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)

• "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)