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Universal acclaim- based on 105 Ratings

  • Starring: Morgan Freeman
  • Summary: This documentary chronicles one year in the life of an emperor penguin flock.
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 35 out of 39
  2. Negative: 0 out of 39
  1. Reviewed by: G. Allen Johnson
    100
    An astonishing documentary.
  2. Reviewed by: Jeremy Mathews
    80
    The film goes beyond a nature movie with excellent photography and the determination of the animals it documents.
  3. A nature documentary that captures the ferocity and heroism of nature.
  4. 60
    The penguins' matter-of-fact victory over some of the Earth's most punishing conditions is astonishing enough without the epic airs.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 58 out of 67
  2. Negative: 3 out of 67
  1. This really is a great movie for the family. I was really surprised as to how good this movie was. It was a tad preachy but it really was necessary for the story line so it did not get in the way. How the humans were filmed, without animation, was brilliant. It was short and captivating. Expand
  2. 8
    This really is an astonishing documentary that captures a breathtaking journey of the lives of a beautiful creature, the emperor penguins. Such a genuinely told story. Expand
  3. Maybe if I were a nature-fan, or a bird-fan, or more preferably, a penguin-fan, I would have enjoyed this film. The way things are, I just did not find it all that amazing. Ok. I was just ok. All white all the time. And the little penguins. They're cute. And all. And it's Morgan Freeman. We get it. Ah. Maybe it's Freeman, we've had too much of him narrating lately. Either way, it just did not do anything for me. It was alright, but I felt bored by the film since, well, I do not care about the poor penguins. There have been way better documentaries than this - thank god! Expand
  4. Sammy
    0
    Possibly the worst movie I have ever seen. It is so boring. I could barely sit through it. This is also the first movie I have ever fallen asleep in. Don't see it. Expand

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