Anthropology Films and Shows
- An Anon messaged me asking about films they could show at their Anthropology Movie Nights. The question, and the responses I have received, gave me the idea for an Anthro Films and Shows page. Listed here are some documentaries, ethnography films, classic archaeology specials, and even some films that aren’t very accurate, but are still pretty fun and anthropology-related. Note: Some links are just to trailers or clips.
Here is a great listing of Documentaries by Subject
Documentaries, Ethnographic, and Scientific Films:
- Guns, Germs and Steel
- Krippendorf’s Tribe
- Baraka
- The Mek with Mark and Olly
- The Human Planet
- The Gods Must Be Crazy
- Kitchen Stories
- N!ai The Story of a !Kung Woman
- Onka’s Big Moka
- Nanook of the North
- Anything by Jean Rouch
- Koyaanisqatsi (not really anthropology, but it makes you think about the world we live in, and it is a classic, beautiful film)
- Maasai Women
- No Woman, No Cry
- The Three Worlds of Bali
- Myths and Moundbuilders
- Monday’s Girls
- Split Horn: The Life of a Hmong Shaman in America
- In The Land Of The War Canoes (1914) (Part II) (Part III)
- The Ax Fight (1971) (Google Videos Clip)
- A Balinese Trance Seance
- To Live With Herds (1971)
- Forest of Bliss
- Stranger With A Camera (PBS Trailer)
- Margaret Mead IMDB page
- Robert Gardner IMDB page
Other Movies (Many of these are extremely ethnocentric and inaccurate, but still fun):
- Disney’s Atlantis
- Disney’s Tarzan
- Disney’s Pocahontas
- Jungle2Jungle
- Whale Rider
- Bend It Like Beckham
- 2001: A Space Odyssey
- Raiders of the Lost Ark
- Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
- Planet of The Apes (1968)
- The Clan of the Cave Bear
- The Emerald Forest
- Walkabout
- Avatar
- Dances With Wolves
- Blade Runner
- The Mummy
- The Mummy Returns
- The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
- Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
- Lara Croft: Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life
- Tomb Raider: Ascension (Independent film, no Angelina [yay!])
- National Treasure
- National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets
- The Librarian: Quest for the Spear
- The Librarian: Return to King Solomon’s Mines
- The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice
- Stargate
- Where The Green Ants Dream (German)
- Last of the Dogmen
- Pathfinder (1987)
- Smoke Signals
- Rabbit Proof Fence
- The Hunters (1958) [Youtube Clip]
Television Shows:
- Bones (as much as we complain about it)
- Relic Hunter
I will update this list as much as possible.