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.
2015 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 879 votes
The film profiles eight former members of the Church of Scientology, shining a light on how they attract true believers and the things they do in the name of religion. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2009 · TMDB 7.8/10 · 560 votes
In 200,000 years of existence, man has upset the balance on which the Earth had lived for 4 billion years. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1989 · TMDB 7.8/10 · 161 votes
A testament to NASA's Apollo program of the 1960s and '70s. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2020 · TMDB 8.9/10 · 244 votes
After the death of her daughter at the hand of her boyfriend, Marisela Escobedo began to fight for justice not only against the murderer but also against the corrupt Mexican judicial system. 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.
2002 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 145 votes
On 12 June 2000, in Rio de Janeiro, Ônibus 174 was taken by an armed young man, threatening to kill all the passengers. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1996 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 255 votes
It's 1974. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2004 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 113 votes
Documentary about the art of film editing. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2002 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 157 votes
A visual montage portrait of our contemporary world dominated by globalized technology and violence. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1962 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 101 votes
A documentary consisting of a series of travelogue vignettes providing glimpses into cultural practices throughout the world intended to shock or surprise, including an insect banquet and a memorable look at a practicing South Pacific cargo cult. 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.
2020 · TMDB 7.7/10 · 103 votes
Disneynature’s Elephant follows African elephant Shani and her spirited son Jomo as their herd make an epic journey hundreds of miles across the vast Kalahari Desert. 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 7.9/10 · 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.
2021 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 117 votes
Experience the iconic rock band's legacy in the first major documentary to tell their story. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2020 · TMDB 8.1/10 · 171 votes
Join Will Smith, Tatyana Ali, Karyn Parsons, Joseph Marcell, Daphne Maxwell Reid, Alfonso Ribeiro and DJ Jazzy Jeff, for a funny and heartfelt night full of music and dancing in honor of the show that ran for six seasons and 148 episodes. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1930 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 148 votes
What starts off as a conventional travelogue turns into a satirical portrait of the town of Nice on the French Côte d'Azur, especially its wealthy inhabitants. 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.
2010 · TMDB 6.1/10 · 130 votes
Some of the world's most innovative documentary filmmakers will explore the hidden side of everything. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2019 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 117 votes
Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, and Al Pacino in conversation about The Irishman. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.