The Botany of Desire (2009)
• October 28th, 2009 • 1h 56min
Documentary
Overview
Featuring Michael Pollan and based on his best-selling book, this special takes viewers on an exploration of the human relationship with the plant world — seen from the plants' point of view. Narrated by Frances McDormand, the program shows how four familiar species — the apple, the tulip, marijuana and the potato — evolved to satisfy our yearnings for sweetness, beauty, intoxication.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
AKA Tommy Chong
Released on: 2006-06-14
Documentary
Documentary about Tommy Chong's federal prosecution under the Bush administration for selling bongs ...
Amazon: Land of the Flooded Forest
Released on: 1990-01-10
Documentary, TV Movie
Explore an extraordinary region where water and land life intermingle six months out of the year.
David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet
Released on: 2020-09-28
Documentary, Drama
The story of life on our planet by the man who has seen more of the natural world than any other. In...
Die rätselhafte Krankheit – Leben mit ME/CFS
Released on: 2021-07-10
Documentary
ME/CFS is a devastating disease that affects around 300,000 people in Germany alone. There has been ...
About Cannabis and Cancer
Released on: 2019-10-10
Documentary
Documentary of the folk who use and defend treating cancer and other illnesses with Marijuana
Cannabis vs. Cancer
Released on: 2020-01-01
Documentary
A look at the people who use and champion the treatment of cancer with Cannabis.
Blue Planet
Released on: 1990-01-01
Documentary
From the unique vantage point of 200 miles above Earth's surface, we see how natural forces - volcan...
Breaking Bread
Released on: 2022-02-04
Documentary
In Breaking Bread, exotic cuisine and a side of politics are on the menu. Dr. Nof Atamna-Ismaeel - t...
We Feed the World
Released on: 2005-09-10
Documentary
A documentary that exposes the shocking truths behind industrial food production and food wastage, f...
Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed
Released on: 2008-04-18
Documentary
Pro-intelligent design scholars and scientists are often chastised, fired or denied tenured position...
Microcosmos
Released on: 1996-09-06
Documentary
A documentary of insect life in meadows and ponds, using incredible close-ups, slow motion, and time...
Super Size Me
Released on: 2004-01-17
Documentary
Morgan Spurlock subjects himself to a diet based only on McDonald's fast food three times a day for ...
A Bunch of Melons Eating Shawarma
Released on: 2017-09-07
Comedy, Documentary
A short documentary concerning a group of friends who get together, eat shawarma and drink beer. The...
The Creeping Garden
Released on: 2014-07-27
Documentary
An award-winning feature-length creative documentary exploring the extraordinary world of the plasmo...
Exomars: The Hunt for Life
Released on: 2016-10-20
Documentary
Did Mars ever have life on it? To answer this question, Europe and Russia have launched a unique and...
Super High Me
Released on: 2007-10-13
Documentary, Comedy
Determined to find out the true effects of marijuana on the human body, stand-up comedian and former...
Filthy Dreamers
Released on: 2020-03-30
Documentary
Following the verdict of the Scopes Monkey Trial, religious activism influenced members of the Flori...
Narcotics, Why Not?
Released on: 1966-01-23
Documentary
This film presents a series of extemporaneous interviews with teenagers and young adults who have ta...