Name: Ghost Elephants
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2026-02-27
Duration: 1 h 39 min
Cast: Werner Herzog, Steve Boyes, Kerllen Costa, Xui, Xui Dawid

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Stays with you.
Feels like real life.
Pays off your patience.

Not for laughs, scares or adrenaline.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+20)
Critics 89Audiences 69GoodWatch 80
Tomatometer98%
Metascore79
Letterboxd · 12 K ratings3.7/5
IMDb7.0
User score6.4
Running time
1 h 39 min
A typical length for documentaries
typical 9699
Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 58 countries
+48
Released
2026
February 27, 2026
This year
Genre
Documentary
Language
English
Original language
Also spoken
Portuguese
Made in
United States
Namibia
Angola
Rated
- NRUnited States
- PG-13United States
Yes: it's rated NR in the United States for violence, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
ViolenceMild
Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
Frightening scenesLittle or none
Sex, nudityLittle or none
Dark themesMild
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-Provoking
Not listed for kids.
3 people
Directing · 1
Werner Herzog Director, Screenplay, Writer, Producer
Production · 19
Veronica Ferres Executive Producer
Andrew Trapani Executive Producer
Steve Boyes Executive Producer
David Sze Executive Producer
Richard Sneider Executive Producer
Christopher White Executive Producer
Camera · 3
Rafael Leyva Director of Photography
Johann Vorster Camera Operator
Roger Horrocks Underwater Camera, Cinematography
Editing · 3
Marco Capalbo Editor
Juan Salvo Colorist
Shane Ross Colorist
Sound · 2
Ernst Reijseger Original Music Composer
Erik Bosgraaf Musician
Other crew · 1
Eric Averdung Cinematography