Second Nature: Gender and Sexuality in the Animal World
Scientists and a charismatic narrator turn animal sexuality into a funny, vivid case for biological diversity and intellectual freedom.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- heartening
- sincere
- educational viewing
- family discussion
What critics said
The available audience rating indicates a favorable response to the documentary's accessible and heartening treatment of animal behavior.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Elliot Page narrates a humorous, heartening exploration of animal biology and sexual behavior.
The featured scientists are described as fighting censorship while presenting evidence about animal sexuality.
Its central subject is gender and sexuality across the animal world, including same-sex behavior and biological diversity.
Joan Roughgarden, Patricia Brennan, Amy Parish, Joseph Graves, and Frans de Waal appear as themselves alongside the narrator.
Films like Second Nature: Gender and Sexuality in the Animal World, and why
My Octopus Teacher
Shares an accessible nature-documentary approach, emotional warmth, and close attention to animal behavior.
Fantastic Fungi
Combines popular science, vivid natural-world imagery, and an optimistic challenge to conventional ideas about biology.
The Celluloid Closet
Shares a documentary interest in queer visibility, institutional censorship, and the cultural consequences of scientific representation.
Movie Details
- Director
- Drew Denny
- Release Date
- 2026-06-20
- Runtime
- 82 min
- Rating
- 1.0 / 10 (1)
Cast
- Elliot Page
- Joan Roughgarden
- Patricia Brennan
- Amy Parish
- Joseph Graves
- Frans de Waal
- Marcela Benítez
- River Suh
Common questions
- What is Second Nature: Gender and Sexuality in the Animal World about?
- Scientists and a charismatic narrator turn animal sexuality into a funny, vivid case for biological diversity and intellectual freedom.
- What is Second Nature: Gender and Sexuality in the Animal World like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Second Nature: Gender and Sexuality in the Animal World as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Second Nature: Gender and Sexuality in the Animal World violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Second Nature: Gender and Sexuality in the Animal World.
- What did critics think of Second Nature: Gender and Sexuality in the Animal World?
- The available audience rating indicates a favorable response to the documentary's accessible and heartening treatment of animal behavior.
- Which films are like Second Nature: Gender and Sexuality in the Animal World?
- Films with a similar feel include My Octopus Teacher, Fantastic Fungi, and The Celluloid Closet.
- How long is Second Nature: Gender and Sexuality in the Animal World?
- Second Nature: Gender and Sexuality in the Animal World runs 82 minutes.
