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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.
2001 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 207 votes
This documentary follows various migratory bird species on their long journeys from their summer homes to the equator and back, covering thousands of miles and navigating by the stars. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2019 · TMDB 7.9/10 · 302 votes
When nomadic beekeepers break Honeyland’s basic rule (take half of the honey, but leave half to the bees), the last female beehunter in Europe must save the bees and restore natural balance. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2024 · TMDB 8.0/10 · 324 votes
This film made by a Palestinian-Israeli collective shows the destruction of the occupied West Bank's Masafer Yatta by Israeli soldiers and the alliance which develops between the Palestinian activist Basel and Israeli journalist Yuval. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2018 · TMDB 7.9/10 · 268 votes
A funny, intimate and heartbreaking portrait of one of the world’s most beloved and inventive comedians, Robin Williams, told largely through his own words. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2017 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 229 votes
The life and career of an actor, artist, and icon. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2016 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 326 votes
Werner Herzog's exploration of the Internet and the connected world. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2011 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 168 votes
An intense portrait of the iconic filmmaker, writer, actor, comedian and musician Woody Allen: his life, family and friends; his writing and directing habits, and his relationship with performers. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2024 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 106 votes
What happened after Einstein fled Nazi Germany? This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2019 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 149 votes
Part documentary, part concert film, part fever dream, this film captures the troubled spirit of America in 1975 and the joyous music that Dylan performed during the fall of that year. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2019 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 104 votes
An exploration of '80s horror movies through the perspective of the actors, directors, producers and SFX craftspeople who made them, and their impact on contemporary cinema. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2001 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 201 votes
With commentary from Hollywood stars, outtakes from his movies and footage from his youth, this documentary looks at Stanley Kubrick's life and films. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2014 · TMDB 7.9/10 · 235 votes
Virunga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is Africa’s oldest national park, a UNESCO world heritage site, and a contested ground among insurgencies seeking to topple the government that see untold profits in the land. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2018 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 148 votes
As his life comes to its end, famous Hollywood director Orson Welles puts it all on the line at the chance for renewed success with the film The Other Side of the Wind. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2019 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 107 votes
The untold origin story behind Ridley Scott's Alien - rooted in Greek and Egyptian mythologies, underground comics, the art of Francis Bacon, and the dark visions of Dan O'Bannon and H.R. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1978 · TMDB 7.7/10 · 314 votes
Martin Scorsese's documentary intertwines footage from The Band's incredible farewell tour with probing backstage interviews and featured performances by Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, and other rock legends. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2011 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 847 votes
A multi-part documentary about the making of the Jurassic Park trilogy. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2017 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 201 votes
A celebration of the universe, displaying the whole of time, from its start to its final collapse. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2017 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 740 votes
Offbeat documentarian Chris Smith provides a behind-the-scenes look at how Jim Carrey adopted the persona of idiosyncratic comedian Andy Kaufman on the set of Man on the Moon. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2015 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 307 votes
Deep Web gives the inside story of one of the most important and riveting digital crime sagas of the century -- the arrest of Ross William Ulbricht, the 30-year-old entrepreneur convicted of being 'Dread Pirate Roberts,' creator and operator of online black market Silk Road. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2022 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 169 votes
The life of internationally renowned artist and activist Nan Goldin is told through her slideshows, intimate interviews, ground-breaking photography, and rare footage of her personal fight to hold the Sackler family accountable for the overdose crisis. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.