A vivid journey into the mysterious subterranean world of mycelium and its fruit— the mushroom. A story that begins 3.5 billion years ago, fungi makes the soil that supports life, connecting vast systems of roots from plants and trees all over the planet, like an underground Internet. Through the eyes of renowned mycologist Paul Stamets, professor of forest ecology Suzanne Simard, best selling author Michael Pollan, food naturalist Eugenia Bone and others, we experience the power, beauty and complexity of the fungi kingdom.
Directed by Louie Schwartzberg
mushroom
nature
nature documentary
science
fungi
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3.5 / 5
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Cast
Brie Larson
Narrator (voice)
Paul Stamets
Self
Michael Pollan
Self
Roland Griffiths
Self
Andrew Weil
Self
Crew
Louie Schwartzberg
Director
Mark Monroe
Writer
Louie Schwartzberg
Producer
Regina K. Scully
Executive Producer
Geralyn White Dreyfous
Executive Producer
Lyn Davis Lear
Producer
Popular Reviews
84 reviews
opal
mom wanted to watch this as her xmas present
mom wanted to watch this as her xmas present
Elrafi
7.0★ · 11/24/25
"Tugas videografi menonton dan menganalisa film dokumenter Fantastic Fungi"
"Tugas videografi menonton dan menganalisa film dokumenter Fantastic Fungi"
Jackson
Did not expect a doc shown in class to be this pro-shrooms.
Did not expect a doc shown in class to be this pro-shrooms.
Marc Søren
7.0★ · 06/25/25
Informative but could've been 60 minutes. A lot of points get repeated many times. WE ARE mushrooms
Informative but could've been 60 minutes. A lot of points get repeated many times. WE ARE mushrooms
Adam Benmhend
7.0★ · 04/30/25
Main takeaway from here is that Johns Hopkins Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research is the only other good thing about Maryland other than the renaissance fair. Wish it had more focus tbh.
Main takeaway from here is that Johns Hopkins Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research is the only other good thing about Maryland other than the renaissance fair. Wish it had more focus tbh.