20 movies like Encounters at the End of the World, ordered by similarity : Penguins(2019), Cave of Forgotten Dreams(2010), The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition(2000), Arthur Miller: Writer(2017), Genesis 2.0(2018), Cool It(2010), The Departure(2017), South(1919), Everything Is Copy(2015), For Sama(2019), March of the Penguins(2005), Monkey Kingdom(2015) ...
Documentary
USA
2007
99 Minutes
scientist documentarian researcher fascinating antarctica isolation werner herzog wildlife survival penguins discovery 21st century
Film-maker Werner Herzog travels to the McMurdo Station in Antarctica, looking to capture the continent's beauty and investigate the characters living there.
Documentary
USA|Antarctica
2019
76 Minutes
Jeff Wilson
penguin penguin chick seal whale predator prey suspenseful charming cheeky confident fascinating playful antarctica ocean penguins predators animal kingdom survival animal's perspective family
A coming-of-age story about an Adélie penguin named Steve who joins millions of fellow males in the icy Antarctic spring on a quest to build a suitable nest, find a life partner and start a family.
Documentary
Canada|USA|France|Germany|UK
2010
90 Minutes
werner herzog scientist archaeologist scholar filmmaker fascinating spectacular france cave river museum painting archaeology dreams research evolution chauvet cave discovery quest 2010s
Werner Herzog gains exclusive access to film inside the Chauvet caves of Southern France and captures the oldest known pictorial creations of humanity.
Documentary
USA|UK|Germany|Sweden
2000
93 Minutes
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A retelling of Sir Ernest Shackleton 's ill-fated expedition to Antarctica in 1914-1916, featuring new footage of the actual locations and interviews with surviving relatives of key ... See full summary »
Documentary
2017
98 Minutes
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Filmmaker Rebecca Miller presents a portrait of her father, the prolific American playwright Arthur Miller.
Documentary
Switzerland|China|Russia|South Korea|USA
2018
112 Minutes
Maxim Arbugaev
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On the remote New Siberian Islands in the Arctic Ocean, hunters are searching for the tusks of extinct mammoths. There is a gold rush fever in the air. The price for white gold has never ... See full summary »
Documentary
USA
2010
89 Minutes
environmentalist scientist skeptic amusing confident fascinating spirited arctic denmark sea climate change panic pollution bjorn lomborg science environmentalism discovery sacrifice 2010s
A documentary that takes an alternative approach to dealing with the global warming crisis.
Documentary
USA
2017
87 Minutes
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A Buddhist monk asks what we owe one another & provides experiences to help us find answers. Documentary.
Documentary
Australia|UK
1919
88 Minutes
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The story of the 1914-1916 Antarctic exploration mission of Sir Ernest Shackleton. The ship sails south, breaking the ice, and ultimately getting trapped by the fast-changing weather. The ... See full summary »
Documentary
USA
2015
89 Minutes
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A look at the life and work of writer/filmmaker Nora Ephron.
War, Documentary
UK|Syria|USA
2019
95 Minutes
Waad Al-Khateab Waad Al-Kateab
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FOR SAMA is both an intimate and epic journey into the female experience of war.
Documentary
France|Antarctica|USA
2005
80 Minutes
penguin penguin chick inspiring fascinating endearing antarctica south pole underwater birds mating ritual family survival quest love 2000s
In the Antarctic, every March since the beginning of time, the quest begins to find the perfect mate and start a family.
Documentary
USA
2015
82 Minutes
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Life is an adventure for a young monkey and her son, living among ancient ruins in the jungle. But when her family is forced from their home, she must lead them to safety amidst strange new creatures and surroundings.
Documentary
UK|China|USA
2016
79 Minutes
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Venturing into the wilds of China, "Born in China" captures intimate moments with a panda and her growing cub, a young golden monkey who feels displaced by his baby sister, and a mother snow leopard struggling to raise her two cubs.
Documentary
USA
2017
81 Minutes
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A documentary film exploring the extraordinary lives of Hans and Margret Rey, the authors of the beloved Curious George children's books.
Documentary
USA
2019
119 Minutes
Elizabeth Holmes Errol Morris Dan Ariely Tyler Shultz John Carreyrou Tim Draper
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A rag-tag group of undocumented youth - Dreamers - deliberately get detained by Border Patrol in order to infiltrate a shadowy, for-profit detention center.
Documentary
USA
2014
106 Minutes
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A documentary about the discovery of the largest Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil ever found.
Documentary
USA
2008
74 Minutes
astrophysicist scientist colleague fascinating profound sweden antarctica outer space laboratory arctic astronomy universe science space exploration astrophysics nasa adventure sacrifice quest 2000s
With extraordinary access, BLAST exposes a world of risky, hardcore, scientific adventure. The story follows an international team of astrophysicists trying to launch a multi-million dollar... See full summary »
Documentary
UK|Germany
2003
90 Minutes
whale fish polar bear crab penguin narrator spectacular moving ocean arctic underwater nature survival migration hunting oceanic exploration sea underdog quest 2000s
Join a voyage through aquatic realms where humans have rarely dared to go. Waddle with playful penguins, dart with lightning speed through schools of sharks, ride over stormy waves with massive whales and view rare alien-like creatures.
Documentary
USA|France
1922
79 Minutes
Nyla Cunayou Allee Allegoo Berry Kroeger
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In this silent predecessor to the modern documentary, film-maker Robert J. Flaherty spends one year following the lives of Nanook and his family, Inuits living in the Arctic Circle.
Documentary
USA
2017
100 Minutes
Dawn Chapman Douglas Clemens Robbin Ellison Dailey Kay Drey R. William Field Lois Gibbs
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A terrifying look at the corruption that's destroying our nation and our planet. This should shake every American citizen. Citizens of an American city fight back against corruption and greed and try to save their own lives.