100 Earth Exploration Documentaries to Watch
A curated MovieDB guide to 100 titles selected for clear search intent, audience interest, and data quality. Browse story summaries, ratings, trailers, and where to watch in your country.
Rank 1TV Series
NOVA
PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and technology, and highlights the people involved in scientific pursuits.
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2TV Series
Vetenskapens värld
Vetenskapens värld is a popular science TV documentary program broadcast on Swedish Television (SVT).
3TV Series
Natural World
Natural World is a nature documentary television series broadcast annually on BBC Two and regarded by the BBC as its flagship natural history brand. It is currently the longest-running series in its genre on British television, with more than 400 episodes broadcast since its inception in 1983. Natural World is produced by the BBC Natural History Unit in Bristol, but individual programmes can be in-house productions, collaborative productions with other broadcasters or films made and distributed by independent production companies and purchased by the BBC. Natural World programmes are often broadcast as PBS Nature episodes in the USA. Since 2008, most Natural World programmes have been shot and broadcast in high definition.
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4TV SeriesNature
1982★ 7.9
5TV SeriesCountryfile
1988★ 5.4
6TV SeriesPlanet Earth
2006★ 8.6
7TV SeriesShark Week
1988★ 7.6
8TV SeriesGlobo Repórter
1973★ 6.5
9TV SeriesPrehistoric Planet
2022★ 8.3
10TV SeriesSuperquark
1995★ 9.0
11TV SeriesExplained
2018★ 7.5
12TV SeriesMountain Men
2012★ 6.5
13TV SeriesThe Nature of Things
1960★ 7.2
14TV SeriesMan vs. Wild
2006★ 7.1
15TV SeriesLife on Our Planet
2023★ 8.0
16TV SeriesOur Planet
2019★ 8.5
17TV SeriesPlanet Earth II
2016★ 8.6
18TV SeriesPlanet Earth III
2023★ 8.6
19TV SeriesKingdom
2025★ 7.7
20TV SeriesLife
2009★ 8.4
21TV SeriesDynasties
2018★ 8.3
22TV SeriesTiny World
2020★ 8.0
23MovieA Gorilla Story: Told by David Attenborough
2026★ 7.7
24MovieAn Inconvenient Truth
2006★ 7.0
25TV SeriesSecrets of the Bees
2026★ 8.9
26MovieDavid Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet
2020★ 8.4
27MovieWild London
2026★ 8.4
28TV SeriesThe National Parks: America's Best Idea
2009★ 7.9
29TV SeriesOne Strange Rock
2018★ 7.7
30TV SeriesSeven Worlds, One Planet
2019★ 8.5
31TV SeriesThe Secret Life of the Zoo
2016★ 6.3
32TV SeriesForces of Nature with Brian Cox
2016★ 7.6
33TV SeriesFrozen Planet
2011★ 8.4
34TV SeriesOur Universe
2022★ 7.8
35TV SeriesPole to Pole with Will Smith
2026★ 7.0
36TV SeriesBlue Planet II
2017★ 8.6
37TV SeriesWalking with Dinosaurs
1999★ 8.2
38TV SeriesMeerkat Manor
2005★ 7.6
39TV SeriesQueens
2024★ 7.8
40TV SeriesThe Blue Planet
2001★ 8.4
41TV SeriesWinterwatch
2013★ 8.2
42TV SeriesThe Hunt
2015★ 8.3
43TV SeriesEarth at Night in Colour
2020★ 8.1
44TV SeriesEarth
2023★ 8.4
45TV SeriesEarthsounds
2024★ 8.8
46TV SeriesPatagonia: Life on the Edge of the World
2022★ 8.0
47TV SeriesGreat Migrations
2010★ 7.7
48TV SeriesThe Secret Lives of Animals
2024★ 8.0
49TV SeriesThe Americas
2025★ 8.1
50TV SeriesSerengeti
2019★ 6.8
51TV SeriesWild China
2008★ 8.0
52TV SeriesSavage Kingdom
2016★ 7.8
53TV SeriesNight on Earth
2020★ 7.4
54TV SeriesLife After People: The Series
2009★ 7.3
55TV SeriesThe Life of Mammals
2002★ 8.4
56TV SeriesBig Beasts
2023★ 7.4
57TV SeriesWalking with Dinosaurs
2025★ 7.0
58TV SeriesDavid Attenborough's Natural Curiosities
2013★ 7.3
59TV SeriesAsia
2024★ 8.8
60TV SeriesSuper/Natural
2022★ 7.3
61TV SeriesChimp Empire
2023★ 8.0
62MovieDolphin Reef
2018★ 6.8
63TV SeriesGalapagos
2006★ 7.5
64TV SeriesA Perfect Planet
2021★ 8.7
65TV SeriesMan and the Earth
1974★ 7.4
66MovieMy Octopus Teacher
2020★ 7.9
67TV SeriesTrials of Life
1990★ 8.4
68TV SeriesCrikey! It's the Irwins
2018★ 8.1
69TV SeriesParenthood
2025★ 8.0
70TV SeriesPenguin Town
2021★ 7.4
71TV SeriesHuman Planet
2011★ 8.3
72TV SeriesMammals
2024★ 8.4
73TV SeriesThe Crocodile Hunter
1997★ 7.6
74TV SeriesThe Zoo
2017★ 5.8
75TV SeriesThe Wild Ones
2025★ 7.2
76TV SeriesSouth Pacific
2009★ 7.8
77MovieShark Whisperer
2025★ 6.6
78TV SeriesBig Al
2000★ 7.9
79TV SeriesWelcome to Earth
2021★ 7.6
80TV SeriesWild Russia
2008★ 8.1
81TV SeriesUnderdogs
2025★ 8.1
82TV SeriesAfrica
2013★ 8.3
83TV SeriesFrozen Planet II
2022★ 8.4
84MovieChimpanzee
2012★ 6.9
85TV SeriesOceanXplorers
2024★ 7.9
86TV SeriesA World of Calm
2020★ 6.7
87TV SeriesA Real Bug's Life
2024★ 7.4
88TV SeriesWild Isles
2023★ 8.2
89TV SeriesWildest Islands
2012★ 8.1
90TV SeriesWild Hawaii
2014★ 7.7
91MovieWildcat
2022★ 7.3
92TV SeriesLife Story
2014★ 8.4
93TV SeriesNature's Great Events
2009★ 8.4
94TV SeriesThe Green Planet
2022★ 8.8
95TV SeriesThe Life of Birds
1998★ 8.2
96TV SeriesWild Scandinavia
2023★ 7.0
97TV SeriesWild Brazil
2014★ 8.1
98MovieCheetahs Up Close with Bertie Gregory
2026★ 7.8
99TV SeriesFirst Life
2010★ 7.2
100TV SeriesSecrets of the Whales
2021★ 7.8
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A curated MovieDB guide to 100 titles selected for clear search intent, audience interest, and data quality. Browse story summaries, ratings, trailers, and where to watch in your country.
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