Trailer
Summary
This documentary follows oceanographer Sylvia Earle's campaign to save the world's oceans from threats such as overfishing and toxic waste.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Kids
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 77Audiences 77GoodWatch 77
Metascore77
Audience score84%
IMDb7.9
User score6.7
Running time
1 h 34 min
A typical length for documentaries
typical 9694Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 131 countries
+121Released
2014
January 30, 2014
12 years ago
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- PGUnited States
Yes: it's rated PG in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalKidsPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismThought-Provoking
and 1 moreDirecting · 2
- Fisher Stevens Director, Producer
- Robert Nixon Director, Producer
Writing · 2
- Mark Monroe Writer, Producer
- Jack Youngelson Writer, Producer
Production · 5
- Julie Nives Executive Producer
- Andrew S. Karsch Executive Producer
- Peter R. Livingston Jr. Producer, Editor
- Erik Gordon Producer
- Zara Duffy Co-Producer
Camera · 3
- Damien Drake Director of Photography
- Axel Baumann Director of Photography
- Bryce Groark Underwater Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Caitlin Tartaro Digital Intermediate
Sound · 5
- Will Bates Original Music Composer
- Damian Volpe Supervising Sound Editor
- Susan Jacobs Music Supervisor
- Jackie Mulhearn Music Supervisor
- Ian Cymore ADR & Dubbing
Art · 1
- Dave Corfield Art Direction
Visual Effects · 2
- Lucjan Gorczynski Visual Effects, Animation
- Leah Garner Orsini Visual Effects Producer
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