IMDb
7.6 /10
630 votes


Documentary · 2009 · 1h 56min
Featuring Michael Pollan and based on his best-selling book, this special takes viewers on an exploration of the human relationship with the plant world — seen from the plants' point of view. Narrated by Frances McDormand, the program shows how four familiar species — the apple, the tulip, marijuana and the potato — evolved to satisfy our yearnings for sweetness, beauty, intoxication.
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THE BOTANY OF DESIRE | PBS

IMDb
7.6 /10
630 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
86 /100
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Metacritic took the day off
TMDB
6.6 /10
16 votes
Letterboxd
7.0 /10
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Weighted average
7.5/10