

Becoming Cousteau
The extraordinary life of the ocean's great protector.
6.935 votes on TMDB2021Movie1h 34m
Adventurer, filmmaker, inventor, author, unlikely celebrity and conservationist: For over four decades, Jacques-Yves Cousteau and his explorations under the ocean became synonymous with a love of science and the natural world. As he learned to protect the environment, he brought the whole world with him, sounding alarms more than 50 years ago about the warming seas and our planet’s vulnerability. In BECOMING COUSTEAU, from National Geographic Documentary Films, two-time Academy Award®-nominated filmmaker Liz Garbus takes an inside look at Cousteau and his life, his iconic films and inventions, and the experiences that made him the 20th century’s most unique and renowned environmental voice — and the man who inspired generations to protect the Earth.
Trailers & videos
Cast

Jacques-Yves Cousteau
Self (archive footage)

Philippe Cousteau
Self (archive footage)

Jean-Michel Cousteau
Self (archive footage)
- F
Francine Cousteau
Self (voice) (archive audio)
- P
Pierre-Yves Cousteau
Self (archive footage)
- D
Diane Cousteau
Self (archive footage)

Albert Falco
Self (archive footage)

Louis Malle
Self (archive footage)

David L. Wolper
Self (voice) (archive sound)
- J
John Soh
Self (voice) (archive sound)

Carol Burnett
Self (archive footage)

Deborah Norville
Self (archive footage)
Images






More like this
Recommended and similar titles from TMDB
Shark Whisperer
2025 · Movie · Documentary
Supersonic
2016 · Movie · Music · Documentary
Riding Giants
2004 · Movie · Documentary
Being James Bond
2021 · Movie · Documentary
Mission Blue
2014 · Movie · Documentary
14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible
2021 · Movie · Documentary
Apollo 13: Survival
2024 · Movie · Documentary · History
Titanic: The Digital Resurrection
2025 · Movie · Documentary · TV Movie
Sidney
2022 · Movie · Documentary
Ronaldo
2015 · Movie · Documentary · History
Shipwrecked: Nightmare at Sea
2026 · Movie · Documentary
Finding Vivian Maier
2014 · Movie · Documentary
The Art of Flight
2011 · Movie · Adventure · Documentary
Maria by Callas
2017 · Movie · Documentary
Senna
2010 · Movie · Documentary
God Bless Ozzy Osbourne
2011 · Movie · Documentary · Music
To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb
2023 · Movie · Documentary · History
John Candy: I Like Me
2025 · Movie · Documentary