Henry David Thoreau

Name: Henry David Thoreau
Director: Erik Ewers
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2026-03-30
Duration: 2 h 53 min
Rating: 9.333
Cast: George Clooney, Jeff Goldblum, Ted Danson, Meryl Streep

2026

2h 53m

Documentary

Director: Erik Ewers

Writer: David Blistein

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Overview

Henry David Thoreau helped define modern environmentalism and nonviolent resistance, yet his life has been obscured by myth. The author of Walden and Civil Disobedience, he was brilliant but flawed, idealistic but opinionated. A writer, scientist and activist, his words resonate urgently with today’s challenges as humanity looks for ways to live in harmony with nature—and each other.