Babies
2010 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 148 votes
A non-narrated documentary following the lovesome lives of four infants from birth to their first birthday. 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
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Eligible titles are ranked using TMDB popularity, audience rating, and vote count. Streaming availability and ratings can change over time.
The Fog of War
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.
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.
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
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.
Amanda Knox
2016 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 595 votes
This gripping, atmospheric documentary recounts the infamous trial, conviction and eventual acquittal of Seattle native Amanda Knox for the 2007 murder of a British exchange student in Italy. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Capturing the Friedmans
2003 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 364 votes
An Oscar nominated documentary about a middle-class American family who is torn apart when the father Arnold and son Jesse are accused of sexually abusing numerous children. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
HyperNormalisation
2016 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 158 votes
We live in a world where the powerful deceive us. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Capitalism: A Love Story
2009 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 576 votes
Michael Moore comes home to the issue he's been examining throughout his career: the disastrous impact of corporate dominance on the everyday lives of Americans (and by default, the rest of the world). This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
McLaren
2016 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 110 votes
The story of New Zealander Bruce McLaren, who founded the McLaren Motor Racing team, showing the world that a man of humble beginnings could take on the elite of motor racing and win. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
West of Memphis
2012 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 157 votes
The documentary tells the hitherto unknown story behind an extraordinary and desperate fight to bring the truth to light. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Avicii - I'm Tim
2024 · TMDB 8.1/10 · 122 votes
Before Avicii, there was Tim. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
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.
Voyage of Time: Life's Journey
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.
I Am: Celine Dion
2024 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 166 votes
A raw and honest behind-the-scenes look at the iconic superstar's struggle with a life-altering illness. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Microcosmos
1996 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 259 votes
A documentary of insect life in meadows and ponds, using incredible close-ups, slow motion, and time-lapse photography. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Becoming
2020 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 170 votes
Join former first lady Michelle Obama in an intimate documentary looking at her life, hopes and connection with others. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Buena Vista Social Club
1999 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 379 votes
In this fascinating Oscar-nominated documentary, American guitarist Ry Cooder brings together a group of legendary Cuban folk musicians (some in their 90s) to record a Grammy-winning CD in their native city of Havana. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
RBG
2018 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 310 votes
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg now 84, and still inspired by the lawyers who defended free speech during the Red Scare, Ginsburg refuses to relinquish her passionate duty, steadily fighting for equal rights for all citizens under the law. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Deep Web
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.
The Armstrong Lie
2013 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 138 votes
In 2009, Alex Gibney was hired to make a film about Lance Armstrong's comeback to cycling. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.