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16 MOVIES TO BRING YOUR
LOVE OF THE OUTDOORS INDOORS

During this strange and unprecedented time, we want to help you maintain your spirit, passion, and curiosity for adventure while spending more time indoors. To help you make the most of your home-based adventures, here’s a list of movies to bring your love of the outdoors in.

  1. Fish People
    Netflix
    Documentary

    In this exploration of the life-changing power of the ocean, six people from very different backgrounds find purpose and meaning in the sea.

  2. Night On Earth
    Netflix
    Docuseries

    Night on Earth is a British nature documentary series made for Netflix. Using cutting-edge new technology, night's veil is lifted to reveal the hidden lives of the world's creatures, from lions on the hunt to bats on wings.

  3. Mountain
    Netflix
    Documentary

    Featuring breathtaking imagery and thought-provoking narration, this film takes viewers to the summits of some of the world’s most amazing mountains.

  4. Riding Giants
    Amazon Prime
    Documentary

    From its early Hawaiian roots to its current status as a recreational lifestyle enjoyed worldwide, big wave surfing is given a definitive exploration by acclaimed.

  5. Alone
    History Channel or Hulu
    Reality Series

    In this reality series, ten people are left in solitude, separated from each other in the harsh Vancouver Island wilderness. With no camera crews or producers, they must survive using only what they can stuff into a backpack. They hunt, build shelters, and fend off predators as they face extreme isolation, psychological distress, and the terrifying plunge into the unknown.

  6. A Walk in the Woods
    Amazon Prime
    Movie

    After spending two decades in England, Bill Bryson returns to the U.S. where he decides the best way to connect with his homeland is to hike the Appalachian Trail. The peace and tranquility he hopes to find are anything but that once he agrees to be accompanied by the only person willing to join him on the trek—his long-lost friend Katz. Based on Bill Bryson’s best-selling non-fiction book A Walk in the Woods.

  7. Togo
    Disney+
    Movie

    Set in the winter of 1925, this is the true story of champion dogsled trainer Leonhard Seppala and his sled dog, Togo. Together they embark on an exhilarating and uplifting adventure across the treacherous terrain of the Alaskan tundra to help transport an antitoxin serum to a small town. It is an uplifting journey that tests their strength, courage, and determination.

  8. Mile...Mile & a Half
    Amazon Prime
    Documentary

    219 miles in 25 days. A group of artists hike the John Muir Trail and bring back their experiences.

  9. Wild
    Amazon Prime
    Movie

    Driven to the edge by the loss of her beloved mother, the dissolution of her marriage, and a headlong dive into self-destructive behavior, Cheryl Strayed decides to halt her downward spiral and put her life back together again. With no previous outdoor experience, a heavy backpack, and little else to go on but her own will, Cheryl sets out alone to hike the Pacific Crest Trail—one of the country's longest and toughest through-hikes.

  10. Tracks
    Amazon Prime
    Movie

    Accompanied only by her faithful dog and four camels, an Australian satisfies her craving for solitude by embarking on a solo trip across the desert from Alice Springs to the Indian Ocean.

  11. Blue Crush
    Amazon Prime
    Movie

    This story follows three friends with a single passion—fulfilling their dream of living the ultimate surfing adventure amid the island paradise of Hawaii’s fabled North Shore. Nothing gets between Anne Marie and her board. Living in a beach shack with three roommates including her rebellious younger sister, she is up before dawn every morning to conquer the waves and count the days until the Rip Masters surf competition.

  12. Captain Fantastic
    Hulu
    Movie

    Ben Cash, his wife Leslie, and their six children live deep in the wilderness of Washington state. Isolated from society, Ben and Leslie devote their existence to raising their kids—educating them to think critically, training them to be physically fit and athletic, and guiding them in the wild without technology while demonstrating the beauty of co-existing with nature. When Leslie dies suddenly, Ben must take his sheltered offspring into the outside world for the first time.

  13. Dare to be Wild
    Amazon Prime
    Movie

    A romantic adventure based on the true story of Mary Reynolds, a modern-day heroine, and environmentalist Christy Collard. The women share a passion for the wild which takes them from the green hills of Ireland to arid Ethiopia and then to London’s Chelsea Flower Show as they reach their dreams, one garden and one vast desert at a time.

  14. Free Solo
    Disney+
    Documentary

    Free solo climber Alex Hannold prepares to achieve his lifelong dream—scaling the 3,200-foot El Capitan in Yosemite National Park without a rope.

  15. 127 Hours
    Amazon Prime
    Movie

    While exploring a remote canyon in Utah, mountaineer and adventurer Aron Ralston becomes trapped when a boulder falls on his arm. Over the next five days, Ralston examines his life and considers his options, leading him to an agonizing choice: Does he amputate his arm so that he can extricate himself and try to make his way back to civilization? Or remain pinned to the canyon wall where he will likely die? Based on Ralston's book, "Between a Rock and a Hard Place.”

  16. Mowgli
    Netflix
    Movie

    An orphaned boy raised by animals in the jungle seizes his destiny while confronting a dangerous enemy and his own human origins.