One Life (2011)

92% of critics liked it
(13 reviews)
51% want to see it
(154 ratings)

Daniel Craig narrates a feature length documentary about survival in the natural world.

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Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 25 min.
Directed By: Michael Gunton, Martha Holmes
Written By: Michael Gunton, Martha Holmes
Genres: Documentary

Studio: BBC Worldwide

Critic Reviews

Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
What's before our eyes suggests we share the planet with some amazingly strange beings.
Linda Barnard, Toronto Star
It's obvious One Life is all about the visual impact. And in that regard, the film is just stunning.
Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall
The camera work on this nature documentary is so staggering that it really is worth seeing on a very big screen.
Matthew Turner, ViewLondon
Beautifully shot and featuring some genuinely astonishing footage, this is a thoroughly entertaining documentary that delivers a powerful message.
Alistair Harkness, Scotsman
Shot with dazzling technical prowess.
Charlotte O'Sullivan, This is London
A technically brilliant wildlife documentary from BBC Earth Film, let down by its gushy, absurdly pro-family script.
David Edwards, Daily Mirror [UK]
One Life is a film truly deserving that much-abused adjective of unmissable.
Allan Hunter, Daily Express
A fascinating salute to all creatures great and small.
Peter Bradshaw, Guardian [UK]
Quite a spectacle, and a nice family outing.
David Aldridge, Radio Times
Four years in the making, this is simply a staggering achievement, with a standard of photography that continues Britain's excellence in the field of wildlife film-making.
Derek Adams, Time Out
A well structured montage of wall-to-wall splendor, 'One Life' is the culmination of years of patient filming that deserves to be seen in all its glory - on the big screen.
Carmen Gray, Total Film
This BBC Earth animal-behaviour doco catches the sheer jaw-dropping mentalness of the creature kingdom round the globe.

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90% For this movie in its own class and genre. Lots of variety in little bits of BBC nature material from all over the world and different types of atmosphere. On cinema screen this is a lot better than on television. It was a real pity firemen came and told us to leave the building… More
90% For this movie in its own class and genre. Lots of variety in little bits of BBC nature material from all over the world and different types of atmosphere. On cinema screen this is a lot better than on television. It was a real pity firemen came and told us to leave the building 15 minutes prior to the end.

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Daniel Craig
as Narrator

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