Ocean with David Attenborough

2025 85 min ★ 8.1 Documentary

David Attenborough takes viewers on a breathtaking journey showing there is nowhere more vital for our survival, more full of life, wonder, or surprise, than the ocean. Through spectacular sequences featuring coral reefs, kelp forests and the open ocean, Attenborough shares why a healthy ocean keeps the entire planet stable and flourishing.

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Cast

David Attenborough

Self

Details

Director

Colin Butfield

Tagline

"If we save the sea, we save our world."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$5,100,000

Revenue

$3,400,000

Production

Silverback Films, Open Planet Studios, All3Media International, National Geographic, Minderoo Pictures, 10% for the Ocean, National Geographic Society, Pristine Seas, Dynamic Planet, Don Quixote Foundation, The Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, Arksen

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

May 14, 2025

★ 8/10

This is one of those films that really does resonate. Using some phenomenal archive photography of the realm beneath the sea, Sir David Attenborough narrates a story of devastation, desperation and ultimately optimism as he takes us on a journey around the globe evaluating the damage caused to the Earth’s oceans by a mankind who has treated this vast resource with contempt ever since industrialisa...