Curated by SceneIt · United States
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
Eligible titles are ranked using TMDB popularity, audience rating, and vote count. Streaming availability and ratings can change over time.
2017 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 251 votes
This compelling Documentary moves beyond the spotlight and past the attention-grabbing headlines to give pop superstar Chris Brown a chance to tell his own story. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2019 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 438 votes
Constructed from over 500 hours of never-before-seen footage, this documentary centers on the personal life and career of the controversial football player Diego Maradona who played for SSC Napoli and Argentina in the 1980s. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2014 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 179 votes
A documentary about the rise and fall of the Cannon Film Group, the legendary independent film company helmed by Israeli cousins Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2008 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 183 votes
Martin Scorsese’s electrifying concert documentary captures The Rolling Stones live at New York’s Beacon Theatre during their A Bigger Bang tour. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2018 · TMDB 8.6/10 · 123 votes
A documentary that chronicles the recent years of the famous C.D. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2023 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 567 votes
"Behind every strong man is a strong woman!", Mumine shouts as her husband is arrested. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2022 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 307 votes
A young mother’s mysterious death and her son’s subsequent kidnapping blow open a decades-long mystery about the woman’s true identity, and the murderous federal fugitive at the center of it all. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2023 · TMDB 8.7/10 · 120 votes
Forty years after the release of Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller,’ the best-selling album of all-time, director Nelson George takes fans back in time to the making of a pop masterpiece, featuring never-before-seen footage and candid interviews. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2023 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 184 votes
Bonded by their love of freediving, a record-setting champion and a heroic safety diver try to make history with a remarkable feat, ready to risk it all. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2008 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 669 votes
Documentary filmmaker Robert Kenner examines how mammoth corporations have taken over all aspects of the food chain in the United States, from the farms where our food is grown to the chain restaurants and supermarkets where it's sold. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2004 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 215 votes
From the earliest versions of the script to the blockbuster debuts, explore the creation of the Star Wars Trilogy. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2013 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 141 votes
Scientists Richard Dawkins and Lawrence Krauss travel the globe promoting a scientific worldview and the rational questioning of religious belief. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2022 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 241 votes
Explore the evolution of Buzz Lightyear from toy to human in the making of Pixar’s Lightyear. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2012 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 316 votes
Since the invention of cinema, the standard format for recording moving images has been film. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2019 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 121 votes
A commercial diver is stranded on the seabed with only five minutes of oxygen supply, but with no chance of rescue for more than 30 minutes. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2019 · TMDB 8.2/10 · 461 votes
Shot at the Olympic Stadium in Seoul during the BTS World Tour ‘Love Yourself’ to celebrate the seven members of the global boyband and their unprecedented international phenomenon. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2003 · TMDB 7.7/10 · 300 votes
Using archival footage, cabinet conversation recordings, and an interview of the 85-year-old Robert McNamara, The Fog of War depicts his life, from working as a WWII whiz-kid military officer, to being the Ford Motor Company's president, to managing the Vietnam War as defense secretary for presidents Kennedy and Johnson. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2019 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 186 votes
A detailed account of the life and artistic career of legendary filmmaker Quentin Tarantino, from his early days as a video club manager to the scandalous fall in disgrace of producer Harvey Weinstein. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2016 · TMDB 7.8/10 · 801 votes
An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2018 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 147 votes
Area 51, flying saucers from another world - and the program to create a fierce technology. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.