Beware the Slenderman
2016 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 268 votes
In this horrifyingly modern fairytale lurks an online Boogeyman and two 12-year-old girls who would kill for him. 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 2026-08-04 · 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.
RETURN
2024 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 125 votes
‘RETURN’ follows Torstein Horgmo, Mikey Ciccarelli, Mons Røisland, Brandon Cocard, Brandon Davis, and Raibu Katayama as they push the boundaries of what can be accomplished snowboarding when innovative minds join forces. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
De Palma
2016 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 174 votes
An intimate conversation between filmmakers, chronicling De Palma’s 55-year career, his life, and his filmmaking process, with revealing anecdotes and, of course, a wealth of film clips. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Kevin Hart: Irresponsible
2019 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 145 votes
Stand-up comedian Kevin Hart talks about his family, travel and a year full of reckless behavior in front of a live sold-out crowd in London. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Sound City
2013 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 251 votes
The history of Sound City and their huge recording device; exploring how digital change has allowed 'people that have no place' in music to become stars. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Land Without Bread
1933 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 173 votes
An exploration —manipulated and staged— of life in Las Hurdes, in the province of Cáceres, in Extremadura, Spain, as it was in 1932. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Soaked in Bleach
2015 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 185 votes
Twenty years ago, Kurt Cobain was found dead of an apparent gunshot wound to the head. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
One Child Nation
2019 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 174 votes
Through interviews with both victims and instigators, Nanfu Wang, a first-time mother, breaks open decades of silence on a vast, unprecedented social experiment that shaped — and destroyed — countless lives in China. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
More Than Honey
2012 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 102 votes
With dazzling nature photography, Academy Award®–nominated director Markus Imhoof (The Boat Is Full) takes a global examination of endangered honeybees — spanning California, Switzerland, China and Australia — more ambitious than any previous work on the topic. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Jerry Before Seinfeld
2017 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 158 votes
Jerry Seinfeld returns to the club that gave him his start in the 1970s, mixing iconic jokes with stories from his childhood and early days in comedy. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Another Day of Life
2018 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 116 votes
In 1975, Ryszard Kapuściński, a veteran Polish journalist, embarked on a seemingly suicidal road trip into the heart of the Angola's civil war. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Mosul
2019 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 134 votes
An Iraqi journalist joins an army of uneasy allies and unforgettable characters in the epic battle to liberate the city of Mosul from the Islamic State. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
He Named Me Malala
2015 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 160 votes
A look at the events leading up to the Taliban's attack on the young Pakistani school girl, Malala Yousafzai, for speaking out on girls' education and the aftermath, including her speech to the United Nations. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Life Itself
2014 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 371 votes
The surprising and entertaining life of renowned film critic and social commentator Roger Ebert (1942-2013): his early days as a freewheeling bachelor and Pulitzer Prize winner, his famously contentious partnership with Gene Siskel, his life-altering marriage, and his brave and transcendent battle with cancer. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Britney vs. Spears
2021 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 199 votes
Journalist Jenny Eliscu and filmmaker Erin Lee Carr investigate Britney Spears' fight for freedom by way of exclusive interviews and confidential evidence. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Lost in La Mancha
2002 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 235 votes
Fulton and Pepe's 2000 documentary captures Terry Gilliam's attempt to get The Man Who Killed Don Quixote off the ground. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Take Your Pills
2018 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 146 votes
In a hypercompetitive world, drugs like Adderall offer students, athletes, coders and others a way to do more -- faster and better. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Héctor el Father: Conocerás la verdad
2018 · TMDB 7.9/10 · 112 votes
This autobiography of Hector Delgado runs from his childhood to become one of the greatest exponents of the urban genre, but the results of that life did not please him and led him to try to take his life .After being victim of a firefight at a service station in Aguada, a city hall in Puerto Rico, he stopped earning at least two hundred American dollars for presentation and being "devout of Jesus" This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Boys State
2020 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 112 votes
This raucous journey into the heart of democracy captures an unusual rite of passage: 1,100 teenage boys from across Texas coming together to build a representative government from the ground up. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Lady Gaga Presents: The Monster Ball Tour at Madison Square Garden
2011 · TMDB 8.7/10 · 112 votes
Lady Gaga Presents The Monster Ball Tour at Madison Square Garden is a 2011 concert special documenting the February 21 and 22, 2011 shows of Lady Gaga's The Monster Ball Tour. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.