Chasing Ice

Chasing Ice

Art meets science.

Directed by Jeff Orlowski

Produced by Diamond Docs, Exposure Labs

201274 min7.5 / 10

A visually stunning documentary that uses time-lapse photography to transform climate science into an urgent, melancholic meditation on environmental loss.

When National Geographic photographer James Balog asked, “How can one take a picture of climate change?” his attention was immediately drawn to ice. Soon he was asked to do a cover story on glaciers that became the most popular and well-read piece in the magazine during the last five years. But for Balog, that story marked the beginning of a much larger and longer-term project that would reach epic proportions.

Questions people ask

  • Is Chasing Ice violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is Chasing Ice sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.

  • Is Chasing Ice scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

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

  • Is Chasing Ice 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.

67/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity95

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise30

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love88

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Chasing Ice

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Chasing Ice

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Chasing Ice, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Chasing Ice, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Chasing Ice, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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