Antarctica: Ice & Sky

Antarctica: Ice & Sky

Directed by Luc Jacquet

Produced by Pathé

201589 min6.2 / 10

A meditative documentary portrait of a pioneering climate scientist's decades-long quest to understand Earth's climate through Antarctic ice, balancing scientific rigor with the melancholy weight of his prescient warnings.

Documentary about the work of Claude Lorius, who began studying Antarctic ice in 1957, and, in 1965, was the first scientist to be concerned about global warming.

Questions people ask

  • Is Antarctica: Ice & Sky violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is Antarctica: Ice & Sky sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is Antarctica: Ice & Sky scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is Antarctica: Ice & Sky easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 60% of films.

  • Does Antarctica: Ice & Sky end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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31/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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Rarity87

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Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love30

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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