Microcosmos
A documentary of insect life in meadows and ponds, using incredible close-ups, slow motion, and time-lapse photography. It includes bees collecting nectar, ladybugs eating mites, snails mating, spiders wrapping their catch, a scarab beetle relentlessly pushing its ball of dung uphill, endless lines of caterpillars, an underwater spider creating an air bubble to live in, and a mosquito hatching.
At a glance
Countries
France, Switzerland, Italy
Ratings
TMDB users
7.6/10
253 votes
IMDb
7.9/10
Users
Critics
97%Rotten Tomatoes
87Metacritic
Rating consensus
85/100 blend
Sources: TMDB · IMDb · Rotten Tomatoes · Metacritic
Warm reception overall — weighted ~85/100 across 4 rating sources. The listed meters mostly agree.
Cast
Jacques Perrin
Récitant / Narrator (voice)
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Microcosmos (1996)
Claude Nuridsany
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