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1. Meerkat Manor (2005–2008)

26 min | Documentary

This is a documentary drama series which follows a meerkat family in the Kalahari Desert, South Africa, called the Whiskers.

Stars: Bill Nighy, Flower the Meerkat, Mozart the Meerkat, Zaphod the Meerkat

Votes: 1,304

2. The Great Dance: A Hunter's Story (2000)

90 min | Documentary

Through the eyes of a San Bushmen hunter who lives in the Kalahari Desert, perceive a world invisible to outsiders, a world where every footprint, every raindrop, and every broken branch tells a story.

Directors: Craig Foster, Damon Foster | Stars: Karoha Langwane, Xlhoase Xlhokhne, !Nqate Xqamxebe

Votes: 56

3. Desert Nights (1929)

Passed | 62 min | Drama

A con man and his beautiful accomplice kidnap a manager and steal $500,000 worth of diamonds, but end up stranded in the desert without water.

Director: William Nigh | Stars: John Gilbert, Ernest Torrence, Mary Nolan, Claude King

Votes: 1,246

4. N!Ai, the Story of a !Kung Woman (1981)

Not Rated | 59 min | Documentary

This film provides a broad overview of !Kung life, both past and present, and an intimate portrait of N!ai, a !Kung woman who in 1978 was in her mid-thirties.

Directors: John Marshall, Adrienne Miesmer

Votes: 62

5. Down to Earth (I) (2015)

90 min | Documentary, Adventure

Breaking away from convention, this family went on a five year journey to find a new perspective on life. Their life with tribal communities around the world has led to a thought-provoking cinematic experience of ancient, earthly wisdom.

Directors: Renata Heinen, Rolf Winters

Votes: 353

6. Flame and the Fire (1966)

80 min | Documentary

Documentary filmed in remote locales around the world.

Director: Pierre-Dominique Gaisseau | Star: Pierre-Dominique Gaisseau

7. Sports Illustrated 1996 Swimsuit Video (1996 Video)

45 min | Documentary, Sport

Sexy supermodels Tyra Banks, Valeria Mazza, Kathy Ireland, Stacey Williams, Ingrid Seynhaeve, Rebecca Romijn, Angie Everhart, Manon von Gerkan and newcomer Georgianna Robertson hit South ... See full summary »

Stars: Tyra Banks, Angie Everhart, Kathy Ireland, Valeria Mazza

8. O'Kung: Africa's Last Indigenous People (1961)

49 min | Documentary

Documentary chronicling the life of the Kung people living in the Kalahari Desert.

Director: Jens Bjerre

9. Planet Earth (2006)
Episode: From Pole to Pole (2006)

TV-PG | 49 min | Documentary, Family

"Planet Earth" travels around the Earth, finding where the sun always shines and where it's rarely seen. Next, they find where water is abundant and where it's scarce.

Directors: Alastair Fothergill, Mark Linfield | Stars: David Attenborough, Sigourney Weaver, Nikolay Drozdov, Mike Holding

Votes: 4,177

10. Natural World (1983– )
Episode: Hippos: Africa's River Giants (2019)

TV-PG | 57 min | Documentary

Go beneath the surface and meet Africa's river giants, the hippos. Discover an unexpected side of these aquatic mammals that can't even swim as hippos protect their families, face their ... See full summary »

Director: Brad Bestelink | Star: David Attenborough

Votes: 56

11. Alien Worlds (2020)
Episode: Atlas (2020)

TV-PG | 41 min | Documentary, Animation, Sci-Fi

On exoplanet Atlas, dense gravity creates a thick atmosphere allowing airborne life forms to thrive--but also providing a lesson in adaptability.

Directors: Nigel Paterson, Daniel M. Smith | Stars: Sophie Okonedo, Vahe Alaverdian, Fiorenzo Graziano, Fernando Calderón Gutiérrez

Votes: 350

12. Life (2009)
Episode: Mammals (2009)

TV-PG | 62 min | Documentary

Mammals dominate the planet. They do it through having warm blood and by the care they lavish on their young. Filming in the bitter Antarctic winter reveal how a mother Weddell seal wears ... See full summary »

Director: Martha Holmes | Stars: David Attenborough, Simon Blakeney, Nick Guy, Roger Munns

Votes: 600

13. Decoding the Unknown (2021– )
The Lost City of the Kalahari Desert: Fact or Fiction? (2022 Podcast Episode)

43 min | Talk-Show

One man claims he found a lost city in the Kalahari Desert. Is this true, or are we looking at another Atlantis?

Star: Simon Whistler

14. Predators (2022– )
Episode: Lion (2022)

TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary

In the Okavango Delta, young lioness Nikki is part of the Matata Pride. They hold one of the most desirable territories in the area, but it comes at a cost.

Directors: Dan Smith, Vanessa Coates | Star: Tom Hardy

Votes: 63

15. The Why Minutes with Nick Freitas (2021– )
Episode: Why Africa is so Poor (Hint: It isn't Colonialism) (2023)

3 min | Documentary

Blaming African poverty on colonialism and even poor geography limiting trade are easily refuted. The problem is really routed in economics.

Star: Nick Freitas

16. Nova (1974– )
Episode: Great Human Odyssey (2016)

TV-PG | 113 min | Documentary

Scientists are using archaeological and cultural findings to map humans' exodus from Africa and identify the adaptive skills required for the journey.

Director: Niobe Thompson | Stars: Sarah Anzick, Berhane Asfaw, Kalepa Baybayan, Yonas Beyene

Votes: 87

17. Tribes, Predators & Me (2016– )
Episode: Lion People of the Kalahari (2016)

59 min | Adventure, Reality-TV

Gordon joins a group of bushmen in Botswana's Kalahari Desert to learn how to survive on foot among wild lions. He learns how to collect water from desert plants, find honey and how to retrieve meat from the lions.

Director: Rachael Kinley | Star: Gordon Buchanan

Votes: 8

18. Animals with Cameras (2018–2021)
Episode: Episode #1.1 (2018)

TV-G | 57 min | Documentary

The team uncover the hidden lives of three iconic animals. In the Kalahari Desert they put cameras on Meerkats. In Cameroon a camera is fitted to an orphaned chimp. In Argentina tiny cameras are fitted to penguins.

Directors: Anne Sommerfield, Hannah Ward | Stars: Gordon Buchanan, Laura Meldrum, Flavio Quintana, Mimi Swift

Votes: 46