Born to Be Wild

2011, Documentary, 40m

50 Reviews 10,000+ Ratings

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The human story of Born To Be Wild is captivating and the accompanying nature footage is utterly cute and charming. Read critic reviews

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Morgan Freeman narrates this documentary about two dedicated animal preservationists. Daphne Sheldrick has created an elephant sanctuary in Kenya, while Dr. Biruté Mary Galdikas has set up an orphanage for orangutans in Borneo. In both cases, the young animals have been left alone after their parents were killed, by either poachers or similar human incursions into their natural habitats. Viewers get to see the animals nurtured with love and care before they are introduced back into the wild.
  • Rating:
    G
  • Genre:
    Documentary
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    David Lickley
  • Producer:
    Drew Fellman
  • Writer:
    Drew Fellman
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     limited
  • Release Date (Streaming):
  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $26.0M
  • Runtime:
  • Distributor:
    Warner Bros. Pictures

Cast & Crew

Morgan Freeman
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David Lickley
Director
Drew Fellman
Screenwriter
Drew Fellman
Producer

Critic Reviews for Born to Be Wild

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Audience Reviews for Born to Be Wild

  • Apr 07, 2011
    Gorgeous and truly touching. Anything involving elephants should be a four star slam dunk for me at minimum. So why stop at 3 and a half? The length is ridiculously short. The amount of footage not used must have been tremendous. Why not let the audience see more? Both subjects have had hour long documentaries done on them in the past. Let us see more of the antics.
    John B Super Reviewer
  • Apr 05, 2011
    Morgan Freeman: This story is like a fairy tale, except it's entirely true. I feel that there may be too little to talk about here, as the film is both fairly self explanatory and only lasts for 40 minutes, but I will try my best. Born to Be Wild 3D is an IMAX nature documentary from Warner Bros. Pictures, which has been shot in 3D, using IMAX and 4K digital cameras. The film is incredibly simplistic, but effective in what it tries to show in such a short span of time. While very beautifully shot and interesting in its storytelling, the only dilemma I have is trying to distinguish whether it is truly a film worth recommending to see, given IMAX prices. The experience for viewing this film would be unique to such a theater, but I am not sure if there is enough that requires the attention of all audiences. read more at thecodeiszeek.blogspot.com
    Aaron N Super Reviewer
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