Quartile rating: 8.5/10 · 1 rating
On Quartile, Home scores 8.5/10 across five categories — strongest on Plot (Well Above Average), weakest on Acting (Above Average).
Ranked among Quartile’s Top Plot, Top Cinematography.
In 200,000 years of existence, man has upset the balance on which the Earth had lived for 4 billion years. Global warming, resource depletion, species extinction: man has endangered his own home. But it is too late to be pessimistic: humanity has barely ten years left to reverse the trend, become aware of its excessive exploitation of the Earth's riches, and change its consumption pattern.
Home (2009) is Yann Arthus-Bertrand's aerial documentary showcasing Earth's landscapes and ecological crisis. Its cinematography is genuinely exceptional — sweeping, meticulously composed aerial shots that rank among the most visually stunning in documentary filmmaking, earning a 4. The plot is a familiar climate-change narrative arc (wonder → alarm → cautious hope), competently structured but not particularly original, landing at 3. Acting is not applicable in the traditional sense; the narration by Glenn Close is serviceable but unremarkable, so it scores 2 as a category. Novelty sits at 3 — the aerial photography approach gives it a distinctive visual identity, but the environmental message and structure follow well-trodden documentary conventions. The ending opts for cautious optimism, a reasonable but somewhat formulaic resolution for the genre, earning a 3.