Microcosmos

Microcosmos

15 years of research. 2 years of equipment design. 3 years of shooting. One great movie to restore your sense of wonder.

Documentary

7.6

1996

1 h 20 min

Released

Summary

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.

Reviews

Related

Brasslands

6.7

Brasslands

2013-06-15

Action

WWE Liv Forever

3.8

WWE Liv Forever

2020-11-29

Action

Outliving Shakespeare

0.0

Outliving Shakespeare

2025-11-18

Action

Cactus Hotel

8.5

Cactus Hotel

2023-05-25

Action