Ocean with David Attenborough
2025 · Movie · 85 min · ★ 8.1 · 97% critics
A celebrated naturalist guides viewers on a globe-spanning journey beneath the waves, revealing the ocean’s beauty, diversity, and importance to life on Earth. From coral reefs and kelp forests to the open sea, the film explores both the damage caused by human activity and the hope found in protecting and restoring marine ecosystems.
Also known as David Attenborough: Ocean
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Streaming on Disney+ and Hulu.
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Details
- Years
- 2025
- Release date
- 2025-05-08
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 85 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 97/100
- TMDB rating
- 8.1/10 (67 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want an awe-filled, educational ocean journey that balances wonder with urgency and ends on a hopeful note; Not for you if you prefer lighter viewing or avoid distressing real-world topics like in For Sama.
Pros: breathtaking underwater imagery; clear, hopeful message; wide-ranging ocean life | Cons: upsetting environmental damage; heavy human impact focus; sobering tone throughout
Themes
- ocean
- climate change
- destruction of planet
- nature
- underwater photography
- climate observatory
- nature documentary
- underwater world
- save the planet
- planet earth
- underwater life
- oceans
- +6 more
Cast & crew
David Attenborough
as Self
Directed by Colin Butfield, Toby Nowlan, Keith Scholey