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To the Arctic

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With ice melting in their Arctic environment, a polar bear and her two cubs do what they can to adapt and survive.
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Roxana Hadadi Punch Drunk Critics 01/09/2017
2.5/5
[It's] certainly a serious issue, and one that deserves our undivided attention. It's weird, then, that To The Arctic 3D can't really focus on the topic at hand. Go to Full Review
Sara Michelle Fetters MovieFreak.com 05/15/2012
2/4
I didn't feel like I learned anything new, and for a documentary that sells itself on doing just that the letdown I felt sadly wasn't much of a surprise. Go to Full Review
Lisa Kennedy Denver Post 04/20/2012
3.5/4
Yes, it's a classy affair, but the 40-minute doc's at-times-nerve-wracking power comes from the subjects who put a furry face on the ongoing and daunting issue of climate change. Go to Full Review
Sandie Angulo Chen Common Sense Media 05/22/2012
4/5
Educational documentary explores life in the frozen wild. Go to Full Review
Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com 04/25/2012
3/4
Makes a most compelling and persuasive argument for preserving the rapidly diminishing Arctic ice. Go to Full Review
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05/07/2015 I saw it in 3D, but it was boring... Sorry... IMAX camera quality is fantastic! Polar bears are cute! Meryl Streep's narration was nice! But still boring... Only 40 minutes, but I didn't enjoy it... Sorry... See more 10/06/2014 BEAUTIFUL Polar bears!! See more 02/02/2014 Very disappointing. Nothing more than a platform for the advocates of global warming. See more 11/09/2013 "Climate change propoganda"? Wow. Some people so resolutely refuse to pull their heads out of their deep, deep states of denial. 95% consensus of scientists worldwide believe the earth climate system is "unequivocally warming". It's a beautiful movie, and a shame that some refuse to see beyond their far right wing political blinders. See more 10/04/2013 Even if you ignore the annoying Climate Change propraganda this is still a very weak documentary with little more than vague off at a distance footage of the animals and covers nothing you won't see in other much better nature documentaries like BBCs excellent Frozen Planet See more 08/28/2013 Love Bears. If you love Bears you will love this movie. 4 stars only because it is short in length and they could have used a better narrator such as Liam Neeson. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis With ice melting in their Arctic environment, a polar bear and her two cubs do what they can to adapt and survive.
Director
Greg MacGillivray
Producer
Shaun Macgillivray
Screenwriter
Stephen Judson
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Rating
G
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 20, 2012, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 26, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$14.6M
Runtime
40m
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