Review of A Beautiful Planet (2016) by Chris W — 15 Dec 2018

Excellent movie! The views from the 4K cameras are breadthtaking!!! A must see movie as IMAX really outdid themselves on this one!

This review of A Beautiful Planet (2016) was written by Chris W on 15 Dec 2018.

A Beautiful Planet has generally received positive reviews.

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