Earth: One Amazing Day
2017 · TMDB 7.7/10 · 192 votes
An astonishing journey revealing the awesome power of the natural world. 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.
Tomorrow
2015 · TMDB 7.8/10 · 280 votes
Climate is changing. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!
2021 · TMDB 6.0/10 · 130 votes
One-man armies, meet-cutes, casual strolls away from huge explosions — stars and industry insiders toast and roast these cinematic chestnuts and more. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Salt of the Earth
2014 · TMDB 8.1/10 · 684 votes
During the last forty years, the photographer Sebastião Salgado has been travelling through the continents, in the footsteps of an ever-changing humanity. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Schumacher
2021 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 466 votes
Through exclusive interviews and archival footage, this documentary traces an intimate portrait of seven-time Formula 1 champion Michael Schumacher. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Icarus
2017 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 839 votes
While investigating the furtive world of illegal doping in sports, director Bryan Fogel connects with renegade Russian scientist Dr. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Above Majestic
2018 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 119 votes
A look at the origins, history and conspiracies behind the "Majestic 12", a clandestine group of military and corporate figureheads charged with reverse-engineering extraterrestrial technology. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon
2011 · TMDB 8.1/10 · 190 votes
See Michael Jackson, one of the most recognizable and popular entertainers of all time, like never before in the feature-length tribute Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
2024 · TMDB 8.1/10 · 214 votes
Christopher Reeve portrayed the Man of Steel in four Superman films and played dozens of other roles that displayed his talent and range as an actor, before being injured in a near-fatal horse-riding accident in 1995 that left him paralyzed from the neck down. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Amy
2015 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 1,325 votes
A documentary on the life of Amy Winehouse, the immensely talented yet doomed songstress. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Disclosure
2020 · TMDB 7.8/10 · 147 votes
An investigation of how Hollywood's fabled stories have deeply influenced how Americans feel about transgender people, and how transgender people have been taught to feel about themselves. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Born in China
2016 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 173 votes
Venturing into the wilds of China, "Born in China" captures intimate moments with a panda bear and her growing cub, a young golden monkey who feels displaced by his baby sister, and a mother snow leopard struggling to raise her two cubs. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Jackass 2.5
2007 · TMDB 6.1/10 · 621 votes
The crew have now set off to finish what as left over from Jackass 2.0, and in this version they have Wee Man use a 'pee' gun on themselves, having a mini motor bike fracas in the grocery mall, a sperm test, a portly crew member disguised as King Kong, as well as include three episodes of their hilarious adventures in India. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Your Friend the Rat
2007 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 401 votes
Let's face it, rats are not the most beloved creatures on earth. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Cobain: Montage of Heck
2015 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 754 votes
Hailed as one of the most innovative and intimate documentaries of all time, experience Kurt Cobain like never before in the only ever fully authorized portrait of the famed music icon. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
2010 · TMDB 7.8/10 · 173 votes
For decades, Freddy Krueger has slashed his way through the dreams of countless youngsters, scaring up over half a billion dollars at the box office across eight terrifying, spectacular films. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Lover, Stalker, Killer
2024 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 171 votes
In this twisting documentary, a mechanic tries online dating for the first time and meets a woman who takes romantic obsession to a deadly extreme. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Captains
2011 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 123 votes
The Captains is a feature-length documentary film written and directed by William Shatner. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
9/11
2002 · TMDB 7.9/10 · 126 votes
An on-the-scene documentary following the events of September 11, 2001 from an insider's view, through the lens of two French filmmakers who simply set out to make a movie about a rookie NYC fireman and ended up filming the tragic event that changed our lives forever. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
African Cats
2011 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 259 votes
African Cats captures the real-life love, humor and determination of the majestic kings of the savanna. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.