The Last Reef: Cities Beneath the Sea

The Last Reef: Cities Beneath the Sea

Directed by Steve McNicholas, Luke Cresswell

Produced by Yes/No Productions, Liquid Pictures

201241 min7.3 / 10

A visually stunning, large-format nature documentary celebrating the beauty and ecological importance of coral reefs through immersive 3D cinematography.

From the Academy-Award nominated creators of the Broadway show STOMP and the award-winning film Wild Ocean, The Last Reef is an uplifting, inspirational large-format and 3D cinema experience capturing one of nature's more vibrant and diverse wonderlands. Exotic coral reefs, vibrant sea walls in the sub-arctic pulsating with anemones and crustaceans: these biodiversity hot spots are as vital to our lives as the rainforests. Shot on location in Palau, Vancouver Island, French Polynesia, Mexico, and The Bahamas using groundbreaking 3D cinematography, The Last Reef takes us on a global journey to explore the connection of our cities on land with the ocean's complex, parallel world of the coral reefs beneath the sea.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Last Reef: Cities Beneath the Sea scary? No. Less frightening than 98% of films.

  • Is The Last Reef: Cities Beneath the Sea easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 98% of films.

  • Is The Last Reef: Cities Beneath the Sea violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is The Last Reef: Cities Beneath the Sea sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.

  • Does The Last Reef: Cities Beneath the Sea end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of films.

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.

76/ 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

Surprise54

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love80

How much audiences actually like it

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Same Mood as The Last Reef: Cities Beneath the Sea

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

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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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