet (2011)
★ 8.4/10Also documentaryDavid Attenborough travels to the end of the earth, taking viewers on an extraordinary journey across the polar regions of our planet.
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Night on Earth (2020)
★ 7.4/10Also documentaryThis 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 the wing.
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Spy in the Wild (2017)
★ 7/10Also documentaryDocumentary series in which animatronic spy creatures infiltrate the animal world to explore their complex emotions.
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Life on Our Planet (2023)
★ 8.1/10Also documentaryLife's extraordinary journey to conquer, adapt and survive on Earth across billions of years comes alive in this groundbreaking nature docuseries.