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"Avatar (2009) can be read as a pamphlet of environmental protection, criticizing the destruction of rainforests, mountaintop removal for mining and evictions from homes for development." --Sholem Stein


"Central to Spirited Away (2001) is environmentalism. The most obvious examples of this are the river spirit's dramatic and beautiful transformation once he has been freed from the material dumped in him by humans, and Haku's discovery that the reason he cannot go home is that the River Kohaku, whose spirit he was, had been filled in by apartment buildings." --Sholem Stein


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List of documentary films about the environment

A documentary film is a film whose author(s), at the time of its production, believed its information to be true.

Title Theme(s) and subtheme(s) Author(s) Year(s)
The 11th HourGlobal warming, deforestation, mass species extinction, social responsibility, Conservation movementNadia Conners, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Leila Conners Petersen 2007
Angry InukHunting: seal huntingAlethea Arnaquq-Baril 2016
The Antarctica Challenge: A Global Warning Climate Change research in Antarctica Mark Terry 2009
Ashes to HoneyNuclear power: radiationHitomi Kamanaka 2011
BarakaNatural phenomena, Human behaviorConstantine Nicholas and Genevieve Nicholas 1992
Before the Flood Global Climate Change Mark Monroe 2016
Before VanishingWater pollution: Barada (river) Joude Gorani 2005
The Bell of Chernobyl Chernobyl nuclear disaster Rollan Sergienko 1987
Bhopal ExpressAir pollution: from a pesticide factory Prasoon Pandey and Piyush Pandey 1999
Biùtiful cauntri Pollution: toxic waste dumping in Southern ItalyEsmeralda Calabria and Andrea D'Ambrosio 2007
Black HoleCoal mining: Australia João Dujon Pereira 2015
Blue VinylPollution: production and disposal of polyvinyl chlorideDaniel B. Gold and Judith Helfand 2002
Burning the Future: Coal in America Mining: mountaintop removal miningDavid Novack and Richard Hankin 2008
The Burning Season (1994) Forests: Amazon rainforestWilliam Mastrosimone 1994
The Burning Season (2008) Forests: deforestation in IndonesiaCathy Henkel 2008
Butterfly Environmentalism: resisting clearcuttingDoug Wolens 2000
Cane Toads: The ConquestIntroduced species: cane toads in Australia Mark Lewis 2010
Cane Toads: An Unnatural HistoryIntroduced species: cane toads in Australia Mark Lewis 1988
The Chances of the World ChangingEndangered species: turtlesEric Daniel Metzgar 2006
Chasing IceGlobal warmingJames Balog 2012
Chernobyl HeartChernobyl disaster: acute radiation syndromeMaryann DeLeo 2003
Children of Tsunami: No More TearsNatural disasters: 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami Satya Sivaraman, Nur Raihan, Suren de Silva, and Pipope Panitchpakdi 2005
The City DarkLight pollutionIan Cheney 2011
Climate RefugeesClimate change: effects on natural resourcesMichael P. Nash 2010
Clouds of SmokeGlobal warmingFatmir Terziu 2007
Colombia Magia Salvaje Colombian biodiversity and environmental protection Mike Slee 2015
The CoveHunting: dolphin drive huntingMark Monroe 2009
Cowspiracy: The Sustainability SecretAnimal husbandry, policies of environmental organizations, global warming, water use, deforestation, and ocean dead zones, Kip Andersen and Keegan Kuhn 2014
Crude (2007) Petroleum industry: peak oil and climate changeRichard Smith 2007
Crude (2009) Petroleum industry: pollution and class actionJoe Berlinger 2009
A Crude Awakening: The Oil CrashPeak oil, Petroleum industryBasil Gelpke and Ray McCormack 2006
Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez DisasterPetroleum industry: Exxon Valdez oil spill, United States Environmental Protection Agency, disaster responsePaul Seed 1992
Deadly Deception: General Electric, Nuclear Weapons and Our Environment Energy: nuclear weaponsDebra Chasnoff 1991
Demain (English: Tomorrow) Sustainable communities Cyril Dion and Mélanie Laurent 2015
DreamlandDams: Kárahnjúkar Hydropower Plant in IcelandÞorfinnur Guðnason, Andri Snær Magnason 2009
Dust to Dust: The Health Effects of 9/11Air pollution: from September 11 attacks, United States Environmental Protection AgencyHeidi Dehncke-Fisher 2006
EarthEnvironmental change: effects on three particular species Alastair Fothergill, Mark Linfield, and Leslie Megahey 2007
Earth DaysEnvironmentalism: environmental movement in the United StatesRobert Stone 2009
Eco-Pirate: The Story of Paul WatsonHunting: anti-whalingTrish Dolman 2011
ElementalWater pollution: Ganges RiverEmmanuel Vaughan-Lee, Gayatri Roshan 2012
The End of EdenEnvironmental degradation: cattle ranchingRick Lomba 1986
Fight for the PlanetGlobal warming, Social responsibilityColin Carter 2009
Final Straw: Food, Earth, Happiness Food, farming, natural farming, biophilia Patrick M. Lydon and Suhee Kang 2015
Flow: For Love of WaterWater privatization: big business and the natural environmentIrena Salina, Steven Starr 2008
Food, Inc.Agriculture: corporate farming, Sustainable agriculture, meat industry, Intensive farming, food labelling regulationsRobert Kenner 2009
Forbidden ForestForests: sustainable forest managementKevin W. Matthews 2004
Forests for the 21st CenturyForests: reforestation, carbon emissionsForestry Commission of Great Britain, IUCN 2009
The Forgotten DistrictForests: ecotourism in BelizeOliver Dickinson 2008
The Fourth Revolution: EnergyEnergy: renewable energyCarl-A. Fechner 2010
Fractured LandEnvironmentalism: awareness of hydraulic fracturing, First NationsFiona Rayher and Damien Gillis 2015
The Future of FoodAgriculture: genetically modified foodDeborah Koons Garcia 2004
Global Warming: The Signs and The ScienceGlobal warmingAlanis Morissette 2005
Global Warming: What You Need to KnowGlobal warmingNicolas Brown 2006
GMO OMGGenetically modified organisms, MonsantoJeremy Seifert, Elizabeth Kucinich 2013
The Great Global Warming SwindleGlobal warming: climate change denialMartin Durkin 2007
The Great WarmingGlobal warming: politics of global warming, Climate change mitigation, Climate change policy of the United StatesMichael Taylor 2006
Haida Gwaii: On the Edge of the World General environment of Haida Gwaii, Rising sea level, natural disaster, climate changeCharles Wilkinson 2015
Home Various themes Yann Arthus-Bertrand 2009
How to Change the WorldEnvironmentalism: GreenpeaceJerry Rothwell 2015
Ice and the Sky Global warming: Antarctic Luc Jacquet 2015
The Idiot CycleChemical industry: genetically modified organismsEmmanuelle Schick Garcia 2009
If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation FrontForests: eco-terrorismMarshall Curry and Matthew Hamacheck 2011
If You Love This PlanetNuclear weapons, Nuclear power in the United States, Nuclear policy of the United StatesTerre Nash 1982
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to PowerClimate change: activity of Al GoreBonni Cohen, Jon Shenk 2017
An Inconvenient TruthGlobal warmingAl Gore 2006
An Inconvenient Truth...Or Convenient Fiction?Global warmingSteven F. Hayward 2007
Journey to the Safest Place on EarthRadioactive wasteEdgar Hagen 2013
Laloorinu ParayanullathuEnvironment of India: municipal waste in LaloorSathish Kalathil 2012
The Last Paradises: On the Track of Rare AnimalsEndangered speciesEugen Schuhmacher 1967
March of the Penguins Wildlife: Emperor penguinsLuc Jacquet, National Geographic 2005
Material Of The Future Controversies of plastic recycling, plastic pollution, plastic industry, bioplasticsVern Moen 2014
The MessengerSongbirds: bird conservationSu Rynard 2015
Minamata: The Victims and Their WorldWater pollution: mercury poisoningNoriaki Tsuchimoto 1971
Mountaintop Removal (film) Mining: mountaintop removal miningMichael O'Connell 2007
No Impact ManSustainability: sustainable living 2009
No PressureClimate change mitigationRichard Curtis and Franny Armstrong 2010
Oil on IcePetroleum industry: Arctic Refuge drilling controversyStephen Most 2004
Oil Sands KaraokePetroleum industry: oil sands of Alberta 2013
On the LinePetroleum industry: Enbridge Northern Gateway PipelinesFrank Wolf 2011
Out of BalanceExxonMobil funding climate change deniers: climate changeTom Jackson 2006
Pandora's PromiseNuclear power and climate changeRobert Stone 2013
The Polar Explorer Climate Change research in the Arctic's Northwest Passage and Antarctica Mark Terry 2010
Polluting ParadiseWaste management: in TurkeyFatih Akın 2012
The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak OilPeak oil: anti-consumerism, urban agriculture, energy dependence, and sustainabilityFaith Morgan 2006
Powerful: Energy for EveryoneEnergy: renewable energyDavid Chernushenko 2010
The RedwoodsForests: protection of redwoodsTrevor Greenwood, Mark Jonathan Harris 1967
RenewalEnvironmentalism: environmental movement in the United States, religious-environmental movement Marty Ostrow, Terry Kay Rockefeller 2008
The Return of Navajo BoyUranium mining in the United States, environmental racism, uranium pollutionJeff Spitz 2000
Revenge of the Electric CarSustainable design: electric carsChris Paine and P.G. Morgan 2011
Revolution Various themes, including environmental collapseRob Stewart 2012
The Rise and Fall of the Great Lakes (short) Various themes, including ice age and anthropogenic changeBill Mason, National Film Board of Canada 1968
Sea of Life Various themes, including ocean acidification and overfishingJulia Barnes 2016
Search for the Super BatteryEnergy: energy storage devices, including batteries Daniel McCabe - Semper Fi: Always FaithfulWater pollution: Camp Lejeune water contaminationRachel Libert and Tony Hardmon 2011
Sexy KillersEnvironmental impact of the coal industry in Indonesia Dandhy Dwi Laksono and Ucok Suparta 2019
SharkwaterEndangered species: sharksRob Stewart 2007
The Shiranui SeaWater pollution: mercury poisoningNoriaki Tsuchimoto 1975
Shored UpWeather: Hurricane Sandy: rising sea level Ben Kalina 2013
Silent StormNuclear weapons testing: radioactive contaminationPeter Butt 2003
Spoiled the MovieEnergy: environmental impact of the energy industry, problems with alternative energy, etc. Kevin Miller 2011
The Story of StuffProduct lifecycle management: anti-consumerismAnnie Leonard 2007
Surviving the Tsunami - My Atomic AuntNuclear power: Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disasterKyoko Miyake 2013
That Should Not Be: Our Children Will Accuse UsAgriculture: agrochemicalsJean-Paul Jaud 2008
The Toxic Clouds of 9/11: A Looming DisasterAir pollution: from September 11 attacksAlison Johnson 2006
Toxic LegacyAir pollution: from September 11 attacksSusan Teskey 2006
Trash Inc: The Secret Life of GarbageWaste management: landfillsAlison O'Brien, Carl Quintanilla 2010
The True CostGarment industry, consumerism, river and soil pollution, pesticide contamination, fair trade, sustainable clothingAndrew Morgan 2015
Ultimate Tornado Unusually violent tornadoes in the United States National Geographic Channel 2006
Unacceptable LevelsEnvironmental toxicology Edward Brown 2013
Under the DomeAir pollution in ChinaChai Jing 2015
Vanishing of the BeesHoney bees: colony collapse disorderMaryam Henein, George Langworthy, and James Erskine 2009
Vanishing PointClimate change: Arctic sea ice declineMarina Endicott and others 2012
VirungaWildlife conservation: Democratic Republic of the CongoOrlando von Einsiedel 2014
Voices of TransitionAgriculture: energy and resource scarcity Nils Aguilar 2012
Walking Through A Minefield Uranium mining in Australia Cathy Henkel 1999
WatchForests: clearcuttingBriana Waters 2001
WatermarkWaterJennifer Baichwal and Edward Burtynsky 2013
What a Way to Go: Life at the End of Empire Various themes: peak oil, climate change, overpopulation, and species extinctionTimothy S. Bennett 2007
What Is the Electric Car?Sustainable design: electric carsKen Grant and Scott DuPont 2010
White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and NagasakiAtomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki: acute radiation syndromeSteven Okazaki 2007
Who Killed the Electric Car?Sustainable design: electric cars and roles of industries and governmentsChris Paine 2006
Wind Over Water: The Cape Wind Story Energy: Cape WindOle Tangen Jr. 2003
WindfallWind power: environmental impact of wind powerLaura Israel 2010
The World According to MonsantoAgriculture: MonsantoMarie-Monique Robin 2008
The Plow That Broke the Plains Dust Bowl Pare Lorentz 1936
The River (1938 film) Erosion: Mississippi River Pare Lorentz 1938
De platte jungle Wadden Sea, overfishing, nuclear energy, water pollution, Overexploitation Johan van der Keuken 1978
The Atomic Cafe Nuclear warfare Jayne Loader, Kevin Rafferty and Pierce Rafferty 1982
Koyaanisqatsi Various themes, including natural landscape, urbanization, development Godfrey Reggio with Philip Glass 1982

List of fictional films about the environment

Some fictional films are based on true events.

Title Theme(s) and subtheme(s) Author(s) Year(s)
The Roots of Heaven Conservation of elephant herds from poaching. John Huston, Romain Gary 1958
Absurdistan (film) Water shortage in drought striken area, sex strike. Veit Helmer 2008
Iracema (1975 film) Trans-Amazonian Highway, Ecology Jorge Bodanzky and Orlando Senna 1975
L'An 01 Consumerism, Ecology Jacques Doillon, Alain Resnais and Jean Rouch 1973
The War Game Nuclear warfare Peter Watkins 1965
Wind Across the Everglades Conservation biology: poaching Nicholas Ray 1958
2012 Natural disasters: 2012 phenomenon Harald Kloser and Roland Emmerich 2009
The Age of Stupid Climate change Franny Armstrong 2009
Aftermath Nuclear warfare Christian McDonald 2012
Avatar Natural resources James Cameron 2009
Birdemic: Shock and Terror Global warming James Nguyen 2008
Carface Petroleum industry: car culture 2015
The China Syndrome Energy: nuclear meltdown Mike Gray, T.S. Cook, and James Bridges 1979
A Civil Action Water pollution: by trichloroethylene Steven Zaillian 1998
Climate Change Denial Disorder Climate change denial Nicol Paone 2015
The Day After Tomorrow Climate change Roland Emmerich and Jeffrey Nachmanoff 2004
Denmark Pollution: water pollution 2010
Earthquake Earthquake in Los Angeles George Fox and Mario Puzo 1974
Earthquake in Chile Earthquake in Chile Helma Sanders-Brahms 1975
Erin Brockovich Energy development: water pollution Susannah Grant 2000
FernGully: The Last Rainforest Forests: rainforests 1992
First Reformed Climate change Paul Schrader 2017
Fire Down Below Pollution: from mining 1997
Fly Away Home Wildlife: Canada goose Bill Lishman, Robert Rodat, and Vince McKewin 1996
Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder Natural resources and Wildlife Peter Avanzino 2009
H2O Water supply: Kaveri River water dispute in India Upendra 2000
The Happening Toxicology M. Night Shyamalan 2008
Happy Feet Environment of Antarctica Warren Coleman, John Collee, George Miller, and Judy Morris 2006
Hell and High Water Atomic bomb explosion in the Cold War Jesse L. Lasky, Jr., Samuel Fuller, and David Hempstead 1954
If You Love Your Children Climate change Sanjay Patel (filmmaker) 2014
An Inconvenient Penguin Invasive species 2008
The Lorax Forests Dr. Seuss 2012
Chicken Run Battery cage and Intensive animal farming 2000
Over the Hedge Forests being taken over by suburbia Michael Fry and T. Lewis 2006
Muro Ami Fishing: illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing Marilou Diaz-Abaya 1999
On Deadly Ground Pollution: from petroleum industry Ed Horowitz and Robin U. Russin 1994
Once Upon a Forest Forests 1993
Paddle to the Sea (short) Various themes Holling C. Holling, Bill Mason, National Film Board of Canada 1966
Plastic Bag Plastic bags Ramin Bahrani and Jenni Jenkins 2009
Safe Multiple chemical sensitivity Todd Haynes 1995
San Andreas Earthquake in California 2015
Sharknado Severe weather and sharks Thunder Levin 2013
Silent Running Deforestation Deric Washburn, Michael Cimino and Steven Bochco 1972
Sizzle Global warming Randy Olson 2009
Soylent Green Natural resources, pollution, global warming, Human overpopulationRichard Fleischer 1973
Space Tourists Pollution: space debris 2002
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Wildlife: Humpback whale 1986
Super Comet: After The Impact Impact event 2007
Tentacles Wildlife: gigantic octopus Steven W. Carabatsos, Tito Carpi, Jerome Max, and Sonia Molteni 1977
WALL-E Waste management 2008
Pom Poko Deforestation: wildlife displacement Isao Takahata, Hayao Miyazaki, Kenji Miyazawa 1994
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind Conservation: insects Hayao Miyazaki 1984
Princess Mononoke Technology vs. nature Hayao Miyazaki 1997
Ark Pollution vs. nature Rolf Forsberg 1970

Television

Title Theme(s) and subtheme(s) Producer(s) Year(s)
Saving Britain's Past Cultural heritage Mary Sackville-West 2009
The Truth About Wildlife Wildlife: United Kingdom Simon Willis 2011
Years of Living Dangerously Climate change James Cameron, Jerry Weintraub and Arnold Schwarzenegger 2014
Millennium: Tribal Wisdom and the Modern World (series of videos) Various themes, including local knowledge David Maybury-Lewis 1992
Hinterland Who's Who Wildlife Environment Canada Wildlife Service and the National Film Board of Canada 1960s, 1970s, 2000s

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