Direction: David Attenborough

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by David Attenborough. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


Blue Planet II (TV Miniseries)

2017 · Documentary · 60 min. · United Kingdom

Direction David Attenborough

Cast David Attenborough

Plot 7 episodes. 'Blue Planet ll' focuses more heavily on mankind's influence on the world's oceans through both global pollution and climate change. This series features a variety of revolutionary segments...

Max

8.8

1K votes

8.8

1K votes

Seven Worlds, One Planet (TV Miniseries)

2019 · Documentary · min. · United Kingdom

Direction David Attenborough

Cast David Attenborough

Plot Millions of years ago incredible forces ripped apart the Earth's crust creating our seven continents - each with its own distinct climate, its own distinct terrain and its own unique...

Max

8.7

501 votes

8.7

501 votes

Our Planet (TV Series)

2019 · Documentary · 50 min. · United Kingdom

Direction David Attenborough · Adam Chapman · Hugh Pearson · Huw Cordey

Cast David Attenborough

Plot Documentary series focusing on the breadth of the diversity of habitats around the world, from the remote Arctic wilderness and mysterious deep oceans to the vast landscapes of Africa and...

8.5

2K votes

8.5

2K votes

Africa (TV Miniseries)

2013 · Documentary · 60 min. · United Kingdom

Direction David Attenborough · Katrina Bartlam · Felicity Egerton

Cast Forest Whitaker · David Attenborough · Simon Blakeney

Plot Four years in the making, the BBC/Discovery Channel co-production bring a seven-part mini-series that shows never-before-filmed areas, animals, and their behaviors in Africa.

Max

8.5

2K votes

8.5

2K votes

Frozen Planet (TV Miniseries)

2011 · Documentary · 280 min. · United Kingdom

Direction David Attenborough · Elizabeth White

Cast David Attenborough

Plot TV Miniseries. 6 Episodes. "Frozen Planet" is narrated by Sir David Attenborough, who himself travelled to both polar regions in the making of the series. Sir David first visited Antarctica...

Max

8.4

959 votes

8.4

959 votes

The Private Life Of Plants (TV Miniseries)

1995 · Documentary · 48 min. · United Kingdom

Direction David Attenborough · Neil Lucas

Cast David Attenborough

Plot David Attenborough's study of the world of plants, which demonstrates, with the aid of time-lapse photography, the rich and varied ways in which they flourish.

8.2

680 votes

8.2

680 votes

Life in the Undergrowth (TV Miniseries)

2005 · Documentary · 250 min. · United Kingdom

Direction David Attenborough

Cast David Attenborough

Plot Life in the Undergrowth is a BBC nature documentary series written and presented by David Attenborough, first transmitted in the UK from 23 November 2005. A study of the evolution...

8.2

426 votes

8.2

426 votes

The Life of Mammals (TV Series)

2002 · Documentary · 50 min. · United Kingdom

Direction David Attenborough

Cast David Attenborough

Plot The Life of Mammals is a BBC nature documentary series written and presented by David Attenborough, first transmitted in the UK from 20 November 2002. A study of the evolution...

8.1

346 votes

8.1

346 votes

Galapagos 3D (TV Miniseries)

2013 · Documentary · min. · United Kingdom

Direction David Attenborough · Martin Williams

Cast David Attenborough

Plot David Attenborough is returning to Sky screens with a ground-breaking new 3D series. Galapagos 3D with David Attenborough launched on New Years Day and is simulcast in 2D on Sky...

8.1

127 votes

8.1

127 votes

Life in Cold Blood (TV Miniseries)

2008 · Documentary · min. · United Kingdom

8.1

235 votes

8.1

235 votes

The Trials of Life (TV Series)

1990 · Documentary · 50 min. · United Kingdom

Direction David Attenborough · Michael Gunton

Cast David Attenborough

Plot The Trials of Life: A Natural History of Behaviour is a BBC nature documentary series written and presented by David Attenborough, first transmitted in the UK from 4 October 1990....

8.0

277 votes

8.0

277 votes

Life Story (TV Miniseries)

2014 · Documentary · 50 min. · United Kingdom

Direction David Attenborough · Sophie Lanfear · Emma Napper · Tom Crowley

Cast David Attenborough

Plot Presented by David Attenborough and told from the perspective of individual animals, this captivating series follows the journey from birth to parenthood. Each episode focuses on one stage of life...

8.0

162 votes

8.0

162 votes

The Life of Birds (TV Miniseries)

1998 · Documentary · 50 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Joanna Sarsby · David Attenborough

Cast David Attenborough

Plot David Attenborough's comprehensive and richly detailed study of birds, examining the variety of different species and their ways of life.

8.0

269 votes

8.0

269 votes

Life on Earth (TV Series)

1979 · Documentary · 702 min. · United Kingdom

Direction David Attenborough

Cast David Attenborough

Plot Life on Earth: A Natural History by David Attenborough is a groundbreaking television natural history series made by the BBC in association with Warner Bros. and Reiner Moritz Productions. It...

7.8

299 votes

7.8

299 votes

The Living Planet: A Portrait of the Earth (TV Series)

1984 · Documentary · 54 min. · United Kingdom

Direction David Attenborough · Ian Calvert · Richard Matthews

Cast David Attenborough

Plot The Living Planet: A Portrait of the Earth is a BBC nature documentary series written and presented by David Attenborough, first transmitted in the UK from 19 January 1984. The...

7.7

246 votes

7.7

246 votes

Rise of Animals: Triumph of the Vertebrates (TV Miniseries)

2013 · Documentary · 120 min. · United Kingdom

Direction David Attenborough · David Lee

Cast David Attenborough

Plot David Attenborough embarks on an epic 500-million-year journey to unravel the incredible rise of the vertebrates. The evolution of animals with backbones is one of the greatest stories in natural...

7.7

66 votes

7.7

66 votes

Life in the Freezer (TV Miniseries)

1993 · Documentary · 180 min. · United Kingdom

Direction David Attenborough · Alastair Fothergill

Cast David Attenborough

Plot Life in the Freezer is a BBC nature documentary series written and presented by David Attenborough, first transmitted in the UK from 18 November 1993. A study of the seasonal...

7.7

191 votes

7.7

191 votes

Micro Monsters 3D with David Attenborough (TV Series)

2013 · Documentary · 22 min. · United Kingdom

Direction David Attenborough · Tim Usborne · Alex Hemingway

Plot Micro Monsters is a thrilling voyage into a realm that’s close to us yet quite inaccessible to the naked eye and confusing to human sensibilities - the strange, weird and...

7.5

40 votes

7.5

40 votes

7.3

46 votes