Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "tapir"

1. Sex Education (2019–2023)

TV-MA | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A teenage boy with a sex therapist mother teams up with a high school classmate to set up an underground sex therapy clinic at school.

Stars: Asa Butterfield, Gillian Anderson, Ncuti Gatwa, Emma Mackey

Votes: 351,825

2. Apocalypto (2006)

R | 139 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

As the Mayan kingdom faces its decline, a young man is taken on a perilous journey to a world ruled by fear and oppression.

Director: Mel Gibson | Stars: Gerardo Taracena, Raoul Max Trujillo, Dalia Hernández, Rudy Youngblood

Votes: 331,525 | Gross: $50.87M

3. Encanto (2021)

PG | 102 min | Animation, Comedy, Family

A Colombian teenage girl has to face the frustration of being the only member of her family without magical powers.

Directors: Jared Bush, Byron Howard, Charise Castro Smith | Stars: Stephanie Beatriz, María Cecilia Botero, John Leguizamo, Mauro Castillo

Votes: 262,620 | Gross: $96.09M

4. Papillon (1973)

R | 151 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

A French convict in the 1930s befriends a fellow criminal as the two of them begin serving their sentence in the South American penal colony on Devil's Island, which inspires the man to plot his escape.

Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: Steve McQueen, Dustin Hoffman, Victor Jory, Don Gordon

Votes: 138,446 | Gross: $53.27M

5. The Lion Guard (2015–2019)

TV-Y | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Kion, the son of Simba, leads his friends known as the Lion Guard to protect the Pride Lands.

Stars: Max Charles, Joshua Rush, Diamond White, Atticus Shaffer

Votes: 2,687

6. Sonic Boom (2014–2017)

TV-Y7 | 11 min | Animation, Short, Action

Twenty-three years after the original Sonic the Hedgehog video game, fast, handsome, and arrogant hero Sonic continues to fight his arch nemesis, Dr. Eggman. Along with Tails, Knuckles, Amy, and a new recruit named Sticks.

Stars: Roger Craig Smith, Cindy Robinson, Colleen O'Shaughnessey, Travis Willingham

Votes: 7,035

7. The Wild Life (2016)

PG | 91 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

A daring parrot recounts how Robinson Crusoe came to be stranded on a tropical island.

Directors: Vincent Kesteloot, Mimi Maynard | Stars: Matthias Schweighöfer, Kaya Yanar, Ilka Bessin, Dieter Hallervorden

Votes: 6,650 | Gross: $7.97M

8. Amazon Queen (2021)

Not Rated | 86 min | Action, Drama

A group of tourists joins the Amazon Forest riverboat "Queen" as it ventures upriver, to visit indigenous villages and explore jungle habitats. But a dark cloud of thievery and menace thunders aboard, threatening all with death.

Director: Marlin Darrah | Stars: Carly Diamond Stone, Carson Grant, Nick Dreselly Thomas, Massi Furlan

Votes: 4,094

9. Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief (2008 Video)

PG | 85 min | Comedy, Family

Maya Dolittle, who can talk to animals like her father, is placed on special assignment by the President of the United States of America.

Director: Craig Shapiro | Stars: Kyla Pratt, Peter Coyote, Malcolm Stewart, Niall Matter

Votes: 2,904

10. Treasure of the Amazon (1985)

R | 97 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Three groups of adventurers all vying to find treasure in the jungle clash against each other, the merciless natives, and the dangerous wildlife.

Director: René Cardona Jr. | Stars: Stuart Whitman, Donald Pleasence, Bradford Dillman, Sonia Infante

Votes: 956

11. Koati (2021)

PG | 92 min | Animation, Adventure, Family

Three unlikely heroes - Nachi, a free-spirited coati; Xochi, a fearless monarch butterfly and Pako, a hyperactive glass frog - embark on an adventure to stop wicked coral snake Zaina from destroying their rain forest homeland.

Director: Rodrigo Perez-Castro | Stars: Sofía Vergara, Adriana Barraza, Sebas, Evaluna Montaner

Votes: 287

12. Noah's Ark (2007)

Not Rated | 88 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Noah is building a whale of a boat in order to save two of every species from a flood that will cover the entire world. Pretty soon, animals are lining up to board the Ark two by two.

Director: Juan Pablo Buscarini | Stars: Juan Carlos Mesa, Jorge Guinzburg, Mariana Fabbiani, Alejandro Fantino

Votes: 549

13. Animal Atlas (2004– )

TV-G | Family

Animal Atlas travels the globe to meet every kind of animal imaginable, from the familiar to the astounding. We learn about the way they live, and the adaptations that allow them to survive and thrive in the wild.

Star: Eric Schwartz

Votes: 51

14. Walking the Amazon (2011– )

96 min | Documentary

The story of Ed Stafford's 2 1/2 year journey to become the first man to walk the length of the Amazon River.

Stars: Luke Collyer, Ed Stafford, Gadiel 'Cho' Sanchez Rivera

Votes: 313

15. Jungle Cat (1960)

Approved | 69 min | Documentary, Family

This documentary chronicles the life of a female spotted jaguar in the South American jungle.

Director: James Algar | Star: Winston Hibler

Votes: 418

16. Amazonia (2013)

G | 83 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

After a plane crash, Saï, a capuchin monkey born and raised in captivity, finds himself alone and lost in the wilderness of the Amazon jungle.

Director: Thierry Ragobert | Stars: Martin Sheen, Isabelle Drummond, Lúcio Mauro Filho, Maria Jark

Votes: 1,108

17. Amazon (1997)

Not Rated | 38 min | Documentary, Short

Both Indian shaman Julio Mamani and ethnobotanist Dr. Mark Plotkin seek medicinal plants in the basin of the Amazon River.

Director: Kieth Merrill | Stars: Linda Hunt, Jesse Corti, Mark Plotkin, Sydney Possuelo

Votes: 345

18. Summer Camp Island (2016)

TV-Y7 | 8 min | Animation, Short, Adventure

Oscar wants his Summer Camp experience to be normal, so he and his best friend Hedgehog have a BFF Sleepover.

Director: Julia Pott | Stars: Ashley Boettcher, Cedric The Entertainer, Justin Felbinger, Kate Flannery

Votes: 348

19. Ice Age Village (2013 Video Game)

E10+ | Family

It is about your making a village for the ice age family and help the town

Director: Lisa Ortiz | Stars: Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Diamond White

Votes: 59

20. Baby Animals in the Wild (2015–2016)

TV-G | Documentary

"Baby Animals In The Wild is a humorous narration driven series based on a day in the life of a broad range of extremely cute baby animals from a wide variety of natural environments around the world." - Wildbear Entertainment

Star: Luisa Prosser

Votes: 43

21. The Bead Game (1977)

6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

To a percussive soundtrack, a succession of more complex animals forms and is consumed by their successors (all formed from beads). Finally, We reach man, who develops ever more sophisticated forms of war.

Director: Ishu Patel

Votes: 703

22. Little Dodo (2008)

79 min | Animation, Adventure, Family

Cute orangutan Dodo loves sounds and imitates them. One day he finds a mysterious thing.

Directors: Thilo Rothkirch, Ute von Münchow-Pohl | Stars: Sandro Iannotta, Mario Adorf, Rick Kavanian, Lena Beyerling

Votes: 91

23. Wild Cargo (1934)

Passed | 96 min | Action, Adventure

A sequel to Frank Buck's 1932 "Bring 'em Back Alive", has Buck capturing just about one of everything that moves (homo-sapiens excepted) in the jungles of Malaya, with details of the ... See full summary »

Director: Armand Denis | Star: Frank Buck

Votes: 68

24. South of the Border with Disney (1942)

32 min | Short, Documentary, Family

A travelogue documenting Walt Disney's trip with his animators through various South American countries, with a spotlight on the exotic geography and colorful cultures they encountered.

Directors: Jack Cutting, Norman Ferguson | Stars: Heitor Villa-Lobos, Lee Blair, Walt Disney, Andrés Chazarreta

Votes: 136

25. Adam Thorn Presents (2010– )

Documentary

Biologist and wild life expert Adam Thorn visits remote places in search of elusive animals such as the tapir and the bearcats.

Star: Adam Thorn

26. Wild Peru: Andes Battleground (2018 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 84 min | Documentary

The biodiversity of Peru is explored. From giant otters, sloths and birds in the rainforest, or guanacos and bears in the hills, to penguins, sea lions and vultures on the beach, everyone must protect their young and fight for survival.

Star: Christian Lanz

Votes: 10

27. Fang and Claw (1935)

Passed | 73 min | Adventure, Documentary

Frank Buck and his native crew hunt the jungles of the Far East to capture wild animals for American zoos. Buck first traps a 300-pound python, then a Bird of Paradise. Buck comes on a baby... See full summary »

Director: Frank Buck | Star: Frank Buck

Votes: 30

28. Tiki Time (2005)

10 min | Short, Musical

A musical comedy short depicting the final episode of a failing children's show.

Director: Augustin Kennady | Stars: Andrea Berzynski, Eric Cesare, Ron Jones, Alan Kennady

29. Pinchaque, le tapir colombien (2011)

5 min | Animation, Short

An animated story about the Pinchaque, a species of tapir - a mammal native to Latin America - discovered in the 19th century by two French scientists during an expedition in Colombia.

Director: Caroline Attia Larivière | Stars: Jordi Bataille, Kairen Waloch

30. The Pantanal (2012)

31 min | Short

The diverse and abundant wildlife of the Pantanal in Brazil.

Director: Fred Heiman | Stars: Eduardo Falcao, Peggy Heiman

31. SimpliZoo (Video Game)

Animation | Filming

3D zoo building game heavily inspired by the Zoo Tycoon series.

Director: Victor D. Goossens

32. Futurama (1999– )
Episode: Love and Rocket (2002)

TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

When the Planet Express ship gets a selectable personality upgrade, Bender chooses one and falls in love... but too briefly.

Director: Brian Sheesley | Stars: Billy West, Katey Sagal, John DiMaggio, Tress MacNeille

Votes: 2,581

33. The Life of Mammals (2002–2003)
Episode: Plant Predators (2002)

TV-PG | 49 min | Documentary

Heavily armoured, indigestible and even poisonous, plants pose problems for some of our biggest predators. David Attenborough learns why eating plants is one of the greatest challenges for the planet's mammals.

Star: David Attenborough

Votes: 114

34. The Zoo: San Diego (2019– )
Episode: Penguin Chick Swim School (2019)

Reality-TV

Safari Park must say goodbye to two elephants. The vets look to fit Felix, an excitable three-toed Baird's Tapir, with a custom shoe. Two African penguin chick are ready to join the colony.

Stars: Rick Schwartz, Katie Dirckschneider, Peter Hagopian, Julie Anderson

Votes: 8

35. Ride with Norman Reedus (2016– )
Episode: Costa Rica with Dom Rocket (2020)

TV-14 | 42 min | Reality-TV

Norman Reedus and Dom Rocket traverse the jungles and coasts of Costa Rica while doing some extreme riding, and exploring its natural beauty.

Star: Norman Reedus

Votes: 31

36. The Secret Life of the Zoo (2016– )
Episode: Episode #11.1 (2021)

47 min | Documentary

The zoo keepers realise that a Malayan tapir has started eating for two. A hyacinth macaw called James Bond loses his mate. And the queen of Chester's Asian elephant herd is feeling her age.

Directors: Harriet Leaf, Tom Power | Star: Tamsin Greig

37. Archer (2009–2023)
Episode: Operation: Fang (2022)

TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Comedy

Gillette is in charge of a creepy crawly mission in a tropical jungle.

Director: Matt Thompson | Stars: Carlos Alazraqui, H. Jon Benjamin, Judy Greer, Tiffany Morgan

Votes: 562

38. Deadly 60 (2009– )
Episode: On a Mission - Costa Rican Coast (2011)

Documentary

Steve is excited about the variety of landscape types and exceptional bio-diversity in small Costa Rica. On the Pacific coast, predators vary from monkeys and frogs to snakes and crocodiles... See full summary »

Star: Steve Backshall

39. PBS Eons (2017– )
Episode: The Rise and Fall of the Tallest Mammal to Walk the Earth (2020)

9 min | Documentary

Paraceratherium is an extinct member of the same order as the rhinoceros. Scientists believe it was very close to the size limit for terrestrial mammals due to the lengthy gestation period required.

Star: Blake de Pastino

40. Raptor Chatter (2018– )
Episode: What the Hell is Chalicotherium?! (2022)

12 min | Documentary, History

Chalicotherium is a huge mammal that became extinct less than for million years ago so it may have co-existed with early humans. Still it's something of a mystery. It's body plan of shot ... See full summary »

Star: Ezekiel O'Callaghan

41. Nature (1982– )
Episode: The Hummingbird Effect (2023)

TV-PG | 53 min | Documentary, Family

Discover the powerful effect hummingbirds have over their wild neighbors in Costa Rica.

Star: Harry Shum Jr.

Votes: 36

42. PBS Eons (2017– )
Episode: How the Chalicothere Split in Two (2018)

8 min | Documentary

Chalicothere provide a classic example of parallel evolution. Fond of eating the tops of trees, one group ate the leaves directly off the branches. The other was more active bracing itself ... See full summary »

Star: Hank Green

43. Eyewitness (1994– )
Episode: Mammal (1996)

Documentary

What incredible talent do dolphins and bats share? How can you tell the oldest elephant in a herd?

Stars: Andrew Sachs, Martin Sheen

44. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962–1992)
Episode: Dennis Hopper/Rich Hall/Joan Embery (1991)

TV-14 | 43 min | Comedy, Talk-Show

Johnny examines the case of a lonely parakeet. Dennis Hopper (Doublecrossed (1991)); Rich Hall performs stand-up; Joan Embery presents wild animals, including a two-headed snake and baby primates.

Stars: Johnny Carson, Ed McMahon, Tommy Newsom, Dennis Hopper

Votes: 12

45. Nigel Marven's Cruise Ship Adventures (2015–2016)
Episode: A Central American Voyage (2015)

Documentary

Heading full speed ahead to Central America, Nigel visits Corcovado National Park for the endangered jaguar, while in the Audubon Park, he finds the Three-toed Amphiuma and the heavy alligator snapping turtle.

Star: Nigel Marven