Born To Be Wild IMAX 3D

Name: Born To Be Wild IMAX 3D
Duration: 40 min

This heartwarming film documents orphaned orangutans and elephants and the extraordinary people who rescue and raise them-saving endangered species one life at… More Details »

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Videos & Photos

Trailer for Born To Be Wild (02:22)
Interview: "Morgan Freeman On The Orphanages And The Plight Of The Animals" (00:35)

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

David Lickley

Writer:

Drew Fellman

Release Date:

Apr 8, 2011

Runtime:

40m

Synopsis

This heartwarming film documents orphaned orangutans and elephants and the extraordinary people who rescue and raise them-saving endangered species one life at a time.

Cast

Morgan Freeman
Birute Galdikas
Daphne Sheldrick
Chris Fries

Letterboxd User Reviews

3.6

RATINGS 1 FANS

3.6

Jul 8, 2023

Loved! Loved! Loved! Seeing orangutans in 3D was so cool!

21 Likes

Tylot Lantern

Feb 20, 2023

IMAX Documentary 60/100 Solid watch. That cinematography is gorgeous (IMAX cameras go crazy), and the animals are fun. Also, they have a piece from the “Fantastic Mr. Fox” score in this.

10 Likes

Mitchell Davey

Dec 25, 2023

An informative IMAX documentary, perfectly narrated by Morgan Freeman, and nicely shot 3D, about how certain animals operate. Nothing screams 2011 than the usage of Waving Flag during the credits, lol.

9 Likes

Alex Leonce
Jan 3, 2020

This is a nice little documentary featuring the cutest elephants and orangutans you ever did see. I kind of just want to quit my job and go rescue some animals. I know that koala bears are really needing help right now.

7 Likes

Chance

Aug 17, 2023

The winner of the Genesis Award for Best Documentary Feature was 2011’s Born to be Wild, an IMAX Pictures production that focuses on the raising of orphan elephants and orangutans by humans in Kenya and Indonesia respectively. Daphne Sheldrick raises and cares for orphan…

5 Likes

Arytaco

Feb 1, 2026

i was CERTAIN the song “Send Me On My Way” by Rusted Roots was in this movie. CERTAIN. WHERE IS IT. I KNOW IT WAS THERE.

3 Likes

mj
Apr 1, 2025

Forgot to log this. Was a cute little doc we showed the like 50 grade 1 kids. Was it worth all the trouble of trying to figure out the AV set up of the classroom to hook up a DVD player? For the adults, probably not. But the kids seemed to like it... when they were actually…

4 Likes

ADoig

Feb 8, 2016

Everything I love about IMAX movies

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Nautical_Puns

Aug 25, 2025

stunning adorable movie, even more amazing in 3D. i couldn’t believe my eyes. it’s perfect.

3 Likes

shouri