11 Best Travel Documentaries Streaming on Netflix

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2. 180° South: Conquerors of the Useless

Site Rank: 11, IMDb rank 6; Total Rank: 17

Directed by Chris Malloy
Year: 2010

The main premise of 180° South is simple enough: Jeff Johnson tries to repeat his childhood heroes’, Yvon Chouinard and Doug Tompkins, trip to South America, ending on the slopes of the Corcovado Volcano. Unlike other adventure movies, 180° South isn’t filled with adrenaline rushes and loud music. Despite few disasters that happened to Johnson along the way, like getting shipwrecked, the film has a serene, almost philosophical note. At the end, he meets his heroes, who have come to Patagonia in order to try and preserve it.

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