Glee: The Concert Movie
2011 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 278 votes
A concert documentary shot during the Glee Live! 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.
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th
2013 · TMDB 7.9/10 · 110 votes
Taking inspiration from Peter M. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Wandering Stars
2019 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 242 votes
This film follows the making of Nekfeu's 3rd album, between Paris, Japan, Greece and the United States. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal
2021 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 146 votes
An examination that goes beyond the celebrity-driven headlines and dives into the methods used by Rick Singer, the man at the center of the shocking 2019 college admissions scandal, to persuade his wealthy clients to cheat an educational system already designed to benefit the privileged. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Thin Blue Line
1988 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 417 votes
An unorthodox investigation into the wrongful conviction of Randall Dale Adams for the 1976 murder of Dallas police officer Robert Wood. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret
2014 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 523 votes
Follow the shocking, yet humorous, journey of an aspiring environmentalist, as he daringly seeks to find the real solution to the most pressing environmental issues and true path to sustainability. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora
2010 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 177 votes
The Making-of James Cameron's Avatar. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Oceans
2010 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 342 votes
An ecological drama/documentary, filmed throughout the globe. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Navalny
2022 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 297 votes
Follows the man who survived an assassination attempt by poisoning with a lethal nerve agent in August 2020. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Terms and Conditions May Apply
2013 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 201 votes
Have you ever read the Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policies connected to every website you visit, phone call you make, or app you use? This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold
2011 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 238 votes
A documentary about branding, advertising and product placement that is financed and made possible by brands, advertising and product placement. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Gaga: Five Foot Two
2017 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 602 votes
Follow pop provocateur Lady Gaga as she releases a new album, preps for her Super Bowl halftime show, and confronts physical and emotional struggles. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Chiara Ferragni: Unposted
2019 · TMDB 5.7/10 · 298 votes
Chiara Ferragni, the first fashion influencer in the world, reveals how the digital revolution has changes business world, communication, fashion, culture, through a portrait in which she's the protagonist, both as a woman and as digital entrepreneur. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Murderball
2005 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 109 votes
Quadriplegics, who play full-contact rugby in wheelchairs, overcome unimaginable obstacles to compete in the Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Pray Away
2021 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 101 votes
In the 1970s, five men struggling with being gay in their Evangelical church started a bible study to help each other leave the "homosexual lifestyle." They quickly received over 25,000 letters from people asking for help and formalized as Exodus International, the largest and most controversial conversion therapy organization in the world. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Mole: Undercover in North Korea
2020 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 119 votes
A real-life undercover thriller about two ordinary men who embark on an outrageously dangerous ten-year mission to penetrate the world's most secretive and brutal dictatorship: North Korea. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Derren Brown: Pushed to the Edge
2016 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 102 votes
Derren Brown investigates the power of social compliance by persuading an unwitting member of the public into believing that they have pushed someone to their death. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Listen to Me Marlon
2015 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 168 votes
With exclusive access to his extraordinary unseen and unheard personal archive including hundreds of hours of audio recorded over the course of his life, this is the definitive Marlon Brando cinema documentary. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Velvet Queen
2021 · TMDB 7.9/10 · 136 votes
High up on the Tibetan plateau. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Chasing Happiness
2019 · TMDB 8.0/10 · 149 votes
From humble roots as pastor's sons in New Jersey, through their meteoric rise to fame, the Jonas Brothers' bond was unshakeable-until a surprising and painful breakup led Joe, Kevin and Nick down very different paths. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.