Movie
Microcosmos
15 years of research. 2 years of equipment design. 3 years of shooting. One great movie to restore your sense of wonder.
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.
Streaming, rental and purchase options
Where to watch in United States
Checked Sep 2, 2026
Microcosmos is available to stream on The Criterion Channel in United States. You can also rent or buy it from Google Play. Use the direct links below to open the provider.
Synopsis
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.
More about Microcosmos
Cast
Jacques PerrinRécitant / Narrator (voice)Credits
- Directed by
- Claude Nuridsany, Marie Pérennou
- Written by
- Claude Nuridsany, Marie Pérennou
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- French
- Original title
- Microcosmos : Le peuple de l'herbe
- Budget
- $5.8M
- Box office
- $1.4M
Production
Galatée FilmsFrance
France 2 CinémaFrance
Bac FilmsFrance- Delta Images
- Les Productions JMHSwitzerland
- Urania FilmItaly
