Movies like Born in China

20 movies like Born in China, ordered by similarity : Monkey Kingdom(2015), Growing Up Wild(2016), Masters of the Congo Jungle(1958), Penguins(2019), The Living Desert(1953), Koko: A Talking Gorilla(1978), Africa: The Serengeti(1994), Born to Be Wild(2011), Monkey Business: The Adventures of Curious George's Creators(2017), Last Train Home(2009), For Sama(2019), Rodents of Unusual Size(2017) ...

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Born in China

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.

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Monkey Kingdom

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.

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Growing Up Wild

Travel to the wildest corners of the planet as five courageous animals tackle the very first challenges of their young lives. With a little guidance from sage family members, each must figure out how to find food and recognize danger.

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Masters of the Congo Jungle

Documentary showing the struggles of the inhabitants--both human and animal--of what was then called the Belgian Congo.

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Penguins

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.

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The Living Desert

Although first glance reveals little more than stones and sand, the desert is alive. Witness moving rocks, spitting mud pots, gorgeous flowers and the never-ending battle for survival between creatures of every shape, size and description.

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Koko: A Talking Gorilla

A documentary that follows Dr. Penny Patterson's current scientific study of Koko, a gorilla who communicates through American Sign Language.

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Africa: The Serengeti

James Earl Jones narrates filmmaker George Casey's spotlight on the region's natural beauty and timeless cycles.

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Born to Be Wild

A US drugs cop in Bucharest is up against a Russian gun and drug trafficker employing cute women and a Gypsy gang leader, who plunders, rapes and kills the young and rich. Lots of fighting and shooting.

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Monkey Business: The Adventures of Curious George's Creators

A documentary film exploring the extraordinary lives of Hans and Margret Rey, the authors of the beloved Curious George children's books.

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Last Train Home

Forced to live far away, two Chinese factory workers make an arduous journey once a year to visit their children, who barely know them.

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For Sama

FOR SAMA is both an intimate and epic journey into the female experience of war.

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Rodents of Unusual Size

A story about giant swamp rats invading coastal Louisiana and the defiant people on the edge of the world, who are defending their communities, culture, and livelihoods from the onslaught of this curious and unexpected invasive species.

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Anne Frank Remembered

Using previously unreleased archival material in addition to contemporary interviews, this academy award-winning documentary tells the story of the Frank family and presents the first ... See full summary »

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Deep Sea

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Unlocking the Cage

Between 2013 and 2015, a group of nonprofit attorneys seek nonhuman clients for whom they can advocate in two U.S. territories, in order to establish legal personhood for elephants, cetaceans and nonhuman apes in the U.S.

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The Leopard Son

Follows the coming of age of a young leopard on the Serengeti Plain, filmed over three years by Dutch naturalist Hugo Van Lawick.

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The Ivory Game

Wildlife activists in take on poachers in an effort to end illegal ivory trade in Africa.

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Chimpanzee

Meet adorable young chimp Oscar and his fellow mayhem-creating buddies, who see the world as their playground. Full of curiosity, joy and a love for mimicking others, these are some of the most extraordinary personalities in the jungle.

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The Departure

A Buddhist monk asks what we owe one another & provides experiences to help us find answers. Documentary.

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Nanook of the North

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.

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