Dior and I
2015 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 111 votes
Behind-the-scenes documentary revealing what goes on inside the colourful, privileged, and sometimes stressful Christian Dior fashion house. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
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Documentary Movies
Discover popular and highly rated documentary movies. This page focuses on useful, popular choices for viewers in the United States.
Updated 2026-08-03 · Ratings from TMDB
How we chose these titles
Eligible titles are ranked using TMDB popularity, audience rating, and vote count. Streaming availability and ratings can change over time.
The Game Changers
2019 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 340 votes
From the UFC Octagon in Las Vegas and the anthropology lab at Dartmouth, to a strongman gym in Berlin and the bushlands of Zimbabwe, the world is introduced to elite athletes, special ops soldiers, visionary scientists, cultural icons, and everyday heroes—each on a mission to create a seismic shift in the way we eat and live. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
2014 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 171 votes
A look at the story behind Marvel Studios and the Marvel Cinematic Universe, featuring interviews and behind-the-scenes footage from all of the Marvel films, the Marvel One-Shots and "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."! This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Tickled
2016 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 439 votes
Journalist David Farrier stumbles upon a mysterious tickling competition online. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Encounters at the End of the World
2007 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 301 votes
Acclaimed filmmaker Werner Herzog travels to Antarctica, where he finds a desolate, beautiful landscape, largely untouched by human hands, and a group of truly unique people who risk their lives to study it. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Man on Wire
2008 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 975 votes
On August 7th 1974, French tightrope walker Philippe Petit stepped out on a high wire, illegally rigged between New York's World Trade Center twin towers, then the world's tallest buildings. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Fantastic Fungi
2019 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 192 votes
A vivid journey into the mysterious subterranean world of mycelium and its fruit— the mushroom. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey
2000 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 107 votes
Documentary on the legendary martial artist Bruce Lee, with a focus on the production of his unfinished film Game of Death. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb
2023 · TMDB 7.7/10 · 234 votes
Explore how one man's relentless drive and invention of the atomic bomb changed the nature of war forever, led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people and unleashed mass hysteria. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Armadillo
2010 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 132 votes
Danish soldiers are sent to Afghanistan in 2009 for 6 months, to help stabilize the country against the Taliban. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Kevin Hart: What Now?
2016 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 267 votes
Comedian Kevin Hart performs in front of a crowd of 50,000 people at Philadelphia's outdoor venue, Lincoln Financial Field. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Pervert's Guide to Ideology
2012 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 151 votes
A journey into the labyrinthine heart of ideology, which shapes and justifies both collective and personal beliefs and practices: with an infectious zeal and voracious appetite for popular culture, Slovenian philosopher and psychoanalyst Slavoj Žižek analyzes several of the most important films in the history of cinema to explain how cinematic narrative helps to reinforce prevailing ethics and political ideas. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Miss Americana
2020 · TMDB 7.8/10 · 650 votes
A raw and emotionally revealing look at one of the most iconic artists of our time during a transformational period in her life as she learns to embrace her role not only as a songwriter and performer, but as a woman harnessing the full power of her voice. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Andre the Giant
2018 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 169 votes
An ambitious and wide-ranging documentary exploring Andre’s upbringing in France, his celebrated career in WWE, and his forays in the entertainment world. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Daft Punk Unchained
2015 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 159 votes
Daft Punk Unchained is the first film about the pop culture phenomenon that is Daft Punk, the duo with 12 million albums sold worldwide and seven Grammy Awards. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Citizenfour
2014 · TMDB 7.7/10 · 1,424 votes
In June 2013, Laura Poitras and reporter Glenn Greenwald flew to Hong Kong for the first of many meetings with Edward Snowden. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Puff: Wonders of the Reef
2021 · TMDB 7.7/10 · 104 votes
A baby pufferfish travels through a wondrous microworld full of fantastical creatures as he searches for a home on the Great Barrier Reef. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Woodstock
1970 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 298 votes
An intimate look at the Woodstock Music & Art Festival held in Bethel, NY in 1969, from preparation through cleanup, with historic access to insiders, blistering concert footage, and portraits of the concertgoers; negative and positive aspects are shown, from drug use by performers to naked fans sliding in the mud, from the collapse of the fences by the unexpected hordes to the surreal arrival of National Guard helicopters with food and medical assistance for the impromptu city of 500,000. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
City of God: 10 Years Later
2013 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 105 votes
City of God – 10 Years Later investigates what happened to the actors who took part in the award-winning film directed by Fernando Meirelles and Katia Lund. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness
2013 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 190 votes
Follows the behind-the-scenes work of Studio Ghibli, focusing on the notable figures Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata, and Toshio Suzuki. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.