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.
2021 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 229 votes
For over 40 years Val Kilmer, one of Hollywood’s most mercurial and/or misunderstood actors has been documenting his own life and craft through film and video. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2008 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 661 votes
Commentator-comic Bill Maher plays devil's advocate with religion as he talks to believers about their faith. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1984 · TMDB 7.9/10 · 114 votes
The Official Golden Harvest tribute to the Master of the Martial Arts Film, Bruce Lee. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2017 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 373 votes
A profile of Istanbul and its unique people, seen through the eyes of the most mysterious and beloved animal humans have ever known, the Cat. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2012 · TMDB 5.6/10 · 293 votes
Documentary examining what happens to some of the biggest names in the history of the adult entertainment industry after they leave the business and try and live "normal" lives. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1935 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 308 votes
A showcase of German chancellor and Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler at the 1934 Nuremberg Rally. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2002 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 1,708 votes
This is not a film about gun control. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1991 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 170 votes
From the rains of Japan, through threats of arrest for 'public indecency' in Canada, and a birthday tribute to her father in Detroit, this documentary follows Madonna on her 1990 'Blond Ambition' concert tour. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2016 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 244 votes
Supersonic charts the meteoric rise of Oasis from the council estates of Manchester to some of the biggest concerts of all time in just three short years. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1991 · TMDB 7.9/10 · 421 votes
A chronicle of the production problems — including bad weather, actors' health, war near the filming locations, and more — which plagued the filming of Apocalypse Now, increasing costs and nearly destroying the life and career of Francis Ford Coppola. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2017 · TMDB 7.7/10 · 140 votes
A personal and intimate look into Demi Lovato's life as not only a regular 25 year old, but also one of the biggest pop stars in the world. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2004 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 1,797 votes
Morgan Spurlock subjects himself to a diet based only on McDonald's fast food three times a day for thirty days without exercising to try to prove why so many Americans are fat or obese. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2003 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 231 votes
With a team of the world's foremost historic and marine experts as well as friend Bill Paxton, James Cameron embarks on an unscripted adventure back to the wreck of the Titanic where nearly 1,500 souls lost their lives almost a century ago. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2003 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 461 votes
The true story of Joe Simpson and Simon Yates' disastrous and nearly-fatal mountain climb of 6,344m Siula Grande in the Cordillera Huayhuash in the Peruvian Andes in 1985. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2015 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 147 votes
A documentary about the legendary series of nationally televised debates in 1968 between two great public intellectuals, the liberal Gore Vidal and the conservative William F. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2013 · TMDB 7.8/10 · 764 votes
In 1974, Chilean-French director Alejandro Jodorowsky embarked on the quixotic project of adapting Frank Herbert's influential novel Dune (1969) for the big screen. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2017 · TMDB 7.7/10 · 520 votes
Working from the text of James Baldwin’s unfinished final novel, director Raoul Peck creates a meditation on what it means to be Black in the United States. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2017 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 126 votes
Music is an integral part of most films, adding emotion and nuance while often remaining invisible to audiences. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2020 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 764 votes
Using raw, firsthand footage, this documentary examines the disappearance of Shanann Watts and her children, and the terrible events that followed. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2008 · TMDB 8.0/10 · 589 votes
In 2001, Andrew Bagby, a medical resident, is murdered not long after breaking up with his girlfriend. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.