20 movies like The Story of Plastic, ordered by similarity : Coral Reef Adventure(2003), Deep Sea(2006), Earth(2007), An Inconvenient Truth(2006), If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front(2011), The 11th Hour(2007), This Changes Everything(2015), 2040(2019), The Devil We Know(2018), Under the Sea(2009), Jane's Journey(2010), Fastest(2011) ...
Documentary
USA|Belgium|China|India|Indonesia|Philippines
2019
75 Minutes
environmentalist activist engaging fascinating inspiring passionate powerful ocean earth environmentalism environmental consciousness activism discovery quest 21st century
We only know the end of the story...and that's just the beginning.
Documentary
USA|Singapore|Taiwan
2003
45 Minutes
oceanographer diver engaging fascinating inspiring profound south pacific australia tahiti fiji ocean floor ocean nature sea environment environmentalism discovery rescue adventure 2000s
Take a once in a lifetime journey across the South Pacific for a spectacular IMAX adventure. Joy, ecstasy, a spiritual high: these words describe the exhilaration of diving a pristine coral... See full summary »
Documentary
2006
40 Minutes
fish johnny depp turtle kate winslet squid scuba diver dreamy fascinating incredible spectacular ocean coral reef underwater british columbia gulf of mexico deep-sea diving nature oceanic exploration animal kingdom environment
Documentary
2007
90 Minutes
elephant lion bear whale engaging powerful earth africa arctic ocean mother/child relationship environment global warming survival animals ecology quest 2000s
A polar bear, an elephant and humpback whale all struggle to raise their young and keep them safe from predators.
Documentary
USA
2006
95 Minutes
politician meteorologist inspiring fascinating engaging earth forest japan siberia fire storm environmentalism melting global warming transformation quest discovery 2000s
Filmmaker Davis Guggenheim follows Al Gore on the lecture circuit, as the former presidential candidate campaigns to raise public awareness of the dangers of global warming and calls for immediate action to curb its destructive effects on the environment.
Documentary, Biography, Drama, Crime
USA|UK
2011
85 Minutes
Tim Lewis Leslie James Pickering Jake Ferguson Lauren Regan
environmentalist protester radical activist politician blue-collar worker powerful profound fascinating oregon forest prison environmentalism capitalism deforestation daniel mcgowan terrorism political activism quest sacrifice
A rare behind-the-curtain look at the Earth Liberation Front, the radical environmental group that the FBI calls America's 'number one domestic terrorist threat.'
Documentary
USA
2007
95 Minutes
Nadia Conners
mikhail gorbachev stephen hawking cia director designer leonardo dicaprio scientist engaging fascinating disheartening incredible earth factory new orleans wilderness ocean film set science environment history politics
A look at the state of the global environment including visionary and practical solutions for restoring the planet's ecosystems.
Documentary
Canada|USA
2015
89 Minutes
Stacey Arwen Raab
environmentalist activist climatologist bleak inspiring alberta, canada montana greece india beijing environment capitalism environmentalism transformation 2010s
A look at seven communities around the world with the proposition that we can seize the crisis of climate change to transform our failed economic system into something radically better.
Documentary
Australia
2019
92 Minutes
filmmaker expert environmentalist passionate moving inspiring earth rainforest environmental consciousness future climate change underdog transformation 21st century
Practical solutions to environmental concerns are addressed with the hope that the filmmaker's daughter, 21 years old in the year 2040, will face a hopeful future.
Documentary
2018
95 Minutes
Sue Bailey Bucky Bailey Mike Papantonio Rob Bilott Ken Cook
speaker chemist lawyer expert environmentalist brooding intricate profound disturbing disheartening virginia industrial town interview room environment chemistry toxic chemicals informing documentary filmmaking rise fall
Citizens in West Virginia take on a powerful corporation after they discover it has knowingly been dumping a toxic chemical -- now found in the blood of 99.7 percent of Americans -- into the local drinking water supply.
Documentary
2009
35 Minutes
sea creature fish fascinating engaging striking under the sea australia new guinea indo-pacific region science environment climate change travel aquatic life discovery mystery 2000s
People come face to face with mysterious and stunning creatures of the ocean off Australia and New Guinea.
Documentary
Germany|Tanzania
2010
106 Minutes
jane goodall inspiring fascinating engaging tanzania, africa england denver germany idaho new york city environment chimpanzees animal rights conservationism travel discovery rescue 2010s
More than 20 years ago, Dr. Jane Goodall, now 75, decided to give up her career as a primatologist, as well as her private life, in order to devote all her energy to saving our endangered ... See full summary »
Documentary
USA
2011
110 Minutes
race car driver inspiring intense fiery fascinating engaging emotional passionate united states race race car driving success challenge championship discovery quest transformation rise 2010s
Shot around the world in 2010 and 2011 and narrated by Ewan McGregor, 'Fastest' captures the intense and thrilling reality of the MotoGP World Championship, documenting a pivotal moment in ... See full summary »
Documentary
Sweden|USA|Germany|UK
2020
98 Minutes
activist teenager parent confident fascinating gutsy inspiring passionate rousing sweden europe climate change activism ambition politicians quest growing up 2020s
The documentary follows Greta Thunberg, a teenage climate activist from Northern Europe, on her international crusade to get people to listen to scientists about the world's environmental problems.
Documentary
USA
2014
106 Minutes
dinosaur documentarian archaeologist tyrannosaurus rex skeleton government official fascinating engaging gripping intense powerful united states archaeological dig museum archaeology documentaries documentary filmmaking paleontology dinosaurs discovery
A documentary about the discovery of the largest Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil ever found.
Documentary
USA
2017
92 Minutes
artist art expert graffiti artist politician critic skateboarder engaging fascinating creative playful profound inspiring united states skate park art gallery art hope success unexpected success criticism
The life and career of street artist, illustrator, graphic designer, activist, and founder of OBEY Clothing, Shepard Fairey.
Documentary
USA
2017
87 Minutes
counselor buddhist japanese man priest family emotional engaging endearing fascinating powerful japan death mortality humanity helping others life middle age transformation discovery 21st century
A Buddhist monk asks what we owe one another & provides experiences to help us find answers. Documentary.
Documentary
USA
2018
94 Minutes
director woman filmmaker activist executive passionate positive powerful uplifting confident hollywood, calif. women in hollywood sexism investigation show business filmmaker career discovery quest adventure
A documentary about discriminatory hiring practices concerning women directors in Hollywood, and an inspiring conversation with those who have succeeded against all odds.
Documentary
Republic of North Macedonia
2019
85 Minutes
Tamara Kotevska
beekeeper family neighbor villager engaging incredible touching macedonia mountain beekeeping climate change environment tradition family relationships discovery 2010s
The last female bee-hunter in Europe must save the bees and return the natural balance in Honeyland, when a family of nomadic beekeepers invade her land and threaten her livelihood.
Drama, Documentary, History
USA|UK
2017
101 Minutes
John Aaron Steve Bales Jerry Bostick Bob Carlton Gene Cernan Charlie Duke
astronaut engineer mathematician scientist fascinating inspiring incredible passionate moon nasa facility command center rocket apollo program space exploration space race engineering mission adventure discovery pursuit
At the heart of the Apollo program was the special team in Mission Control who put a man on the moon and helped create the future.
Documentary
USA
2009
83 Minutes
migrant immigrant young boy young girl teen boy emotional engaging inspiring intense powerful el salvador honduras mexico train illegal immigration immigration american dream childhood new life family
"Which Way Home" is a feature documentary film that follows unaccompanied child migrants, on their journey through Mexico, as they try to reach the United States. We follow children like ... See full summary »