100 Wildlife 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
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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2TV Series
Nature
Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy Antarctica. The show's primary focus is on animals and ecosystems around the world. A comic book based on the show, meant to be used an as educational tool for kids, was briefly distributed to museums and schools at no cost in the mid-2000s.
3TV Series
Countryfile
The people, places and stories making news in the British countryside.
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4TV SeriesPlanet Earth
2006★ 8.6
5TV SeriesShark Week
1988★ 7.6
6TV SeriesPrehistoric Planet
2022★ 8.3
7TV SeriesLife on Our Planet
2023★ 8.0
8TV SeriesOur Planet
2019★ 8.5
9TV SeriesPlanet Earth II
2016★ 8.6
10TV SeriesPlanet Earth III
2023★ 8.6
11TV SeriesKingdom
2025★ 7.7
12TV SeriesLife
2009★ 8.4
13TV SeriesDynasties
2018★ 8.3
14TV SeriesTiny World
2020★ 8.0
15MovieA Gorilla Story: Told by David Attenborough
2026★ 7.7
16TV SeriesSecrets of the Bees
2026★ 8.9
17MovieDavid Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet
2020★ 8.4
18MovieWild London
2026★ 8.4
19TV SeriesOne Strange Rock
2018★ 7.7
20TV SeriesSeven Worlds, One Planet
2019★ 8.5
21TV SeriesThe Secret Life of the Zoo
2016★ 6.3
22TV SeriesForces of Nature with Brian Cox
2016★ 7.6
23TV SeriesFrozen Planet
2011★ 8.4
24TV SeriesOur Universe
2022★ 7.8
25TV SeriesBlue Planet II
2017★ 8.6
26TV SeriesWorld Inside Out
2010★ 8.5
27TV SeriesWalking with Dinosaurs
1999★ 8.2
28TV SeriesMeerkat Manor
2005★ 7.6
29TV SeriesQueens
2024★ 7.8
30TV SeriesThe Blue Planet
2001★ 8.4
31TV SeriesWinterwatch
2013★ 8.2
32TV SeriesThe Hunt
2015★ 8.3
33TV SeriesEarth at Night in Colour
2020★ 8.1
34TV SeriesEarth
2023★ 8.4
35TV SeriesEarthsounds
2024★ 8.8
36TV SeriesPatagonia: Life on the Edge of the World
2022★ 8.0
37TV SeriesGreat Migrations
2010★ 7.7
38TV SeriesThe Secret Lives of Animals
2024★ 8.0
39TV SeriesThe Americas
2025★ 8.1
40TV SeriesSerengeti
2019★ 6.8
41TV SeriesWild China
2008★ 8.0
42TV SeriesSavage Kingdom
2016★ 7.8
43TV SeriesNight on Earth
2020★ 7.4
44TV SeriesThe Life of Mammals
2002★ 8.4
45TV SeriesBig Beasts
2023★ 7.4
46TV SeriesWalking with Dinosaurs
2025★ 7.0
47TV SeriesDavid Attenborough's Natural Curiosities
2013★ 7.3
48TV SeriesAsia
2024★ 8.8
49TV SeriesSuper/Natural
2022★ 7.3
50MovieDolphin Reef
2018★ 6.8
51TV SeriesGalapagos
2006★ 7.5
52TV SeriesA Perfect Planet
2021★ 8.7
53TV SeriesMan and the Earth
1974★ 7.4
54MovieMy Octopus Teacher
2020★ 7.9
55TV SeriesTrials of Life
1990★ 8.4
56TV SeriesCrikey! It's the Irwins
2018★ 8.1
57TV SeriesParenthood
2025★ 8.0
58TV SeriesPenguin Town
2021★ 7.4
59TV SeriesHuman Planet
2011★ 8.3
60TV SeriesMammals
2024★ 8.4
61TV SeriesThe Crocodile Hunter
1997★ 7.6
62TV SeriesThe Zoo
2017★ 5.8
63TV SeriesThe Wild Ones
2025★ 7.2
64TV SeriesSouth Pacific
2009★ 7.8
65MovieShark Whisperer
2025★ 6.6
66TV SeriesBig Al
2000★ 7.9
67TV SeriesWelcome to Earth
2021★ 7.6
68TV SeriesWild Russia
2008★ 8.1
69TV SeriesUnderdogs
2025★ 8.1
70TV SeriesAfrica
2013★ 8.3
71TV SeriesFrozen Planet II
2022★ 8.4
72MovieChimpanzee
2012★ 6.9
73TV SeriesOceanXplorers
2024★ 7.9
74TV SeriesA World of Calm
2020★ 6.7
75TV SeriesA Real Bug's Life
2024★ 7.4
76TV SeriesWild Isles
2023★ 8.2
77TV SeriesWildest Islands
2012★ 8.1
78TV SeriesWild Hawaii
2014★ 7.7
79MovieWildcat
2022★ 7.3
80TV SeriesLife Story
2014★ 8.4
81TV SeriesNature's Great Events
2009★ 8.4
82TV SeriesThe Green Planet
2022★ 8.8
83TV SeriesThe Life of Birds
1998★ 8.2
84TV SeriesWild Scandinavia
2023★ 7.0
85MovieCheetahs Up Close with Bertie Gregory
2026★ 7.8
86TV SeriesFirst Life
2010★ 7.2
87TV SeriesSecrets of the Whales
2021★ 7.8
88TV SeriesOur Oceans
2024★ 7.5
89TV SeriesSea Monsters
2003★ 7.8
90MovieMarch of the Penguins 2: The Next Step
2017★ 6.9
91TV SeriesYellowstone: One-Fifty
2022★ 8.0
92TV SeriesOur Living World
2024★ 8.1
93TV SeriesSecrets of the Penguins
2025★ 7.5
94TV SeriesWild Babies
2022★ 7.6
95TV SeriesPredators
2022★ 8.2
96TV SeriesNightmares of Nature
2025★ 8.0
97MovieGrizzly Man
2005★ 7.5
98MoviePlanet Ocean
2012★ 7.5
99TV SeriesWalking with Monsters
2005★ 8.5
100MovieDeep Blue
2003★ 6.9
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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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