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Arctic Tale

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Nanu, a polar bear cub, and Seela, a young walrus, live and grow to maturity in the frozen wilderness of the North, where the tundra has been a haven to their kind for countless generations. Now Nanu, Seela and the rest of the Arctic's wildlife experience the diminishment of their environment, as global warming literally melts the ice beneath them.
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Arctic Tale features breathtaking nature cinematography, but is undone by its over-cutesy narration.

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Debbie Day Premiere Magazine "It's a playful study of Arctic life, starring a polar bear cub, its prey, and a tagalong fox -- with the inevitable dramatic moments when bear meets walrus." Rated: 3/4 Nov 3, 2016 Full Review Stephen Garrett Time Out This anthropomorphic Disneyfication -- presumably intended to give youngsters something to relate to -- is made worse by the film's elementary dialogue and Queen Latifah's crass 'n' brash delivery. Rated: 2/5 Nov 17, 2011 Full Review Peter Bradshaw Guardian It doesn't take a cynic to wonder if editing trickery has been deployed to clarify or simply fabricate these events. Rated: 1/5 Oct 18, 2008 Full Review Toni Vall Cinemanía (Spain) Cute but innocuous. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 2/5 Nov 4, 2020 Full Review Peter Canavese Groucho Reviews Arctic Tale isn't a documentary. They say it right there in the title, see? It's a tale. [Blu-ray] Rated: 1.5/4 Jun 19, 2009 Full Review Kevin Carr 7M Pictures The photography of Arctic Tale is what makes it so good. The nature documentary style of this movie is brilliant and breathtaking at times. Rated: 3/5 Apr 28, 2009 Full Review Read all reviews

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Frances H Wonderful cinematography (what else would you expect from National Geographic?), great storyline and an important message for saving the earth, and the consequences if we don't, makes this a fascinating flick for young and old. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/03/16 Full Review Audience Member Quite cute in parts, but I did not find it as well done as March of the Penguins. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Audience Member Interesting story about all Arctic animals although it was based on a Mother Polar Bear and her two cubs. Harsh reality of the struggle for life in the Arctic was shown well. Beautiful cold scenery also in this film. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Audience Member You need to watch this movie on 'mute'. Queen Latifah and her poorly-written script ruin this otherwise potentially captivating documentary. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Audience Member Just like March of the Penguins, it's a really good documentary for the entire family to watch and enjoy. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review nilufer e I can never say no to a good documentary on animals, this one was especially good because of the lovely cubs. It must have been a great effort to film this journey which lasts 8 long years. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Adam Ravetch

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Sarah Robertson

Director

Queen Latifah

Narrator

Keenan Smart

Producer

Adam Leipzig

Producer

Cat Stevens

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Synopsis Nanu, a polar bear cub, and Seela, a young walrus, live and grow to maturity in the frozen wilderness of the North, where the tundra has been a haven to their kind for countless generations. Now Nanu, Seela and the rest of the Arctic's wildlife experience the diminishment of their environment, as global warming literally melts the ice beneath them.
Director
Adam Ravetch, Sarah Robertson
Producer
Keenan Smart, Adam Leipzig
Screenwriter
Linda Woolverton, Mose Richards, Kristin Gore
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Production Co
National Geographic Society
Rating
G
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 17, 2007, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 1, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$833.3K
Runtime
1h 36m
Sound Mix
Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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