The Best Movies about Environment Preservation to Inspire Your Children and Teenagers

Environmental preservation work is hardwork (see number 8 on this list), and many activists would agree that raising awareness about environmental issues is an important step in the solution. Not only are these movies entertaining, deep and stunning, they are a great inspiration for adults and the youth alike to learn more about preservation.

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WALL·E

Ben Burtt, Elissa Knight, Jeff Garlin
Andrew Stanton
2008

WALL·E is the last robot left on an Earth that has been overrun with garbage and all humans have fled to outer space. For 700 years he has continued to try and clean up the mess, but has developed some rather interesting human-like qualities. When a ship arrives with a sleek new type of robot, WALL·E thinks he's finally found a friend and stows away on the ship when it leaves.

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8.4 IMDB
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Princess Mononoke

Yōji Matsuda, Yuriko Ishida, Yūko Tanaka
Hayao Miyazaki
1997

Ashitaka, a prince of the disappearing Emishi people, is cursed by a demonized boar god and must journey to the west to find a cure. Along the way, he encounters San, a young human woman fighting to protect the forest, and Lady Eboshi, who is trying to destroy it. Ashitaka must find a way to bring balance to this conflict.

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8.4 IMDB
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Avatar

Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Stephen Lang
James Cameron
2009

In the 22nd century, a paraplegic Marine is dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission, but becomes torn between following orders and protecting an alien civilization.

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7.8 IMDB
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Rise of the Planet of the Apes

James Franco, Andy Serkis, Freida Pinto
Rupert Wyatt
2011

Scientist Will Rodman is determined to find a cure for Alzheimer's, the disease which has slowly consumed his father. Will feels certain he is close to a breakthrough and tests his latest serum on apes, noticing dramatic increases in intelligence and brain activity in the primate subjects – especially Caesar, his pet chimpanzee.

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7.6 IMDB
5

Boy & the World

Vinicius Garcia, Lu Horta, Marco Aurélio Campos
Alê Abreu
2014

Suffering because of his father's departure to the big city, a boy leaves his village and discovers a fantastic world dominated by bug-engines and strange beings. An unusual animation with various artistic techniques that portrays the issues of the modern world through the eyes of a child.

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7.6 IMDB
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Whale Rider

Keisha Castle-Hughes, Rawiri Paratene, Vicky Haughton
Niki Caro
2003

On the east coast of New Zealand, the Whangara people believe their presence there dates back a thousand years or more to a single ancestor, Paikea, who escaped death when his canoe capsized by riding to shore on the back of a whale. From then on, Whangara chiefs, always the first-born, always male, have been considered Paikea's direct descendants. Pai, an 11-year-old girl in a patriarchal New Zealand tribe, believes she is destined to be the new chief. But her grandfather Koro is bound by tradition to pick a male leader. Pai loves Koro more than anyone in the world, but she must fight him and a thousand years of tradition to fulfill her destiny.

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7.5 IMDB
7

Erin Brockovich

Julia Roberts, Albert Finney, Aaron Eckhart
Steven Soderbergh
2000

A twice-divorced mother of three who sees an injustice, takes on the bad guy and wins -- with a little help from her push-up bra. Erin goes to work for an attorney and comes across medical records describing illnesses clustered in one nearby town. She starts investigating and soon exposes a monumental cover-up.

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7.3 IMDB
8

Over the Hedge

Bruce Willis, Garry Shandling, Steve Carell
Karey Kirkpatrick, Tim Johnson
2006

A scheming raccoon fools a mismatched family of forest creatures into helping him repay a debt of food, by invading the new suburban sprawl that popped up while they were hibernating – and learns a lesson about family himself.

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6.7 IMDB
9

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

Ben Stiller, Jada Pinkett Smith, David Schwimmer
Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath
2008

Alex, Marty, and other zoo animals find a way to escape from Madagascar when the penguins reassemble a wrecked airplane. The precariously repaired craft stays airborne just long enough to make it to the African continent. There the New Yorkers encounter members of their own species for the first time. Africa proves to be a wild place, but Alex and company wonder if it is better than their Central Park home.

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6.6 IMDB
10

I ♥ Huckabees

Jason Schwartzman, Isabelle Huppert, Dustin Hoffman
David O. Russell
2004

A husband-and-wife team play detective, but not in the traditional sense. Instead, the happy duo helps others solve their existential issues, the kind that keep you up at night, wondering what it all means.

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6.6 IMDB
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FernGully: The Last Rainforest

Tim Curry, Samantha Mathis, Christian Slater
Bill Kroyer
1992

When a sprite named Crysta shrinks a human boy, Zak, down to her size, he vows to help the magical fairy folk stop a greedy logging company from destroying their home: the pristine rainforest known as FernGully. Zak and his new friends fight to defend FernGully from lumberjacks — and the vengeful spirit they accidentally unleash after chopping down a magic tree.

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6.5 IMDB
12

Big Miracle

Drew Barrymore, John Krasinski, Kristen Bell
Ken Kwapis
2012

Based on an inspiring true story, a small-town news reporter (Krasinski) and a Greenpeace volunteer (Barrymore) enlist the help of rival superpowers to save three majestic gray whales trapped under the ice of the Arctic Circle. ‘Big Miracle’ is adapted from the nonfiction book ‘Freeing the Whales: How the Media Created the World’s Greatest Non-Event’ by Tom Rose.

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6.5 IMDB
13

The Lorax

Zac Efron, Danny DeVito, Taylor Swift
Kyle Balda, Chris Renaud
2012

A 12-year-old boy searches for the one thing that will enable him to win the affection of the girl of his dreams. To find it he must discover the story of the Lorax, the grumpy yet charming creature who fights to protect his world.

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6.4 IMDB
14

Happy Feet

Elijah Wood, Robin Williams, Brittany Murphy
George Miller
2006

Into the world of the Emperor Penguins, who find their soul mates through song, a penguin is born who cannot sing. But he can tap dance something fierce!

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6.4 IMDB
15

Bee Movie

Jerry Seinfeld, Renée Zellweger, Jim Cummings
Steve Hickner, Simon J. Smith
2007

Barry B. Benson, a bee who has just graduated from college, is disillusioned at his lone career choice: making honey. On a special trip outside the hive, Barry's life is saved by Vanessa, a florist in New York City. As their relationship blossoms, he discovers humans actually eat honey, and subsequently decides to sue us.

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6.1 IMDB
16

A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures

Yuri Lowenthal, Gemma Arterton, Isabelle Fuhrman
Ben Stassen
2010

A sea turtle who was hatched in 1959 spends the next 50 years traveling the world while it is being changed by global warming. Born on a Baja, California beach in 1959, new hatchling Sammy must do what his fellow newborn sea turtles are doing: race across the beach to the ocean before they are captured by a seagull or crab. Thus begins Sammy's incredible fifty-year ocean journey. Along the way he meets his best friend, a fellow turtle named Ray, and overcomes obstacles both natural and man-made while trying to fulfill his dream of travelling around the world. Throughout his voyage, Sammy never forgets about Shelly - the turtle he saved on his first day and loves passionately from afar. Based on the actual trajectory of a sea turtle's life, the film illustrates the dangers humans pose to the species' survival. The film combines entertainment with an important environmental message.

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6.1 IMDB
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Free Willy

Jason James Richter, Lori Petty, August Schellenberg
Simon Wincer
1993

When maladjusted orphan Jesse vandalizes a theme park, he is placed with foster parents and must work at the park to make amends. There he meets Willy, a young Orca whale who has been separated from his family. Sensing kinship, they form a bond and, with the help of kindly whale trainer Rae Lindley, develop a routine of tricks. However, greedy park owner Dial soon catches wind of the duo and makes plans to profit from them.

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6 IMDB