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2020
G
Disney+
1 h 26 m

2020
G
Disney+
1 h 26 m

Summary Narrated by Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex, Disneynature’s Elephant follows African elephant Shani and her spirited son Jomo as their herd make an epic journey hundreds of miles across the vast Kalahari Desert, from the Okavango delta to the Zambezi river, just as countless generations of their ancestors have done before.

Directed By: Mark Linfield, Vanessa Berlowitz, Alastair Fothergill

Written By: Mark Linfield, David Fowler

2020
G
Disney+
1 h 26 m

2020
G
Disney+
1 h 26 m

Elephant

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 11 Critic Reviews

61

User Score Generally Favorable Based on 53 User Ratings

6.4

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Summary Narrated by Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex, Disneynature’s Elephant follows African elephant Shani and her spirited son Jomo as their herd make an epic journey hundreds of miles across the vast Kalahari Desert, from the Okavango delta to the Zambezi river, just as countless generations of their ancestors have done before.

Directed By: Mark Linfield, Vanessa Berlowitz, Alastair Fothergill

Written By: Mark Linfield, David Fowler

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Meghan Markle

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Critic Reviews

Metascore

Generally Favorable Based on 11 Critic Reviews

36% Positive
4 Reviews

64% Mixed
7 Reviews

0% Negative
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Metascore

Generally Favorable Based on 11 Critic Reviews

36% Positive
4 Reviews

64% Mixed
7 Reviews

0% Negative
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Apr 2, 2020

The result, vibrantly narrated by Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, is a slightly bouncier, more buoyant feature than some of its cinematic brethren, but one that accomplishes the necessary: it brings viewers inside the world of its awe-inspiring title stars.

By Kate Erbland FULL REVIEW

Chicago Sun-Times

Apr 2, 2020

We forgive Elephant its conceits because it’s such a joy to observe the rituals of these incredible, amazing creatures.

By Richard Roeper FULL REVIEW

Apr 2, 2020

It’s a solid nature movie, not quite factual enough to be a true work of scientific observation, but engaging and persuasively conservationist in its subtle way.

By Richard Lawson FULL REVIEW

Apr 2, 2020

Elephant is set in a world without poachers, developers or tourists: the picture it paints is beautiful and educative, but doesn’t feel quite complete

By Robbie Collin FULL REVIEW

Mar 31, 2020

A fun diversion for the kids, but you feel Attenborough could have packaged these often beautifully produced images with more rigour and insight in under an hour.

By Ian Freer FULL REVIEW

Mar 30, 2020

The herd’s endless quest to find water becomes a repetitive (and rather dry) theme. And to the extent that super-square anthropomorphic Disney filmmaking isn’t merely a form but a skill, I never felt overwhelmingly close to Gaia or Shanti or Jomo. The Disney nature films have always had a certain hermetic quality, but this one feels more sealed-off than usual.

By Owen Gleiberman FULL REVIEW

Apr 3, 2020

The voice-over explains things that we could have understood from looking at the images. It rarely passes up the opportunity to drop in a cliche.

By Matt Zoller Seitz FULL REVIEW

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User Reviews

User Score

Generally Favorable Based on 53 User Ratings

62% Positive
33 Ratings

2% Mixed
1 Rating

36% Negative
19 Ratings

User Reviews

User Score

Generally Favorable Based on 53 User Ratings

62% Positive
33 Ratings

2% Mixed
1 Rating

36% Negative
19 Ratings

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Production Company Disneynature

Release Date Apr 3, 2020

Duration 1 h 26 m

Rating G

Genres

Tagline African elephant Shani and her spirited son Jomo make the epic journey of their ancestors.

Website https://www.disneyplus.com/movies/elephant/HPUqN2Ew3AWn

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Awards

CinEuphoria Awards

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA)

• 1 Nomination

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