Chasing Coral

Chasing Coral

Directed by Jeff Orlowski

Produced by Sustainable Films, Exposure Labs

201793 min7.7 / 10

A visually stunning but deeply melancholic documentary that uses time-lapse photography and underwater imagery to expose the silent catastrophe of coral bleaching and humanity's role in ecological collapse.

Coral reefs are the nursery for all life in the oceans, a remarkable ecosystem that sustains us. Yet with carbon emissions warming the seas, a phenomenon called "coral bleaching" -- a sign of mass coral death -- has been accelerating around the world, and the public has no idea of the scale or implication of the catastrophe silently raging underwater.

Questions people ask

  • Is Chasing Coral sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Is Chasing Coral violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Chasing Coral scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Does Chasing Coral end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Chasing Coral easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

73/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity96

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise38

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love93

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Chasing Coral

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Chasing Coral

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Chasing Coral, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Chasing Coral, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Chasing Coral, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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