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  • 2009
  • G
  • Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
  • 1 h 30 m
  • 2009
  • G
  • Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
  • 1 h 30 m

Summary The first film in the Disneynature series, Earth, narrated by James Earl Jones, tells the remarkable story of three animal families and their amazing journey across the planet we all call home. Earth combines rare action, unimaginable scale and impossible locations by capturing the most intimate moments of our planet's wildest and most e...

Directed By: Alastair Fothergill, Mark Linfield

Written By: Leslie Megahey, Mark Linfield, Alastair Fothergill

  • 2009
  • G
  • Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
  • 1 h 30 m
  • 2009
  • G
  • Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
  • 1 h 30 m

Earth

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 26 Critic Reviews
72
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 15 User Ratings
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Summary The first film in the Disneynature series, Earth, narrated by James Earl Jones, tells the remarkable story of three animal families and their amazing journey across the planet we all call home. Earth combines rare action, unimaginable scale and impossible locations by capturing the most intimate moments of our planet's wildest and most e...

Directed By: Alastair Fothergill, Mark Linfield

Written By: Leslie Megahey, Mark Linfield, Alastair Fothergill

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 26 Critic Reviews
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88% Positive
23 Reviews
12% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 26 Critic Reviews
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88% Positive
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12% Mixed
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91
This super-duper deluxe nature documentary clearly aims to recruit young viewers as conservationists.
By Lisa Schwarzbaum FULL REVIEW
80
State-of-the-art camera equipment captures images of startling clarity and proximity. There isn't one frame of CGI.
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75
The overall tone of the film is absolutely appropriate for all ages, and it's never too early to learn the importance of preserving our planet.
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75
By hiring James Earl Jones to narrate, Disney has prepared youngsters to understand that man is equally capable of heroism and villainy.
By Stephen Cole FULL REVIEW
70
A gorgeously photographed storybook.
By Michael O'Sullivan FULL REVIEW
67
This first release from Disney’s self-explanatory new arm, Disneynature, is at the very least peripherally concerned with the planet and its dwindling prospects, but the real renewable resource here is the groundbreaking "Planet Earth" miniseries.
By Kimberley Jones FULL REVIEW
50
For adults, Earth misses the mark of riveting storytelling. Earth crams in the dramatic adventures of several species (including penguins) - with the result that it comes up short on telling one really good story.
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Generally Favorable Based on 15 User Ratings
7.7
73% Positive
11 Ratings
20% Mixed
3 Ratings
7% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 15 User Ratings
7.7
73% Positive
11 Ratings
20% Mixed
3 Ratings
7% Negative
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Production Company Disneynature, BBC Worldwide, Greenlight Media AG, Discovery Channel, BBC Natural History
Release Date Apr 22, 2009
Duration 1 h 30 m
Rating G
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Website https://nature.disney.com/earth
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Awards

Bogey Awards, Germany
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Golden Screen, Germany
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA)
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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