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Microcosmos

Microcosmos

Sep 6, 1996
80 min
Documentary
7.6/ 10
241 votes

Overview

A documentary of insect life in meadows and ponds, using incredible close-ups, slow motion, and time-lapse photography. It includes bees collecting nectar, ladybugs eating mites, snails mating, spiders wrapping their catch, a scarab beetle relentlessly pushing its ball of dung uphill, endless lines of caterpillars, an underwater spider creating an air bubble to live in, and a mosquito hatching.

Ratings & Reviews

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TMDB
7.6/10
241 votes
IMDB
7.9/10
11,908 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
97%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
87/100
Metascore

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Performance & Recognition

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Box Office & Budget

Budget$5,750,000Production cost
Box Office$1,433,008Worldwide gross
Profit-$4,316,992Loss
ROI
-75.1%Return on investment
US Box Office$1,433,210Domestic earnings

Awards & Nominations

9 wins & 9 nominations total

Details

Production information

"15 years of research. 2 years of equipment design. 3 years of shooting. One great movie to restore your sense of wonder."

Status

Released

Original Language

fr

Budget

$5,750,000

Revenue

$1,433,008

Production Companies

Galatée FilmsFrance 2 CinémaBac FilmsDelta ImagesLes Productions JMHUrania FilmTSR

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