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Island of Lemurs: Madagascar

G Released Apr 4, 2014 40m Documentary List
81% Tomatometer 37 Reviews 65% Popcornmeter 10,000+ Ratings
Millions of years ago, lemurs arrived as castaways on the island of Madagascar. Today, Dr. Patricia C. Wright is on a mission to ensure that these strange and endangered creatures survive in the modern world.
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Brief enough for the youngest viewers yet informative and visually spectacular enough for all ages, Island of Lemurs: Madagascar is educational entertainment for the whole family.

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Olly Richards Empire Magazine It may share a narrator with March Of The Penguins but this short doc is happily more sturdily scientific. Rated: 3/5 Sep 4, 2014 Full Review David Hiltbrand Philadelphia Inquirer It's the human element in Island of Lemurs: Madagascar that disappoints. Rated: 2/4 Aug 22, 2014 Full Review Nancy Churnin Dallas Morning News The animated lemurs make kids laugh in Madagascar, but the real-life ones in Island of Lemurs: Madagascar should enthrall and inspire even the youngest. Rated: A- Aug 21, 2014 Full Review Richard Crouse Richard Crouse For once the 3D is worth the extra ding at the box office and the sheer size of the IMAX screen puts the viewer brings the story and the animals to vivid life. Rated: 4/5 Feb 1, 2021 Full Review Josh Terry Deseret News (Salt Lake City) It's a great show for those 40 minutes, but it may make you think twice about the ticket price. Nov 28, 2017 Full Review Mike McGranaghan Aisle Seat Island of Lemurs: Madagascar is only 40 minutes long, so there isn't a ton of depth; the movie is a nice overview, at best. But it's a fun overview for the whole family - one that may inspire you to learn more. Rated: 3.5/4 Mar 31, 2015 Full Review Read all reviews

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georgan g What a great film about lemurs! Short but fully informative. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review thomas a A lovely documentary to watch. It makes me curious to learn about the lives of lemurs! Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member The only and final frontier for lemurs is Madagascar. It is a documentary short with a big message. Like an episode of David Attenborough's nature documentary series. I have never seen a live lemur nor I know their character like I do for other animals. So this film was a learning experience for me and I ask you to do the same, if you have zero knowledge about these wonderful creatures. I enjoyed it, but still think they did not use the concept properly. Lacks the depth, I mean going details in scientific research. They have given, but only limited. They have started it by saying how ancient they are and who the reason for the existence of human today. How they found their perfect home in an uninhabited island millions of years ago. Very informative. It was narrated by the actor Morgan Freeman. After the brief introduction, the rest of the film focused to tell an American primatologist's effort to study these animals and educate the local people how precious they are. The pride of Madagascar. I really surprised to learn lots of things, especially about their varieties. But specifying their evolution would have been even better. Since it was a short film, there were restrictions for many things. "Lemurs are Madagascar's living treasure." Once again a film to point out the human's destruction of mother nature. Those who rely on them completely are suffering. Lemurs are the main animal in the Madagascar, but since the humans present from the last two millennia, their numbers are going down. Now Madagascar's the only and final frontier for them. Whatever happened in the past, its time in this third millennium to bring the life back of the old world. Surely every one of us has a small offering that helps to restore it, only we've to commit it right away. So this is a rare documentary. They might have already made a better documentary about the lemurs than this one, but I have never seen them. Since I am a film fanatic, this film came to my notice, but did not take it seriously until now. Mainly because nothing from the poster interested me. I thought it was one of those failed documentary films, with usually tried to impress with the technical aspect like predominated with the digital 3D visuals. I realised now how wrong I was. The poster looks very creepy. I don't think the little kids would want to watch it if they see the film poster first. I thought it was an animation, about the ancient creatures like they do for the dinosaurs. The black lemur with the big blue eyes on the poster looked like an animated character, but he's real. So watch it to educate yourself, particularly if you are a nature and animal lover. Recommended! 7/10 Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Educational, entertaining and visually splendid 3D make a great combination in this film. Add narration by Morgan Freeman and chalk up another success. Recommended for the whole family. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Audience Member cute disney documentary about them. i just found the film to be very short which disappointed me somewhat. but overall it was pretty good. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Audience Member This looks beautiful, but I wanted it to be twice as long. I felt like there was more to tell. Still, for what it was, it was okay. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Millions of years ago, lemurs arrived as castaways on the island of Madagascar. Today, Dr. Patricia C. Wright is on a mission to ensure that these strange and endangered creatures survive in the modern world.
Director
David Douglas
Producer
Drew Fellman
Screenwriter
Drew Fellman
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Rating
G
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 4, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 31, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$11.3M
Runtime
40m
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