Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "primatologist"

1. Rampage (2018)

PG-13 | 107 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

When three different animals become infected with a dangerous pathogen, a primatologist and a geneticist team up to stop them from destroying Chicago.

Director: Brad Peyton | Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Naomie Harris, Malin Akerman, Jeffrey Dean Morgan

Votes: 185,194 | Gross: $101.03M

2. Congo (1995)

PG-13 | 109 min | Action, Adventure, Mystery

When an expedition to the African Congo ends in disaster, a new team is assembled to find out what went wrong.

Director: Frank Marshall | Stars: Laura Linney, Tim Curry, Dylan Walsh, Ernie Hudson

Votes: 48,720 | Gross: $81.02M

3. Instinct (1999)

R | 126 min | Drama, Thriller

When noted anthropologist Dr. Ethan Powell, who left society to live in the jungle, is imprisoned for murder, it's up to young psychiatrist Theo Caulder to get through to him.

Director: Jon Turteltaub | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Cuba Gooding Jr., Donald Sutherland, Maura Tierney

Votes: 34,301 | Gross: $34.10M

4. Born to Be Wild (1995)

PG | 100 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Margaret teaches a gorilla sign language etc. When the gorilla owner takes it back to make money from shows, Margaret's rebellious teenage son steals it. They're off on a road trip to the Canadian border.

Director: John Gray | Stars: Wil Horneff, Helen Shaver, Jean Marie Barnwell, John C. McGinley

Votes: 1,681 | Gross: $3.67M

5. Jane (II) (2017)

PG | 90 min | Documentary, Biography

The life and work of the renowned primatology scientist, Jane Goodall, especially on her research about chimpanzees.

Director: Brett Morgen | Stars: Jane Goodall, Hugo Van Lawick, Hugo Eric Louis van Lawick

Votes: 5,669 | Gross: $1.72M

6. Born to Be Wild (2011)

G | 40 min | Documentary, Short, Adventure

This heartwarming film documents orphaned orangutans and elephants and the extraordinary people who rescue and raise them-saving endangered species one life at a time.

Director: David Lickley | Stars: Birute Galdikas, Daphne Sheldrick, Morgan Freeman, Chris Fries

Votes: 3,149 | Gross: $25.89M

7. Baby Chimp Rescue (2020)

59 min | Documentary

At a home for rescued baby chimps in Liberia, orphans from the illegal pet trade receive round-the-clock care. The owners dream of building them a sanctuary in the forest and have to teach them survival skills.

Stars: Ben Garrod, Jenny Desmond, Jimmy Desmond

Votes: 70

8. Tim Tyler's Luck (1937)

Approved | 212 min | Mystery

Kind-hearted boy with sturdy character visits Africa to search for his missing father and finds adventures against hard-core criminals and wild animals.

Directors: Ford Beebe, Wyndham Gittens | Stars: Frankie Thomas, Frances Robinson, Jack Mulhall, Al Shean

Votes: 275

9. Evil Monkeys (2018 TV Special)

46 min | Adventure, Comedy, Game-Show

Three stars of The Only Way Is Essex (2010) compete for 1 million yen in "deaf, blind or mute" challenges set before them by the mischievous super-intelligent apes who control the tropical island where this semi-scripted game-show pilot is set.

Directors: Ben Wilson, Nadia White | Stars: Togo Igawa, Jessica Ransom, James Lock, Bobby Cole Norris

10. 30 Years of National Geographic Specials (1995 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 46 min | Documentary

Celebrates 30 years of televised specials by The National Geographic Society.

Stars: Jacques-Yves Cousteau, Dian Fossey, Birute Galdikas, Jane Goodall

Votes: 148

11. De verloren kolonie (2008)

70 min | Documentary

Will the once famous Sukhumi Primate Center survive?

Director: Astrid Bussink

Votes: 23

12. Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom (2002– )
Episode: Gorilla Encounters (2006)

Documentary

Gorillas are observed in the rainforests of the Central African Republic, where ecotourism may be thwarted by the primates' hostile behavior towards tourists despite efforts to acclimate them to humans.

Stars: Simon Barritt, Chloe Cipolletta, Ngambo, Flavian Pani

13. National Geographic Specials (1965– )
Episode: The Lost Film of Dian Fossey (2003)

52 min | Documentary, History

Includes never before seen footage of Dian Fossey, previously featured in the gorilla special.

Stars: Bob Campbell, Heather Campbell, Michael Fay, Dian Fossey

Votes: 22

14. Unnatural Causes (2008– )
Episode: In Sickness and in Wealth (2008)

56 min | Documentary

What are the connections between healthy bodies and healthy bank accounts and skin color? How do social policies and the way we organize work and society affect health? Solutions lie not in more pills but in more equality.

Director: Llewellyn M. Smith | Stars: Sheila Andersen, Warren Buffett, Nicholas Christakis, Sheldon Cohen

Votes: 10

15. Castle (2009–2016)
Episode: A Murder Is Forever (2013)

TV-PG | 43 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

A renowned relationship therapist is murdered. The team investigate a couple whose files are missing from the office, and find a perfect, priceless, 100 karat diamond is at the heart of the mystery.

Director: Bill Roe | Stars: Nathan Fillion, Stana Katic, Susan Sullivan, Jon Huertas

Votes: 1,087