The Best Alastair Fothergill Movies, Ranked
16 credits from 1993 to 2022, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet (2020) comes out on top with a score of 85. The biggest box office hit is Chimpanzee (2012) with $34.8M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Alastair Fothergill Box Office Hits
Alastair Fothergill's films have made $113M worldwide in total. Chimpanzee (2012) is the biggest hit at $34.8M, ahead of African Cats (2011) ($30.9M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Chimpanzee 2012 · Documentary $34.8M $29M dom. - 2
African Cats 2011 · Documentary $30.9M $15.4M dom. - 3
Bears 2014 · Documentary $21.3M $17.8M dom. - 4
Monkey Kingdom 2015 · Documentary $16.8M $16.4M dom. - 5
Penguins 2019 · Documentary $7.7M $7.7M dom. - 6
The Blue Planet 2001 · Documentary $791K - 7
David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 2020 · Biography $627K - 8
Blue Planet II 2017 · Documentary $206K
The Best Alastair Fothergill Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Alastair Fothergill's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Alastair Fothergill Movies
The most recent films Alastair Fothergill is credited on, newest first — starting with Polar Bear (2022). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Polar Bear 2022 · Director -
Bear Witness 2022 · Director - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 2020 · Director
- Penguins 2019 · Director
- Blue Planet II 2017 · Director
- Monkey Kingdom 2015 · Director
- Bears 2014 · Director
- Chimpanzee 2012 · Director
- African Cats 2011 · Director
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Earth 2009 · Director -
Planet Earth 2006 · Director -
Planet Earth: The Future 2006 · Director
The Best Alastair Fothergill Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Alastair Fothergill films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Alastair Fothergill movie?
David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet (2020) is the best-rated Alastair Fothergill film, with a Movie Echo Score of 85, ahead of Polar Bear (2022) (75) and Penguins (2019) (70). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Alastair Fothergill movie?
Chimpanzee (2012) made the most at the box office, with $34.8M worldwide, followed by African Cats (2011) with $30.9M. Together, Alastair Fothergill's films with box office figures have made $113M.
What is the best Alastair Fothergill documentary movie?
Polar Bear (2022) is the best-rated of Alastair Fothergill's documentary films, with a score of 75. In other genres: David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet (biography).
What is the newest Alastair Fothergill movie?
The newest film on Alastair Fothergill's filmography is Polar Bear (2022), directed by Alastair Fothergill.
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