Released on Earth Day 2009, Earth follows three animal families and their journeys across the planet.Like the BBC television series Planet Earth, Earth features spectacular footage of the natural world and visions of animal behavior in their natural environment.USA Today: Earth Treads Familiar but Important Ground (April 22, 2009)

1. U.S. release date: April 22, 2009, Earth Day
2. U.S. version of the film is narrated by James Earl Jones
3. Genre: Documentary
4. Directed by Alastair Fothergill and Mark Linfield
5. Written by Leslie Megahey and Alastair Fothergill
6. Produced by BBC Worldwide Greenlight Media and Discovery Channel
7. Distributors: DisneyNature
8. DisneyNature plans to release a green-friendly title every yearNY Daily News: New Disney Film Earth Opens on Earth Day (April 22, 2009)
9. Music: George Fenton
10. Running time: 99 minutes
11. 2007 international release was narrated by Patrick Stewart
12. MPAA rating: G

• "With its cozy references to animal '"moms'" and "dads" and its delicate avoidance of disturbing imagery in the depiction of life and death in the wild, this super-duper deluxe nature documentary clearly aims to recruit young viewers as conservationists. James Earl Jones narrates with the authority of Adam naming the animals. A-"—Entertainment WeeklyEW: Earth Movie Review (April 14, 2009)

• "Earth is spectacular. The beauty of the landscape, the beauty of the animals, it's all irresistible. What Earth ultimately invokes is the idea that heroism goes on every day, everywhere, whether we can always see it or not."—NewsdayNewsday: Movie Review: Earth (April 21, 2009)

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