Before The Flood

Name: Before The Flood
Released: 2016-10-30

Before The Flood

PG
1h 33m
2016

75%

age 10+

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From Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Fisher Stevens and Academy Award-winning actor, environmental activist and U.N. Messenger of Peace Leonardo DiCaprio, Before the Flood presents a riveting account of the dramatic changes occurring around the world due to climate change, as well as the actions we as individuals and as a society can take to prevent catastrophic disruption of life on our planet.

Director:

Fisher Stevens

Writer:

Mark Monroe

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

75%

Reviews

Radio Times

Josh Winning

The result is an emotional film, modestly directed by Fisher Stevens, that examines the issue on both a highly personal and global scale.

June 26, 2020

FULL REVIEW

Spirituality & Health

Bilge Ebiri

...an effective and impassioned documentary.

If the filmmakers had merely enlisted DiCaprio as a narrator, the visual imagery and information would still have been powerful, and important enough, to capture our attention.

Whether you're a world leader or a mega-movie star, there's little change to be made from preaching to the choir.

The first half of the film states the climate change problem, the second half lists solutions, including dietary choices like eating less beef. Because of the solutions listed in the film, it isn't as depressing as it otherwise would be.

June 25, 2017

FULL REVIEW

Common Sense Media

age 10+

Common Sense Says

Looking at climate change, Leonardo DiCaprio finds hope.

What Parents Need to Know

Parents need to know that Before the Flood is a documentary about Earth's climate crisis. It follows U.N. Messenger of Peace Leonardo DiCaprio as he travels the world, looking into various problems and possible solutions. The movie offers quite a bit of information that's both alarming and hopeful. DiCaprio is portrayed as an empathetic, curious role model who's helping to lead the world in the fight to save the future. Expect some disturbing imagery related to the planet's possible future; discussions of what could happen -- and is already happening -- to the planet could upset younger viewers. There's also a bit of strong language, including "ass," "son of a bitch," and "damn."