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 2026-08-04 · Ratings from TMDB
Eligible titles are ranked using TMDB popularity, audience rating, and vote count. Streaming availability and ratings can change over time.
1927 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 128 votes
A day in the city of Berlin, which experienced an industrial boom in the 1920s, and still provides an insight into the living and working conditions at that time. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2015 · TMDB 7.8/10 · 199 votes
An unlikely team of activists and innovators hatches a bold mission to save endangered species. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2015 · TMDB 7.9/10 · 322 votes
Over 93 days in Ukraine, what started as peaceful student demonstrations became a violent revolution and full-fledged civil rights movement. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2019 · TMDB 7.7/10 · 382 votes
A cautionary tale for these times of democracy in crisis—the personal and political fuse to explore one of the most dramatic periods in Brazilian history. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2011 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 132 votes
By vividly recounting the TT's legendary rivalries and the Isle of Man's unique road racing history, this 3D feature documentary discovers why modern TT riders still risk their lives to win the world's most dangerous race. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2021 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 132 votes
Poignant stories of homelessness on the West Coast of the US frame this cinematic portrait of a surging humanitarian crisis. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2004 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 250 votes
Documentary depicting the lives of child prostitutes in the red light district of Songachi, Calcutta. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2007 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 179 votes
Helvetica is a feature-length independent film about typography, graphic design and global visual culture. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2012 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 161 votes
Inmates at a prison in Rome rehearse for a performance of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2008 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 196 votes
A documentary on the electric guitar from the point of view of three significant rock musicians: the Edge, Jimmy Page and Jack White. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2016 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 143 votes
A family fired by a company owned by LVMH (Group owned by French billionaire, Bernard Arnault) seeks reparation from their previous employer with the help of the movie director. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2008 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 132 votes
Fueled by a raging libido, Wild Turkey, and superhuman doses of drugs, Thompson was a true "free lance, " goring sacred cows with impunity, hilarity, and a steel-eyed conviction for writing wrongs. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2019 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 183 votes
In 2018, a young bartender in the Bronx, a coal miner’s daughter in West Virginia, a grieving mother in Nevada and a registered nurse in Missouri join a movement of insurgent candidates challenging powerful incumbents in Congress. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1977 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 116 votes
This film documents the coal miners' strike against the Brookside Mine of the Eastover Mining Company in Harlan County, Kentucky in June, 1973. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2019 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 106 votes
For decades, a nice Jewish couple ran Circus of Books, a porn shop and epicenter for gay LA. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2017 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 360 votes
Filmmaker Kip Andersen uncovers the secret to preventing and even reversing chronic diseases, and he investigates why the nation's leading health organizations doesn't want people to know about it. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2011 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 165 votes
Examines the profound claim that most; if not all; of the degenerative diseases that afflict us can be controlled; or even reversed; by rejecting our present menu of animal-based and processed foods. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2011 · TMDB 7.8/10 · 115 votes
Carved from over 1,200 hours of footage spanning the band’s career, Pearl Jam: Twenty is the definitive portrait of Pearl Jam. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2018 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 102 votes
Two ten year-old boys are detained by police under suspicion of abducting and murdering a toddler. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2022 · TMDB 6.1/10 · 216 votes
Meet the four talented, autistic members of the ASD Band: piano prodigy Ron, with an impeccable memory for reciting the correct day of the week for any date in history; lead singer Rawan, who uses makeup to express herself and can hit an impressively high pitch; Spenser, an energetic drummer with an affinity for punk rock music; and guitarist Jackson, who loves all things 1950s. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.