My Octopus Teacher (2020)
Directed by Pippa Ehrlich, James Reed · 85 min · Documentary
65.1 TOPICAL score · #1,002 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →After years of swimming every day in the freezing ocean at the tip of Africa, Craig Foster meets an unlikely teacher: a young octopus who displays remarkable curiosity. Visiting her den and tracking her movements for months on end he eventually wins the animal’s trust and they develop a never-before-seen bond between human and wild animal.
My Octopus Teacher (2020, directed by Pippa Ehrlich and James Reed) has a TOPICAL score of 65.1 - ranked 1,002 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on audience and awards, and lowest on historical impact. It won 2 awards from 2 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film. Critics: 95% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8/10 critics' average · Metacritic 82. Audiences: TMDB 7.9/10 (1,098 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 19 languages.
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- Critics95% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8/10 critics' average · Metacritic 82
- AudienceTMDB 7.9/10 (1,098 ratings)
- Awards2 wins, 2 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film; Grierson Awards
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 19 languages
- Still read23,952 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Craig Foster, Tom Foster
“On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 82% based on reviews from 5 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10