Ocean with David Attenborough is a 2025 British documentary film which explores the importance of the Earth's oceans and the threats they face. It is narrated by David Attenborough. It was directed by Toby Nowlan, Colin Butfield, and Keith Scholey. The film premiered at Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall in London on 6 May, and in select cinemas on 8 May (coinciding with Attenborough’s 99th birthday), and on 7 June became available for streaming on National Geographic, Disney+, and Hulu.
Ocean was accompanied by a complementary book, Ocean: Earth's Last Wilderness, written by Attenborough and Butfield (2025, John Murray, ISBN 978-1399818506).
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 100% of 23 critics' reviews are positive. Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 93 out of 100, based on four critics, indicating "universal acclaim".