List of environmental films

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Environmental issues have increasingly become a topic in film and television.

Within the last twenty years, commercially successful films with an environmentalism theme have been released theatrically and made by the major Hollywood studios. The Annual Environmental Media Awards have been presented by the Environmental Media Association (EMA) since 1991 to the best television episode or film with an environmental message.[1]

Some notable films with an environmental message include:[2]

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 Hour Global warming, deforestation, mass species extinction, social responsibility, Conservation movement , Leonardo DiCaprio, and 2007
Angry Inuk Hunting: seal hunting Alethea Arnaquq-Baril 2016
The Antarctica Challenge: A Global Warning Climate Change research in Antarctica Mark Terry 2009
Anthropocene: The Human Epoch How humans have impacted the planet Jennifer Baichwal, Nicholas de Pencier, Edward Burtynsky 2019
Ashes to Honey Nuclear power: radiation Hitomi Kamanaka 2011
Baraka Natural phenomena, Human behavior Ron Fricke 1992
Before the Flood Global Climate Change Mark Monroe 2016
Before Vanishing Water pollution: Barada (river) Joude Gorani 2005
The Bell of Chernobyl Chernobyl nuclear disaster Rollan Sergienko 1987
Bhopal Express Air pollution: from a pesticide factory Prasoon Pandey and Piyush Pandey 1999
Bill Nye: Science Guy Global warming and 2017
Biùtiful cauntri Pollution: toxic waste dumping in Southern Italy Esmeralda Calabria and Andrea D'Ambrosio 2007
Black Hole Coal mining: Australia João Dujon Pereira 2015
Blue Vinyl Pollution: production and disposal of polyvinyl chloride and 2002
Burning the Future: Coal in America Mining: mountaintop removal mining and 2008
The Burning Season (1994) Forests: Amazon rainforest William Mastrosimone 1994
The Burning Season (2008) Forests: deforestation in Indonesia Cathy Henkel 2008
Butterfly Environmentalism: resisting clearcutting Doug Wolens 2000
Cane Toads: The Conquest Introduced species: cane toads in Australia Mark Lewis 2010
Cane Toads: An Unnatural History Introduced species: cane toads in Australia Mark Lewis 1988
The Chances of the World Changing Endangered species: turtles Eric Daniel Metzgar 2006
Chasing Ice Global warming James Balog 2012
Chasing Coral Global warming, Coral bleaching, Climate Change Jeff Orlowski 2017
Chernobyl Heart Chernobyl disaster: acute radiation syndrome 2003
Children of Tsunami: No More Tears Natural disasters: 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami Satya Sivaraman, Nur Raihan, Suren de Silva, and Pipope Panitchpakdi 2005
The City Dark Light pollution Ian Cheney 2011
Climate Refugees Climate change: effects on natural resources Michael P. Nash 2010
Climate Warriors Climate change, renewable energy Carl-A. Fechner 2018
Clouds of Smoke Global warming 2007
Colombia Magia Salvaje Colombian biodiversity and environmental protection Mike Slee 2015
The Cove Hunting: dolphin drive hunting 2009
Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret Animal 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 change 2007
Crude (2009) Petroleum industry: pollution and class action Joe Berlinger 2009
A Crude Awakening: The Oil Crash Peak oil, Petroleum industry Basil Gelpke and Ray McCormack 2006
Dark Waters Water Pollution: Chemical Industry, Class Action Nathaniel Rich, , Matthew Michael Carnahan 2019
Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster Petroleum industry: Exxon Valdez oil spill, United States Environmental Protection Agency, disaster response Paul Seed 1992
Deadly Deception: General Electric, Nuclear Weapons and Our Environment Energy: nuclear weapons Debra Chasnoff 1991
Dreamland Dams: Kárahnjúkar Hydropower Plant in Iceland Þorfinnur Guðnason, Andri Snær Magnason 2009
Dust to Dust: The Health Effects of 9/11 Air pollution: from September 11 attacks, United States Environmental Protection Agency Heidi Dehncke-Fisher 2006
Earth Environmental change: effects on three particular species Alastair Fothergill, Mark Linfield, and Leslie Megahey 2007
Earth Days Environmentalism: environmental movement in the United States Robert Stone 2009
Eco-Pirate: The Story of Paul Watson Hunting: anti-whaling Trish Dolman 2011
Elemental Water pollution: Ganges River Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee, Gayatri Roshan 2012
The End of Eden Environmental degradation: cattle ranching Rick Lomba 1986
Fight for the Planet Global warming, Social responsibility Colin Carter 2009
Final Straw: Food, Earth, Happiness Food, farming, natural farming, biophilia Patrick M. Lydon and Suhee Kang 2015
Water privatization: big business and the natural environment Irena Salina, Steven Starr 2008
Food, Inc. Agriculture: corporate farming, Sustainable agriculture, meat industry, Intensive farming, food labelling regulations Robert Kenner 2009
Forbidden Forest Forests: sustainable forest management Kevin W. Matthews 2004
Forests for the 21st Century Forests: reforestation, carbon emissions Forestry Commission of Great Britain, IUCN 2009
The Forgotten District Forests: ecotourism in Belize Oliver Dickinson 2008
The Fourth Revolution: Energy Energy: renewable energy Carl-A. Fechner 2010
Fractured Land Environmentalism: awareness of hydraulic fracturing, First Nations Fiona Rayher and Damien Gillis 2015
The Future of Food Agriculture: genetically modified food 2004
Garbage Warrior Garbage Warrior Oliver Hodge 2007
Global Warming: The Signs and The Science Global warming Alanis Morissette 2005
Global Warming: What You Need to Know Global warming Nicolas Brown 2006
GMO OMG Genetically modified organisms, Monsanto Jeremy Seifert, Elizabeth Kucinich 2013
The Great Global Warming Swindle Global warming: climate change denial Martin Durkin 2007
The Great Warming Global warming: politics of global warming, Climate change mitigation, Climate change policy of the United States Michael Taylor 2006
Haida Gwaii: On the Edge of the World General environment of Haida Gwaii, Rising sea level, natural disaster, climate change Charles Wilkinson 2015
Home Various themes Yann Arthus-Bertrand 2009
How to Change the World Environmentalism: Greenpeace Jerry Rothwell 2015
Ice and the Sky Global warming: Antarctic Luc Jacquet 2015
The Idiot Cycle Chemical industry: genetically modified organisms Emmanuelle Schick Garcia 2009
If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front Forests: eco-terrorism Marshall Curry and 2011
If You Love This Planet Nuclear weapons, Nuclear power in the United States, Nuclear policy of the United States Terre Nash 1982
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power Climate change: activity of Al Gore Bonni Cohen, Jon Shenk 2017
An Inconvenient Truth Global warming Al Gore 2006
An Inconvenient Truth...Or Convenient Fiction? Global warming Steven F. Hayward 2007
Journey to the Safest Place on Earth Radioactive waste 2013
Laloorinu Parayanullathu Environment of India: municipal waste in Laloor Sathish Kalathil 2012
The Last Animals Endangered species Kate Brooks 2017
The Last Paradises: On the Track of Rare Animals Endangered species Eugen Schuhmacher 1967
March of the Penguins Wildlife: Emperor penguins Luc Jacquet, National Geographic 2005
Material Of The Future Controversies of plastic recycling, plastic pollution, plastic industry, bioplastics Vern Moen 2014
The Messenger Songbirds: bird conservation 2015
Minamata: The Victims and Their World Water pollution: mercury poisoning Noriaki Tsuchimoto 1971
Mountaintop Removal (film) Mining: mountaintop removal mining Michael O'Connell 2007
No Impact Man Sustainability: sustainable living 2009
No Pressure Climate change mitigation Richard Curtis and Franny Armstrong 2010
Oil on Ice Petroleum industry: Arctic Refuge drilling controversy Stephen Most 2004
Oil Sands Karaoke Petroleum industry: oil sands of Alberta 2013
On the Line Petroleum industry: Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipelines Frank Wolf 2011
: climate change 2006
Pandora's Promise Nuclear power and climate change Robert Stone 2013
The Polar Explorer Climate Change research in the Arctic's Northwest Passage and Antarctica Mark Terry 2010
Polluting Paradise Waste management: in Turkey Fatih Akın 2012
The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil Peak oil: anti-consumerism, urban agriculture, energy dependence, and sustainability Faith Morgan 2006
The Redwoods Forests: protection of redwoods Trevor Greenwood, Mark Jonathan Harris 1967
Power to Change - The EnergyRebellion renewable energy, energy transition, global warming Carl-A. Fechner 2016
Powerful: Energy for Everyone Energy: renewable energy David Chernushenko 2010
Renewal Environmentalism: environmental movement in the United States, religious-environmental movement Marty Ostrow, Terry Kay Rockefeller 2008
The Return of Navajo Boy Uranium mining in the United States, environmental racism, Jeff Spitz 2000
Revenge of the Electric Car Sustainable design: electric cars Chris Paine and 2011
Revolution Various themes, including environmental collapse Rob Stewart 2012
The Rise and Fall of the Great Lakes (short) Various themes, including ice age and Bill Mason, National Film Board of Canada 1968
Sea of Life Various themes, including ocean acidification and overfishing 2016
Search for the Super Battery Energy: energy storage devices, including batteries Daniel McCabe 2017[3]
Semper Fi: Always Faithful Water pollution: Camp Lejeune water contamination and 2011
Sexy Killers Environmental impact of the coal industry in Indonesia Dandhy Dwi Laksono and Ucok Suparta 2019
Sharkwater Endangered species: sharks Rob Stewart 2007
The Shiranui Sea Water pollution: mercury poisoning Noriaki Tsuchimoto 1975
Shored Up Weather: Hurricane Sandy: rising sea level Ben Kalina 2013
Silent Storm Nuclear weapons testing: radioactive contamination Peter Butt 2003
Spoiled the Movie Energy: environmental impact of the energy industry, problems with alternative energy, etc. 2011
The Story of Stuff Product lifecycle management: anti-consumerism Annie Leonard 2007
Surviving the Tsunami - My Atomic Aunt Nuclear power: Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster Kyoko Miyake 2013
That Should Not Be: Our Children Will Accuse Us Agriculture: agrochemicals Jean-Paul Jaud 2008
Tomorrow (Demain) Sustainable communities Cyril Dion and Mélanie Laurent 2015
The Toxic Clouds of 9/11: A Looming Disaster Air pollution: from September 11 attacks Alison Johnson 2006
Toxic Legacy Air pollution: from September 11 attacks Susan Teskey 2006
Trash Inc: The Secret Life of Garbage Waste management: landfills Alison O'Brien, Carl Quintanilla 2010
water pollution, soil erosion, sustainable agriculture Larkin McPhee, Barbara Coffin 2010
The True Cost Garment industry, consumerism, river and soil pollution, pesticide contamination, fair trade, sustainable clothing Andrew Morgan 2015
Ultimate Tornado Unusually violent tornadoes in the United States National Geographic Channel 2006
Unacceptable Levels Environmental toxicology Edward Brown 2013
Under the Dome Air pollution in China Chai Jing 2015
Vanishing of the Bees Honey bees: colony collapse disorder Maryam Henein, George Langworthy, and 2009
Vanishing Point Climate change: Arctic sea ice decline Marina Endicott and others 2012
Virunga Wildlife conservation: Democratic Republic of the Congo Orlando von Einsiedel 2014
Voices of Transition Agriculture: energy and resource scarcity 2012
Walking Through A Minefield Uranium mining in Australia Cathy Henkel 1999
Watch Forests: clearcutting Briana Waters 2001
Watermark Water Jennifer 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 extinction 2007
What Is the Electric Car? Sustainable design: electric cars Ken Grant and Scott DuPont 2010
White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki: acute radiation syndrome Steven Okazaki 2007
Who Killed the Electric Car? Sustainable design: electric cars and roles of industries and governments Chris Paine 2006
Wind Over Water: The Cape Wind Story Energy: Cape Wind 2003
Windfall Wind power: environmental impact of wind power 2010
The World According to Monsanto Agriculture: Monsanto Marie-Monique Robin 2008
The Plow That Broke the Plains Dust Bowl Pare Lorentz 1936
The River Erosion: Mississippi River Pare Lorentz 1938
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
Trashed Waste and pollution of air, land and sea Candida Brady 2012

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 Water shortage in drought stricken area, sex strike Veit Helmer 2008
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 2012
Avatar Natural resources James Cameron 2009
Beyond the Pole Climate Change David L. Williams 2009
Beasts of the Southern Wild Melting ice caps Benh Zeitlin 2012
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 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
mother! Mother Nature as an environmental allegory Darren Aronofsky 2017
Muro Ami Fishing: illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing Marilou Diaz-Abaya 1999
Night Moves Climate change: The environmental impact of reservoirs, radical environmentalism Kelly Reichardt 2013
Noah Pollution and flooding Darren Aronofsky 2014
On Deadly Ground Pollution: from petroleum industry and 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 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
Snowpiercer Climate change Bong Joon-ho 2013
Soylent Green Natural resources, pollution, global warming, Human overpopulation Richard 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, , , and 1977
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind Conservation: insects Hayao Miyazaki 1984
Okja Animal cruelty and food security under extreme population growth Bong Joon-ho 2017
Pom Poko Deforestation: wildlife displacement Isao Takahata, Hayao Miyazaki, Kenji Miyazawa 1994
Princess Mononoke Technology vs. nature Hayao Miyazaki 1997
WALL-E Waste management 2008
Woman at War Climate change and environmental justice Benedikt Erlingsson 2018
Pollution vs. nature Rolf Forsberg 1970
Dreams Pollution vs. nature Akira Kurosawa 1990

Television[]

Title Theme(s) and subtheme(s) Producer(s) Year(s)
Saving Britain's Past Cultural heritage 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

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Environmental Media Awards website Archived 2007-09-06 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Georgia Strait "Top 10 environmental movies of all time"
  3. ^ Staff (February 1, 2017). "Search for the Super Battery". Public Broadcasting Service. Retrieved February 2, 2017.

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