Legacy

Legacy

Directed by Yann Arthus-Bertrand

Produced by Hope Production, M6

2021100 min8.2 / 10

A deeply personal environmental documentary that balances stark ecological ruin with spiritual reconciliation and solutions, grounded in fifty years of photographic witness.

Ten years after the film Home (2009), Yann Arthus-Bertrand looks back, with Legacy, on his life and fifty years of commitment. It's his most personal film. The photographer and director tells the story of nature and man. He also reveals a suffering planet and the ecological damage caused by man. He finally invites us to reconcile with nature and proposes several solutions

Questions people ask

  • Is Legacy sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

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

  • Is Legacy violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Does Legacy end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of films.

  • Is Legacy 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.

89/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

There is almost nothing else like this.

Rarity87

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise84

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love96

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Legacy

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Legacy

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Legacy, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Legacy, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Legacy, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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