Is The Meerkats easy watching?

Yes, very. More comforting than 95% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Meerkats end with hope?

Yes. More hopeful than 81% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Meerkats scary?

Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Meerkats violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Not especially. Less sad than 59% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Meerkats

Name: The Meerkats
Genre: Documentary, Family
Released: 2008
Duration: 83 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Paul Newman, Rufus Beck, Guillaume Canet

Heroes so small they have to be seen on the big screen.

Directed by James Honeyborne

Produced by BBC Film, The Weinstein Company

200883 min6.7 / 10

A visually stunning coming-of-age nature documentary that celebrates family bonds and survival in the Kalahari through the intimate lens of a young meerkat's journey.

A coming of age story following a young meerkat pup, Kolo, growing up in the Kalahari desert; and an inspiring look at how one family's connection to each other and their surroundings is a model of resilience and fortitude for us all. Shot using ground-breaking techniques, this dramatised documentary is a one-of-a-kind presentation from The Weinstein Company and the BBC, featuring narration by Paul Newman.

Clusters

Inspiring Survival Stories Underdog Sports Stories Uplifting Underdog Stories Found Family Stories Animal Movies

Genres

Documentary Family

Keywords

Meerkat Kalahari Nature Documentary Animal Life Animal Behaviour Documentary Animals Family Animal Documentary Wildlife Documentary

Questions people ask

Is The Meerkats easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 95% of films.
Does The Meerkats end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.
Is The Meerkats scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Is The Meerkats violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Is The Meerkats sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% 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.

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