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  • 2004
  • G
  • Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
  • 40 m
  • 2004
  • G
  • Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
  • 40 m
Sacred Planet

Summary Premiering on Earth Day, this documentary is a journey around the world to some of the most exotic and beautiful places that still exist. It serves as witness to all that remains to be cherished, rather than to all that has been lost. (Walt Disney Pictures)

Directed By: Jon Long

Written By: Karen Fernandez Long, Jon Long

  • 2004
  • G
  • Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
  • 40 m
  • 2004
  • G
  • Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
  • 40 m

Sacred Planet

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 9 Critic Reviews
53
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 5 User Ratings
6.6
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Summary Premiering on Earth Day, this documentary is a journey around the world to some of the most exotic and beautiful places that still exist. It serves as witness to all that remains to be cherished, rather than to all that has been lost. (Walt Disney Pictures)

Directed By: Jon Long

Written By: Karen Fernandez Long, Jon Long

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Mixed or Average Based on 9 Critic Reviews
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75
Its gently delivered theme and friendly images of nature (no lions eating antelopes here), this is a fine thing for families and school groups.
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70
It's an ideal film to open on Earth Day, for in the least preachy way possible it celebrates the natural world to make viewers pause and consider the profound importance of preserving the planet.
By Kevin Thomas FULL REVIEW
60
Despite his obvious passion, Long never fully ties together the human and animal footage, and so the film feels disjointed, as if two different documentaries are being fused into one.
By Chuck Wilson FULL REVIEW
50
In this well-intentioned celebration of nature and traditional ways of life, giant-screen images feel generic when they should inspire wonder.
By Sheri Linden FULL REVIEW
50
Swaddled in terms so trite and cliched that they're almost guaranteed to bring out the closet cynic in even the most sympathetic viewers.
By Maitland McDonagh FULL REVIEW
50
Beautifully shot and well-meant -- but fairly snoozy.
By Lou Lumenick FULL REVIEW
50
If Sacred Planet helps kids appreciate the beauty and wonder of nature and animal life, it will be worth it. But surely civilization can come up with a more generously entertaining delivery system.
By Jami Bernard FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Living Films, Southeast Asia Film Location Services Sdn. Bhd., The Sacred Planet Project Ltd., Walt Disney Pictures
Release Date Apr 22, 2004
Duration 40 m
Rating G
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Tagline Discover the magic of the place everyone calls home
Website http://movies.disney.com/sacred-planet
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