Great Warming (2006)

67% of critics liked it
(9 reviews)
40% want to see it
(5 ratings)

Recording artist Alanis Morissette and actor Keanu Reeves narrate a detailed look at the effects of global warming in an informative documentary crafted to highlight the damaging effects of the industrial revolution on the global ecosystem. Just as previous generations were forced to contend with… More Recording artist Alanis Morissette and actor Keanu Reeves narrate a detailed look at the effects of global warming in an informative documentary crafted to highlight the damaging effects of the industrial revolution on the global ecosystem. Just as previous generations were forced to contend with such frightful emergencies as the Great Plague and the Great Depression, some experts claim that future generations will be have no choice but to find a way to overcome or reverse the dangerous effects of global warming. Interviews with key scientists and experts from around the globe highlight this thought-provoking documentary that was filmed in eight countries on four continents. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 22 min.
Directed By: Michael Taylor
Genres: Documentary, Musical & Performing Arts, Special Interest

Critic Reviews

Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
A sober, smart and blunt environmental-catastrophe-to-come documentary.
, Variety
A kinder, gentler global warming docu.
Sam Adams, Los Angeles Times
Michael Taylor and Karen Coshof's slickly made documentary serves as a tidy primer on climate change, making up in breadth what it lacks in exhortation.
Laura Kern, New York Times
... The Great Warming, along with An Inconvenient Truth, the other widely released documentary to address climate change this year, should be required viewing by all.
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
How about a well-sustained argument for saving the planet instead of this round-robin approach?
Jim Ridley, Village Voice
The tone is pure eighth-grade AV-club infotainment.
Jeff Shannon, Seattle Times
The Great Warming makes it abundantly clear that passivity is not an option.
William Arnold, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Does a solid job of dealing with the problem but with enough originality that it's not an exact duplication of the Gore film.
Maitland McDonagh, TV Guide's Movie Guide
An impressive parade of scientists, meteorologists and grassroots activists assert that humanity is capable of adapting to a changing climate, building sustainable communities without sacrificing modern-day comforts and even reversing some of the damage.

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Cast

Keanu Reeves
as Narrator
Alanis Morissette
as Narrator

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