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.
1888 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 248 votes
The earliest surviving motion-picture film, and believed to be one of the very first moving images ever created, was shot by Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince using the LPCCP Type-1 MkII single-lens camera. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2017 · TMDB 8.0/10 · 356 votes
The definitive film on the climb that captured headlines and ignited imaginations worldwide. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2022 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 270 votes
Matt Walsh's controversial doc challenges radical gender ideology through provocative interviews and humor. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2022 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 1,127 votes
Posing as a wealthy, jet-setting diamond mogul, an Israeli conman wooed women online then conned them out of millions of dollars. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1978 · TMDB 4.6/10 · 222 votes
A collection of death scenes, ranging from TV material to homemade super 8 movies. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1929 · TMDB 7.8/10 · 813 votes
A cameraman wanders around with a camera slung over his shoulder, documenting urban life with dazzling inventiveness. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2020 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 1,086 votes
A documentary on why 'Money Heist' sparked a wave of enthusiasm around the world for a lovable group of thieves and their professor. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2020 · TMDB 7.9/10 · 1,062 votes
After years of swimming every day in the freezing ocean at the tip of Africa, Craig Foster meets an unlikely teacher: a young octopus who displays remarkable curiosity. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2024 · TMDB 8.1/10 · 151 votes
The secret life of a young World of Warcraft gamer is vividly reimagined when his online friends contact his family after his death. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2005 · TMDB 8.1/10 · 344 votes
Using hidden cameras and never-before-seen footage, Earthlings chronicles the day-to-day practices of the largest industries in the world, all of which rely entirely on animals for profit. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2005 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 1,232 votes
Every year, thousands of Antarctica's emperor penguins make an astonishing journey to breed their young. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2019 · TMDB 7.9/10 · 719 votes
A look at the Apollo 11 mission to land on the moon led by commander Neil Armstrong and pilot Buzz Aldrin. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2023 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 112 votes
Between light and darkness stands Olfa, a Tunisian woman and the mother of four daughters. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2025 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 107 votes
Witness the never-before-seen footage and true story behind the John Wick phenomenon – from independent film to billion-dollar franchise. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2014 · TMDB 7.8/10 · 187 votes
A look behind the lens of Christopher Nolan's space epic. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2008 · TMDB 7.7/10 · 1,067 votes
An Israeli film director interviews fellow veterans of the 1982 invasion of Lebanon to reconstruct his own memories of his term of service in that conflict. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2020 · TMDB 5.9/10 · 128 votes
Greta Thunberg, a 15-year-old student in Sweden, started a school strike for the climate as her question for adults was, if you don’t care about my future on earth, why should I care about my future in school? This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2018 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 1,230 votes
Lexington, Kentucky, 2004. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2019 · TMDB 8.0/10 · 352 votes
This intimate, in-depth look at Beyoncé's celebrated 2018 Coachella performance reveals the emotional road from creative concept to cultural movement. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1996 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 149 votes
Al Pacino's deeply-felt rumination on Shakespeare's significance and relevance to the modern world through interviews and an in-depth analysis of "Richard III." This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.