Movies & Documentaries about Earth, Earth Sciences or Astronomy

by tevj99-612-264256 | created - 22 Apr 2013 | updated - 30 Apr 2013 | Public

A list of movies and documentaries about the earth, earth sciences or astronomy. Materials presented can be either factual, fictional or theoretically based.

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1. Inside Planet Earth (2009 TV Movie)

120 min | Documentary

A fantastical - but factual - journey to the Centre of the Earth.

Director: Martin Williams | Stars: Richard Lintern, Patrick Stewart

Votes: 285

2. National Geographic: The Story of Earth (2011 TV Movie)

90 min | Documentary

How the earth evolved and man's minuscule place in it. Excellent to understand what we know today as our earth's evolution.

Director: Yavar Abbas | Star: Matt Vasko

Votes: 175

National Geographic The Story of Earth: Imagine cameras had been around since the creation of Earth to record every major event and you have this astonishing documentary. In this photorealistic CGI epic, see how a boiling ball of rock transformed into the blue planet we know today. Explore every aspect of our world; learn how water first arrived on Earth, discover the vital role oxygen played as life forms began to evolve, and find out how land mammals evolved into dinosaurs and other giant beasts, before becoming extinct 65 million years ago. Cutting-edge imagery also reveals how humans first began to walk on two feet and looks into the future to see what may be in store for our home over the next five billion years.

A National Geographic documentary examining the earth in each of its many layers. A complete analysis from crust to core.

4. Naked Science (2004– )
Episode: Hubble's Amazing Universe (2008)

Documentary, Adventure

Hubble Space Telescope is awaiting one final shuttle servicing mission, but why is a telescope worth the risk? Hubble has made numerous discoveries, such as the birth of stars, the death of... See full summary »

Director: Dana Berry | Stars: Phil Plait, John M. Grunsfeld, Jeff Hester, Howard E. Bond

Votes: 74

5. Inside the Milky Way (2010 TV Movie)

96 min | Documentary

Embark on an astounding journey across 100,000 light-years to witness key moments in the history of the Milky Way. Using cutting-edge science, National Geographic constructs a 3-D ... See full summary »

Director: Duncan Copp | Stars: James S. Bullock, Reg E. Cathey

Votes: 386

6. Drain the Ocean (2009 TV Movie)

TV-G | 88 min | Documentary

In this National Geographic special, we look at what most call "The Final Frontier". Using the newest data gathered from scientists all over the world and the latest advancements in ... See full summary »

Stars: Avery Brooks, Charlie Paull, Tim Le Bas, Craig Dawe

Votes: 160

7. National Geographic: Tsunami - Killer Wave (2005 Video)

Not Rated | 52 min | Documentary

The documentary explores the causes of tsunami waves, one of nature's most powerful and destructive forces. Survivors and scientists tell gripping tales of past tsunami disasters in Hawaii, Japan, and the Pacific Northwest.

Votes: 71

8. Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008)

PG | 93 min | Action, Adventure, Family

57 Metascore

On a quest to find out what happened to his missing brother, a scientist, his nephew and their mountain guide discover a fantastic and dangerous lost world in the center of the earth.

Director: Eric Brevig | Stars: Brendan Fraser, Josh Hutcherson, Aníta Briem, Seth Meyers

Votes: 131,773 | Gross: $101.70M

9. Mega Disasters (2006–2008)

45 min | Documentary

Combining science and history, Mega Disasters visits the sites of the most incredible disasters of the past -- and then virtually recreates them in modern times and locations using state-of-the-art computer animation.

Stars: J.V. Martin, Roger Tilling, Laura MacDonald, Celal Sengör

Votes: 132

10. Japan's Tsunami: Caught on Camera (2011 TV Movie)

75 min | Documentary

BAFTA Award nominated documentary capturing the impact of the earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan in 2011, using amateur footage filmed by those caught up in the disaster.

Director: Peter Nicholson

Votes: 76

11. How the Universe Works (2010– )
Episode: Supernovas (2010)

TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary

Stars are not eternal; they are dying in unimaginably large explosions called supernovas. Second only to the Big Bang, these explosions are where creation and destruction meet. Only now ... See full summary »

Director: Shaun Trevisick | Stars: Richard Lintern, Mike Rowe, Michio Kaku, Michelle Thaller

Votes: 160

12. How the Universe Works (2010– )
Episode: Stars (2010)

TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary

The story of how stars were made by the Universe and how Stars then went on to engineer everything else in that very universe. They changed the Universe by spawning further generations of ... See full summary »

Director: Peter Chinn | Stars: Richard Lintern, Mike Rowe, Lawrence Krauss, Michelle Thaller

Votes: 190

13. The Elegant Universe (2003)

Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary

A documentary examining string theory.

Stars: Brian Greene, Leonard Susskind, Amanda Peet, Steven Weinberg

Votes: 2,278

14. Earth's Final Hours (2011 TV Movie)

PG-13 | 84 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

After dense matter from an imploded white hole hits Earth, the planet's rotation is devastated. A group of government agents must locate a lost satellite network that is the world's only hope for survival.

Director: W.D. Hogan | Stars: Robert Knepper, Julia Benson, Cameron Bright, Julia Maxwell

Votes: 2,554

15. Life After People (2008 TV Movie)

108 min | Documentary, Sci-Fi

Visit the ghostly villages surrounding Chernobyl (abandoned by humans after the 1986 nuclear disaster), travel to remote islands off the coast of Maine to search for abandoned towns that ... See full summary »

Director: David de Vries | Stars: Struan Rodger, John Anderson, David Brin, Bill Bruninga

Votes: 3,193



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