George Monbiot

Acting

George Monbiot

Born 1963-01-27 · Paddington, London, England, UK

George Joshua Richard Monbiot is a British writer known for his environmental and political activism.

Acting credits

Seaspiracy poster
7.8

Passionate about ocean life, a filmmaker sets out to document the harm that humans do to marine species — and uncovers an alarming global conspiracy.

Seaspiracy

2021

I Could Never Go Vegan poster
8.7

'I could never go vegan.' Five words uttered around the world by many a non-vegan, but why? On a quest for the truth, a filmmaker sets out on a journey to find out the leading arguments facing the vegan movement, and if they're justified.

I Could Never Go Vegan

2024

Carne: The Unsustainable Footprint poster
NR

It's a documentary about the consequences of our eating habits for the planet, our health and in animal well-being. Filmed in several countries: Portugal, Belgium, France, UK and Lebanon. It gives global insights about the problem.

Carne: The Unsustainable Footprint

2023

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8.0

A look at practices in the UK chicken and pig farming industry.

Gaslit: The Truth About CO2 Gas Chambers in the UK

2026

Rewilding a Nation poster
NR

Robi Watkinson and Emma Hodson travel across Britain and the Netherlands documenting the story of the rewilding movement from its inception, to the return of the beaver, bison and perhaps one day, the lynx to Britain.

Rewilding a Nation

2023

How to Save Democracy poster
2.5

With democracy in the U.S. crumbling, why is this happening and how do we save it? How to Save Democracy is an incisive and provocative film that explores the roots of democracy and its ebbs and flows over its history in the U.S., and why it is struggling to continue.

How to Save Democracy

2025

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NR

THE COST OF LIVING is a documentary that explores the current socio-economic state of Britain and considers how the idea of a basic income could minimize poverty and the sociological toll of a growing precarious class. The film focuses on the feasibility of a basic income, John Rawls' theory of justice, automation and ultimately asks should there still be a cost attributed to survival?

The Cost of Living

2020

The Invisible Doctrine: The Secret History of Neoliberalism (& How It Came to Control Your Life) poster
4.5

George Monbiot deconstructs the roots, secretive propagation and deep impact of a doctrine that has played a profound role in transforming our economics, politics, environment, and how we've come to view ourselves.

The Invisible Doctrine: The Secret History of Neoliberalism (& How It Came to Control Your Life)

2025

The New Rulers of the World poster
6.6

The myths of globalisation have been incorporated into much of our everyday language. "Thinking globally" and "the global economy" are part of a jargon that assumes we are all part of one big global village, where national borders and national identities no longer matter. But what is globalisation? And where is this global village? In 2001, John Pilger made 'The New Rulers of the World', a film exploring the impact of globalisation. It took Indonesia as the prime example, a country that the World Bank described as a 'model pupil' until its 'globalised' economy collapsed in 1998. Globalisation has not only made the world smaller. It has also made it interdependent. An investment decision made in London can spell unemployment for thousands in Indonesia, while a business decision taken in Tokyo can create thousands of new jobs for workers in north-east England.

The New Rulers of the World

2001

How Wolves Change Rivers poster
NR

When wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park in the United States after being absent nearly 70 years, the most remarkable "trophic cascade" occurred. What is a trophic cascade and how exactly do wolves change rivers? George Monbiot explains.

How Wolves Change Rivers

2014

Behind the camera