Cave of Forgotten Dreams
Shares rank 10 of 17 documentary films by recommenders
Herzog's 2010 documentary on early human cave paintings, praised as excellent, amazing and unexpectedly spiritual by viewers.
Herzog's 2010 documentary on early human cave paintings, praised as excellent, amazing and unexpectedly spiritual by viewers.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Excellent, amazing and spiritual overall
“Excellent movie. I'd love to watch a second time.”
Comment from 10 Jun 2026 in “'They take you out of life, out of time': a journey into Spain's cave paintings” “There are some goofy bits but overall is amazing.”
Comment from 1 Oct 2026 in “A Closer Look at Australopithecus Africanus” “Very interesting and unexpectedly spiritual.”
Comment from 1 Sep 2026 in “Lion-man” - Comment from 10 Jun 2026 in “'They take you out of life, out of time': a journey into Spain's cave paintings”
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The four most recommended other documentary films, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
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| It's Quieter in the Twilight | 12 | 0 | 100% | 5 | — | Approved |
| Cave of Forgotten DreamsThis page | 6 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
5 of the 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“There are some goofy bits but overall is amazing.”
“Very interesting and unexpectedly spiritual.”
“For those interested in very early human history, this 2010 documentary by Werner Herzog”
“Excellent movie. I'd love to watch a second time.”
“the paintings are amazing”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.