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Alastair Fothergill

Director · 16 credits · 9 in highly-rated films

Best known for David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet (2020)

Frequent collaborators: Mark Linfield, Jeff Wilson, Keith Scholey

Directed movies (13 total, ranked by score)

  1. David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet

    2020 · ★ 8.4 (448 votes)

    Documentary, Drama

    1

  2. Earth

    2007 · ★ 7.6 (368 votes)

    Documentary

    2

  3. African Cats

    2011 · ★ 7.3 (256 votes)

    Documentary, Adventure

    3

  4. Bears

    2014 · ★ 7.4 (177 votes)

    Documentary

    4

  5. Chimpanzee

    2012 · ★ 7.0 (137 votes)

    Documentary

    5

  6. Penguins

    2019 · ★ 7.1 (56 votes)

    Documentary, Family

    6

  7. Deep Blue

    2003 · ★ 6.8 (84 votes)

    Documentary

    7

  8. Monkey Kingdom

    2015 · ★ 7.0 (150 votes)

    Documentary

    8

  9. Polar Bear

    2022 · ★ 7.2 (64 votes)

    Documentary, Family

    9

  10. Planet Earth: The Filmmaker's Story

    2007 · ★ 8.2 (9 votes)

    10

  11. Penguins: Life on the Edge

    2020 · ★ 7.9 (8 votes)

    Documentary, Adventure, Family

    11

  12. Bear Witness

    2022 · ★ 6.0 (8 votes)

    Documentary, Adventure

    12

  13. Best of Faszination Blauer Planet

    2014

    Documentary

    13

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Sep 3, 2026.