Popular Documentary Movies on Disney Plus - Page 19

Christmas with Walt Disney

2009

Christmas with Walt Disney

2009
6.5
In a Walt Disney Family Museum original production directed by Don Hahn, view Disney family home movies and holiday segments from Walt’s shorts and feature films as Walt’s daughter, Diane, shares her Christmas memories alongside Disney family home movies, holiday segments classic Disney films, and vintage Disneyland footage.
Saved From a Shark

2023

Saved From a Shark

2023
The scientific community is divided as to whether dolphins or whales will deliberately save a person from a shark attack. But the people who have lived through these terrifying encounters don’t doubt what happened.
Pride From Above

2023

Pride From Above

2023
6.8
With exclusive access to some of the world’s biggest celebrations of LGBTQ+ culture, we deliver a new perspective on Pride - from the air. We’ll reveal the historic activism, fearless creativity and logistical ingenuity required to pull off these technicoloured festivals of hope.
Big Sharks Rule

2018

Big Sharks Rule

2018
7
It’s an ocean of giants. South Africa has a dramatic, rocky coast that’s raked by churning currents. Warm, cold, rich and murky water collide to create "shark central", with enough food to sustain the biggest. Giant sharks like great whites, tiger sharks, bull sharks, ragged tooth sharks, and whale sharks all reign supreme in these waters.
Texas Storm Squad

2020

Texas Storm Squad

2020
6.5
An elite search and rescue team battles to rescue people trapped by record-breaking Tropical Storm Imelda as it tears through Texas.
Born Wild: The Next Generation

2020

Born Wild: The Next Generation

2020
8
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, National Geographic presents BORN WILD: THE NEXT GENERATION hosted by “Good Morning America’s” co-anchor Robin Roberts. The one-hour television event presents stories of hope and gives viewers a revealing look at our planet’s next generation of baby animals and their ecosystems, which face daunting environmental changes. Filmed in stunning locations around the globe such as Australia, California, Hawaii, Minnesota, Sri Lanka and Kenya, National Geographic Explorers and ABC News correspondents take viewers on a journey to fascinating, breathtaking environments to witness and celebrate the diversity and splendor of charismatic baby animals, their families and habitats. The special is a worldwide celebration of our vibrant planet and the animals that inhabit it.
Women of Impact: Changing the World

2020

Women of Impact: Changing the World

2020
2.4
It all starts with one question: How will you make the world a better place? From household names to rising stars, meet the women who are changing our world. They live among primates in the jungle...dive the oceans for clues to the health of our planet, discover our human origins in African caves, and test new technologies in outer space. They break glass ceilings in newsrooms, boardrooms, courtrooms and classrooms. Women are reshaping our world, and how we see it, and here are their stories!
Winged Seduction: Birds of Paradise

2012

Winged Seduction: Birds of Paradise

2012
5
Tim Laman a photographer for National Geographic and ornithologist Ed Scholes have been traveling to some of the most remote jungles the world has to offer in search of observing and photographing all 39 species of tropical bird. This particular group of birds are entitled as the “Birds of Paradise” and can be found in some of the last truly wild locations of New Guinea.
Shark Side of the Moon

2022

Shark Side of the Moon

2022
6.3
The moon has an impact on animal species around the globe, but there’s never been a connection drawn between the lunar cycle and sharks. One scientist thinks the moon plays an important role in the migration and life cycle of the scalloped hammerhead, and he’s on a mission to see if his hypothesis is true. If there’s a tie between the hammerhead shark and the moon, there could be a tie with other shark species as well … with a profound impact on both shark science and conservation.
World's Biggest Hammerhead?

2022

World's Biggest Hammerhead?

2022
6
Numerous reports of giant great hammerhead sharks, up to twenty feet in length, have put the actual size potential of this species into question. A team of scientists from Florida International University is now on an expedition off the Florida coast to try and find the world’s biggest hammerhead, taking them from the numerous bridges of the Florida Keys to the sharky waters of the Bahamas.
Sharks vs. Dolphins: Bahamas Battleground

2023

Sharks vs. Dolphins: Bahamas Battleground

2023
10
In the Bahamas, more than 30% of dolphins have shark-bite scars. With a never-before-seen non-toxic gel bite pad and life-sized dolphin decoy, Dr. Mike Heithaus and Dr. Valeria Paz collect bite impressions from three shark species that might be the predators. Bites from bull sharks, tiger sharks and great hammerheads — up to 14 feet long — are compared to scars photographed on dolphins.
Clotilda: The Return Home

2024

Clotilda: The Return Home

2024
3.6
Descendants of Cudjo Lewis and Gumpa Lee, survivors of the last American slave ship, embark on a journey to fulfill their ancestors' dream of returning to their ancestral home, accompanied by National Geographic Explorer Tara Roberts.
Journey to Shark Eden

2010

Journey to Shark Eden

2010
7.6
Far from civilization, a team of scientists, led by Dr. Enric Sala and joined by Explorer-in-Residence Mike Fay, search in a wilderness of waves for ancient secrets and living treasures. In the most comprehensive survey ever attempted, our scientists discover a hidden world found no where else on earth. Full of coral, fish, and, especially, sharks - this is a world where predators outnumber prey. What they find could change our understanding of coral reefs forever. Enric Sala and his team search for the key to save our planet's reefs... in a hidden paradise called Shark Eden.
Jungle Cruise | Disneyland Resort

2025

Jungle Cruise | Disneyland Resort

2025
Pack your sense of adventure (and your best puns) for a “world famous” river journey through the wild beauties of the Jungle and legendary one-liners! The Jungle Cruise sets sail in this Point of View ride-along down a "treacherous" river where ancient ruins, wisecracking skippers, and bathing Indian elephants await you. But don't worry, they have their trunks on. In honor of the Disneyland® Resort 70th Celebration, relive one of Walt's original attractions, proving that great jokes and our love for adventure never grows old. Trust your skipper. They've only been lost once. Today.
Operation Arctic Cure

2024

Operation Arctic Cure

2024
War reporter Bob Woodruff leads veterans on an Arctic expedition to test a cure for post-traumatic stress and depression: the experience of awe in nature. As they trek across one of the world’s most dramatic and pristine wildernesses, researchers monitor changes to their physical and emotional well-being. Could this be the medicine they’ve been looking for?
Game of Sharks

2022

Game of Sharks

2022
5.8
It’s time for sharks to face off in the ultimate species competition with the greatest matchups the ocean has ever seen. In ten nail-biting competitions, we’ll prove once and for all which shark is the MVP of the open sea.
Shark Attack Investigation: The Paige Winter Story

2020

Shark Attack Investigation: The Paige Winter Story

2020
3.5
Paige Winter lost a leg and part of her hand to a shark when she was 17 and experts investigate her attack to determine what kind of shark was the responsible and how to avoid it in the future.
Baby Sharks in the City

2024

Baby Sharks in the City

2024
Shark biologists have discovered a nursery of Atlantic great whites right off the coast of New York City! Watch as they deploy a state-of-the-art camera tag to reveal the secret life of the baby great white for the first time in these Atlantic waters, and study how climate change may impact the future of this shark population.
World's Most Dangerous Shark

2020

World's Most Dangerous Shark

2020
The Oceanic White-tip shark has been called the most dangerous of all sharks; in two disasters during WWII 1,000 sailors perished in its jaws.
I Scream, You Scream

2022

I Scream, You Scream

2022
An ice-cream man sets out to create the most banger of a beat the ice-cream hip-hop world has ever seen to rekindle a dream and reconnect with his son.