List of environmental films

This article lists film and television works which feature or discuss the environment, environmentalism or environmental issues.Some notable and commercially successful films have featured environmental themes[1] and are commemorated through several environmental film festivals held annually.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.[2] This is a list of documentary films related to the environment.Some fictional films are based on true events.
televisionenvironmentenvironmentalismenvironmental issuesenvironmental film festivalsEnvironmental Media Awardsdocumentary filmsThe 11th HourGlobal warmingdeforestationmass species extinctionsocial responsibilityConservation movementLeonardo DiCaprioAll That BreathesAir pollutionShaunak SenAngry InukHuntingseal huntingAlethea Arnaquq-BarilGodfrey ReggioMark TerryJennifer BaichwalNicholas de PencierEdward BurtynskyAshes to HoneyNuclear powerradiationHitomi KamanakaBarakaNatural phenomenaHuman behaviorBefore the FloodGlobal Climate ChangeBefore VanishingWater pollutionBaradaJoude GoraniThe Bell of ChernobylChernobyl nuclear disasterBhopal ExpressPiyush PandeyBigger Than UsFlore VasseurMelati WijsenBiùtiful cauntritoxic wasteSouthern ItalyBlack HoleCoal miningBlue VinylPollutionpolyvinyl chloridemountaintop removal miningThe Burning SeasonForestsAmazon rainforestWilliam Mastrosimonedeforestation in IndonesiaCathy HenkelButterflyclearcuttingDoug WolensIntroduced speciescane toadsMark LewisThe Chances of the World ChangingEndangered speciesturtlesEric Daniel MetzgarChasing IceJames BalogChasing CoralCoral bleachingClimate ChangeJeff OrlowskiChernobyl HeartChernobyl disasteracute radiation syndromeNatural disasters2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunamiThe City DarkLight pollutionIan CheneyClimate Refugeesnatural resourcesMichael P. Nashrenewable energyCarl-A. FechnerClouds of SmokeColombia Magia SalvajeMike SleeThe Covedolphin drive huntingCowspiracy: The Sustainability SecretAnimal husbandryenvironmental organizationswater useocean dead zonesKip AndersenKeegan KuhnPetroleum industrypeak oilclass actionJoe BerlingerDark WatersChemical IndustryNathaniel RichMatthew Michael CarnahanDarwin's NightmareLake VictoriaHubert SauperExxon Valdez oil spillUnited States Environmental Protection Agencydisaster responsePaul Seednuclear weaponsDebra ChasnoffDreamlandKárahnjúkar Hydropower PlantIcelandAndri Snær MagnasonSeptember 11 attacksEnvironmental changeAlastair FothergillMark LinfieldLeslie MegaheyEarth Daysenvironmental movement in the United StatesRobert Stoneanti-whalingTrish DolmanElementalGanges RiverErin BrockovichEnergy developmentSusannah GrantThe End of EdenEnvironmental degradationcattle ranchingRick LombaFight for the Planetfarmingnatural farmingbiophiliaWater privatizationbig businessnatural environmentIrena SalinaSteven StarrFood, Inc.Agriculturecorporate farmingSustainable agriculturemeat industryIntensive farmingfood labelling regulationsRobert KennerForbidden Forestsustainable forest managementreforestationcarbon emissionsForestry CommissionThe Forgotten DistrictecotourismBelizeEnergyFractured Landhydraulic fracturingFirst NationsThe Future of Foodgenetically modified foodGarbage WarriorOliver HodgeAlanis MorissetteGMO OMGGenetically modified organismsMonsantoElizabeth KucinichThe Great Global Warming Swindleclimate change denialMartin DurkinThe Great Warmingpolitics of global warmingClimate change mitigationClimate change policy of the United StatesGreenpeaceHaida GwaiiRising sea levelnatural disasterHauloutWalrusesEvgenia ArbugaevaYann Arthus-BertrandHow to Change the WorldJerry RothwellIce and the SkyLuc JacquetThe Idiot CycleEmmanuelle Schick Garciaeco-terrorismMarshall CurryIf You Love This PlanetNuclear power in the United StatesNuclear policy of the United StatesTerre NashAl GoreBonni CohenAn Inconvenient TruthAn Inconvenient Truth...Or Convenient Fiction?Steven F. HaywardJourney to the Safest Place on EarthRadioactive wasteWadden SeaJohan van der KeukLaloorinu ParayanullathuEnvironment of Indiamunicipal wasteLaloorSathish KalathilKate BrooksEugen SchuhmacherMarch of the PenguinsEmperor penguinsNational GeographicMaterial Of The Futureplastic recyclingplastic pollutionplastic industrybioplasticsThe MessengerSongbirdsbird conservationSu Rynardmercury poisoningNoriaki TsuchimotoMountaintop Removal (film)MiningNo Impact ManSustainabilitysustainable livingNo PressureRichard CurtisFranny ArmstrongOil on IceArctic Refuge drilling controversyOil Sands Karaokeoil sandsOn the LineEnbridge Northern Gateway PipelinesFrank WolfExxonMobil funding climate change deniersPandora's PromiseAnti-nuclear movementPolluting ParadiseWaste managementTurkeyFatih Akınanti-consumerismurban agricultureenergy dependenceThe RedwoodsredwoodsMark Jonathan Harrisenergy transitionDavid ChernushenkoRaoni MetuktireKayapo peopleJean-Pierre DutilleuxRenewalThe Return of Navajo BoyUranium mining in the United Statesenvironmental racismRevenge of the Electric CarSustainable designelectric carsChris PaineRevolutionenvironmental collapseRob StewartThe Rise and Fall of the Great Lakesice ageBill MasonNational Film Board of CanadaSea of Lifeocean acidificationoverfishingSearch for the Super Batteryenergy storage devicesbatteriesCamp Lejeune water contaminationSexy KillersEnvironmental impact of the coal industryDandhy Dwi LaksonoSharkwatersharksThe Shiranui SeaShored UpWeatherHurricane SandySilent StormNuclear weapons testingradioactive contaminationPeter Buttenvironmental impact of the energy industryalternative energyThe Story of StuffProduct lifecycle managementAnnie LeonardSurviving the Tsunami - My Atomic AuntFukushima Daiichi nuclear disasteragrochemicalsThis Changes EverythingNaomi KleinAvi LewisTomorrowSustainable communitiesMélanie LaurentThe Toxic Clouds of 9/11: A Looming DisasterToxic LegacylandfillsCarl QuintanillaThe True CostGarment industryconsumerismsoil pollutionpesticide contaminationfair tradesustainable clothingtornadoesNational Geographic ChannelUnacceptable LevelsEnvironmental toxicologyUnder the DomeChai JingVanishing of the BeesHoney beescolony collapse disorderMaryam HeneinGeorge LangworthyVanishing PointArctic sea ice declineMarina EndicottVirungaWildlife conservationDemocratic Republic of the CongoOrlando von EinsiedelVoices of TransitionUranium mining in AustraliaBriana WatersWatermarkoverpopulationspecies extinctionWhat Is the Electric Car?Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and NagasakiSteven OkazakiWho Killed the Electric Car?Wind Over Water: The Cape Wind StoryCape WindWindfallWind powerenvironmental impact of wind powerThe World According to MonsantoMarie-Monique RobinThe Plow That Broke the PlainsDust BowlPare LorentzThe RiverErosionMississippi Rivernuclear energyOverexploitationJohan van der KeukenThe Atomic CafeNuclear warfareJayne LoaderKevin RaffertyKoyaanisqatsinatural landscapeurbanizationPhilip GlassTrashedfictional films2012 phenomenonHarald KloserRoland EmmerichAbsurdistanWater shortagedroughtsex strikeVeit HelmerL'An 01EcologyJacques DoillonAlain ResnaisJean RouchThe Age of StupidAftermathnatureRolf ForsbergAvatarJames CameronBeyond the PoleDavid L. WilliamsBeasts of the Southern WildCarfacecar cultureThe China Syndromenuclear meltdownMike GrayT.S. CookJames BridgesA Civil ActiontrichloroethyleneSteven ZaillianClimate Change Denial DisorderThe Day After TomorrowJeffrey NachmanoffThe Day the Earth Stood Stillenvironmental damage to the planetScott DerricksonDenmarkDreamsAkira KurosawaEarthquakeLos AngelesMario PuzoEarthquake in ChileHelma Sanders-BrahmsrainforestsFirst ReformedPaul SchraderFire Down BelowFrédéric BackFly Away HomeWildlifeCanada gooseBill LishmanRobert RodatPeter Avanzinohuman impact on the environmentMichael DoughertyGorillas in the MistGorillaDian FosseyMichael AptedWater supplyKaveri River water disputeUpendraThe HappeningToxicologyM. Night ShyamalanHappy FeetWarren ColemanJohn ColleeGeorge MillerJudy MorrisHell and High WaterAtomic bombCold WarJesse L. Lasky, Jr.Samuel FullerDavid HempsteadIf You Love Your ChildrenSanjay Patel (filmmaker)An Inconvenient PenguinInvasive speciesLa Belle VerteColine SerreauThe LoraxDr. SeussThe Man Who Planted Treesmother!Mother NatureallegoryDarren AronofskyMuro AmiFishingillegal, unreported and unregulated fishingMarilou Diaz-AbayaNausicaä of the Valley of the WindConservationinsectsHayao MiyazakiNight MovesThe environmental impact of reservoirsradical environmentalismKelly ReichardtfloodingAnimal crueltypopulation growthBong Joon-hoOn Deadly GroundOnce Upon a ForestA Place to Fight ForZone to Defend in FranceRomain CogitorePaddle to the SeaHolling C. HollingPlastic BagPlastic bagsRamin BahraniPom PokoIsao TakahataKenji MiyazawaPrincess MononokeTechnologyThe Roots of HeavenpoachingJohn HustonRomain GaryMultiple chemical sensitivityTodd HaynesSan AndreasCaliforniaSharknadoSevere weatherThunder LevinSilent RunningDeric WashburnMichael CiminoSteven BochcoThe Simpsons MovieDavid SilvermanSizzleRandy OlsonSnowpiercerSoylent GreenHuman overpopulationRichard FleischerSpace Touristsspace debrisHumpback whaleImpact eventTentaclesgigantic octopusSteven W. CarabatsosThrough Rocks and CloudsMining pollutionWALL-EThe War GamePeter WatkinsWind Across the EvergladesConservation biologyNicholas RayWoman at Warenvironmental justiceBenedikt ErlingssonSaving Britain's PastCultural heritageThe Truth About WildlifeUnited KingdomYears of Living DangerouslyJerry WeintraubArnold Schwarzeneggerlocal knowledgeDavid Maybury-LewisHinterland Who's WhoEnvironment CanadaTimeline of history of environmentalismGreen Film Networkgreen.tvDC Environmental Film FestivalEco-terrorism in fictionList of eco-horror filmsEnvironmentalism in The Lord of the RingsList of films about nuclear issuesNational Film Award for Best Non-Feature Environment/Conservation/Preservation FilmWayback MachinePublic Broadcasting ServicegenresActionHeroic bloodshedHong Kong actionAdventureBiographicalChristianComedyCommedia all'italianaDramedyGross outHorrorParodyMo lei tauThrillerRemarriageRomanticScrewballSilentSlapstickCyberpunkJapaneseDocumentaryAnimatedCity symphonyDocudramaMockumentaryPseudoTravelVideo essayCalligrafismoHistoricalEroticCommedia sexy all'italianaSexploitationEducationalSocial guidanceSword-and-sandalExperimentalExploitationFantasyContemporaryFantastiqueMagic realismScienceFilm noirNeo-noirPulp noirTech noirGothicRomanceSouthernSuburbanArthouseCannibalChinese horrorChristmas horrorFound footageGerman undergroundGialloList of filmsHolidayJapanese horrorKorean horrorLovecraftianMelodramaKoreanNaturalNew French ExtremityPsycho-biddyPsychologicalScience fictionSlasherSplatterSatanicMaximalist filmMinimalist filmMumblecoreMusicalBackstageJukeboxMusicarelloOperettaSceneggiataMysteryDetectiveOccult detectiveWhodunitCrossoverPornographicHardcore pornographySoftcore pornographyMalayalamPropagandaRealityBromanticParanormalMilitaryNew WaveSpace operaSteampunkTokusatsuWesternSlice of lifeSlow cinemaSurvivalFinancialPoliticalTechnoTransgressiveCinema of TransgressionExtreme cinemaAnimalsBeach partyBody swapBuddy copFemaleChicanoColonialComing-of-ageConcertGangsterGentleman thiefGokudōGong'anMafia comedyMumbai underworldPoliziotteschiYakuzaDisasterApocalypticPsychedelicStonerDystopianEthnographicBlaxploitationMexploitationTurksploitationExtraterrestrialFood and drinkGendai-gekiGoona-goona epicGirls with gunsHentaiLoliconShotaconTentacle eroticaHomelandIsekaiJidaigekiSamuraiKaitōLuchadorMagical girlMartial artsBruceploitationChopsockyGun fuKung fuMonsterGiant monsterVampireZombieZombie comedyMountainMouth of GarbageMuslim socialOutlaw bikerOzploitationPartisan filmPrisonRape and revengeRubbleRumberasBavarian pornMexican sex comedyNazi exploitationPornochanchadaNunsploitationSex reportShoshimin-eigaSlaverySouth SeasSportsEurospySuperheroSurfingSwashbucklerSword and sorceryimaginary voyageVigilanteAnti-warEuro WarSubmarineContemporary WesternDacoit WesternFloridaMeat pieNorthernOsternRevisionistSinging cowboySpaghettiWeird WesternZapata WesternAbsoluteAmerican eccentric cinemaNew ObjectivityAustralian New WaveAuteur filmsBerlin SchoolBourekasBrighton SchoolBritish New WaveKitchen sink realismBudapest schoolCannibal boomCinéma du lookCinema NovoCinéma purCzechoslovak New WaveDocumentary Film MovementDogme 95Erra CinemaEuropean art cinemaFilm d'artFilm grisFree CinemaFrench New WaveGerman ExpressionistGerman underground horrorNigerian Golden AgeGrupo Cine LiberaciónHeimatfilmHollywood on the TiberHong Kong New WaveIndiewoodIranian New WaveItalian futuristItalian neorealistJapanese New WaveKammerspielfilmL.A. RebellionLettristModernist filmNeorealistNew GermanNew generationNew HollywoodNew NollywoodNew QueerNo waveNuevo Cine MexicanoPan-Indian filmParallel cinemaPersian FilmPoetic realistPolish Film SchoolThe Prague film schoolPrussian filmPure Film MovementRemodernistRomanian New WaveSpaghetti WesternSocialist realistSocial realistSoviet parallelStructuralSurrealistTelefoni BianchiThird CinemaToronto New WaveVulgar auteurismYugoslav Black WaveChildren and familySeinenShōnenShōjoChick flickActualityAnimationCartoonComputerStop-motionTraditionalAnthologyB movieBehind-the-scenesBlack-and-whiteBlockbusterCinéma véritéClassical Hollywood cinemaCollageCompilationCompositeComputer screenmidnight movieDatabase cinemaDocufictionEthnofictionAbstractFeatureFeaturetteFilm à clefFilm-poemHyperlink cinemaIndependentGuerrilla filmmakingList of American independent filmsInterstitial artLive actionLow-budgetMajor film studiosMasalaMessage pictureMeta-filmMockbusterMusical shortMythopoeiaNo-budgetOne-shotParacinemaParticipatoryPoetryPostmodernistReverse motionSatireSemidocumentarySerialShinpaUndergroundVideo nastyZ movieOutline of environmentalismClimate justiceEcological crisisEnvironmental conflictEnvironmental movementHistoryList of environmental conflictsOrganizationsEnvironmental studiesCommunicationEducationEthicsHealthHumanitiesPhilosophyPoliticsPsychologyReligionSocial scienceSociologyPolitical ecologyEnvironmental philosophyBiocentrismDeep ecologyEarth jurisprudenceEcocentrismResacralization of natureSocial ecologyBioconservatismBright green environmentalismDisinvestmentEco-capitalismEcofascismEcofeminismEco-nationalismEco-socialismEcomodernismFree-market environmentalismGreen anarchismGreen conservatismGreen leftGreen liberalismGreen libertarianismGreen politicsGreen syndicalismWar on coalEcotheologyChristianityEvangelicalJudaismStewardship (theology)Anti-environmentalismEnvironmental skepticismList of environmental killingsBiophilia hypothesisEnvironmentalism of the poorEnvironmental stewardshipHardlineNature conservationAnti-fracking movementCar-free movementClimate movementCultural environmentalismDegrowthEarth OptimismEco-anxietyEcological griefEnvironmental defenderEthical bankingEthical consumerismFlight shameImpact investingProduct stewardshipSlow movementSustainability organizationCircular economyClimate actionConservation communityEcological civilizationEnvironmental personhoodEnvironmental protectionEnvironmental policyEnvironmental, social, and corporate governanceEnvironmentally friendlyGreeningGreen economyGreenwashingNatural resource managementEnvironmental resource managementRights of natureShort-haul flight banVegetarianismProtestsTree sittingAlbaniaAustraliaBrazilRio Grande do SulAnti-incinerator movementChipko movementIsraelNew ZealandPhilippinesSouth AfricaSwitzerlandUnited StatesEcofictionConspicuous conservationfestivalsJournalismThe Lord of the RingsEcomusicologyMotorsportSculptureTourismEco hotelPublicationsEnvironmentalistWater protectorSunderlal BahugunaMurray BookchinDavid BrowerRachel CarsonJacques CousteauNg Cho-namTim FlanneryAldo LeopoldWangari MaathaiSeyyed Hossein NasrChico MendesJohn MuirTheodore RooseveltShōzō TanakaGreta ThunbergBarriers to pro-environmental behaviourBusiness ethicsLand ethicLifeboat ethicsTragedy of the commons