30 Years of National Geographic Specials

Mediterranean Holiday

1962 · ★ 8.5

A 1962 West German documentary film directed by Hermann Leitner and Rudolf Nussgruber.

The Real Black Panther

2020 · ★ 7.4

In the Nagarhole Tiger Reserve, there is a kingdom named Kabini, which is home to a rogue confederation of animal tribes vying for dominance. But, a lone black panther named Saya is challenging the status quo by staking his claim to the throne.

The Living Sea

1995 · ★ 7.1

The Living Sea celebrates the beauty and power of the ocean as it explores our relationship with this complex and fragile environment. Using beautiful images of unspoiled healthy waters, The Living Sea offers hope for recovery engendered by productive scientific efforts. Oceanographers studying humpback whales, jellyfish, and deep-sea life show us that the more we understand the ocean and its inhabitants, the more we will know how to protect them. The film also highlights the Central Pacific islands of Palau, one of the most spectacular underwater habitats in the world, to show the beauty and potential of a healthy ocean.

Year of the Hedgehog

2009 · ★ 7.2

It's springtime, the air is tepid, the skylarks chirp, and spring flowers cover the meadows and the forest grounds. Out of a pile of leaves a fluttery, sniffling snout tip appears: it's a hedgehog awakening from its winter sleep heading into the light of a new year, having only two things in mind: food and finding a partner.

Malika the Lion Queen

2021 · ★ 5

Follows life of Malika, a lioness in South Africa’s Kruger National Park as she battles to survive.

Midsomer Murders: 25 Years of Mayhem

2022 · ★ 6

This documentary explores the enduring popularity of one of Britain's best loved crime dramas, Midsomer Murders, as it celebrates its 25th anniversary.

Blue Water, White Death

1971 · ★ 7.2

Peter Gimbel and a team of photographers set out on an expedition to find and film, for the very first time, Carcharodon carcharias—the Great White Shark. The expedition lasted over nine months and took the team from Durban, South Africa, across the Indian Ocean, and finally to southern Australia.

Lions and Hyenas: Owners of Death, Guardians of Life

2019 · ★ 6.5

For many years lions and hyenas have competed hard for meat. Both control each other, stealing and killing each other. But in this game, both survive and no one prevails.Their destinies are united. This is the story of the ancestral confrontation between the most iconic predators of Africa

Histoires de lionnes

2020 · ★ 9

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Sharks of the Bermuda Triangle

2020 · ★ 7.5

Marine biologist Dr. Austin Gallagher searches for the holy grail of shark research -- the secret breeding grounds of tiger sharks.

Flood in the Desert

2022 · ★ 10

Explore the 1928 collapse of the St. Francis Dam, the second deadliest disaster in California history. A colossal engineering and human failure, the dam was built by William Mulholland, a self-taught engineer who ensured the growth of Los Angeles by bringing the city water via aqueduct. The catastrophe killed more than 400 people and destroyed millions of dollars of property.

Echo in the Desert

In the vastness of the Iranian desert, young artists strive for freedom, community, and the preservation of their cultural heritage in the ancient caravanserai of Deyr-e Gachin, while facing the harsh conditions of their surroundings.