Curated by SceneIt · United States
Discover popular and highly rated documentary TV shows. 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.
2012 · TMDB 8.0/10 · 192 votes
Influential builders, dreamers and believers whose feats transformed the United States, a nation decaying from the inside after the Civil War, into the greatest economic and technological superpower the world had ever seen. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2018 · TMDB 8.2/10 · 127 votes
This is the fictionalized life story of the international singing legend "José José", the man known in the entertainment world as El Príncipe de la Canción (The Prince of Song). This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2022 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 186 votes
Woodstock 1969 promised peace and music, but its '99 revival delivered days of rage, riots and real harm. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2022 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 221 votes
He dined with the powerful. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2008 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 157 votes
The Masked Magician returns to television to defy his fellow conjurers and disclose the tricks that have captivated audiences for centuries. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2020 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 632 votes
In this docuseries, meet the heroes on the front lines of the battle against influenza and learn about their efforts to stop the next global outbreak. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2019 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 154 votes
When social upheaval sweeps Russia in the early 20th century, Czar Nicholas II resists change, sparking a revolution and ending a dynasty. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2009 · TMDB 8.4/10 · 403 votes
David Attenborough looks at the extraordinary ends to which animals and plants go in order to survive. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2020 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 113 votes
From birth to brain surgery: This docuseries provides an intimate look at the lifesaving work of four doctors at Lenox Hill Hospital in NYC. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2020 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 265 votes
This docuseries traces the history of classic video games, featuring insights from the innovators who brought these worlds and characters to life. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2011 · TMDB 8.4/10 · 313 votes
David Attenborough travels to the end of the earth, taking viewers on an extraordinary journey across the polar regions of our planet. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2018 · TMDB 7.7/10 · 308 votes
When a controversial cult leader builds a utopian city in the Oregon desert, conflict with the locals escalates into a national scandal. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2011 · TMDB 8.3/10 · 215 votes
A cinematic experience bringing you the most amazing human stories in the world. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2020 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 101 votes
Explore Marvel’s rich legacy of pioneering characters, creators and storytelling to reflect the world outside your window. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2019 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 669 votes
A twisted criminal's gruesome videos drive a group of amateur online sleuths to launch a risky manhunt that pulls them into a dark underworld. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2017 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 203 votes
This docuseries examines the decades-old murder of Sister Catherine Cesnik and its suspected link to a priest accused of abuse. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2015 · TMDB 7.8/10 · 582 votes
Filmed over 10 years, this real-life thriller follows a DNA exoneree who, while exposing police corruption, becomes a suspect in a grisly new crime. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2020 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 436 votes
A boy’s brutal murder and the public trials of his guardians and social workers prompt questions about the system’s protection of vulnerable children. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2021 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 138 votes
Modern history can be divided into two time frames: before 9/11 and after 9/11. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2024 · TMDB 7.7/10 · 178 votes
Discover the untold story of the toxic and abusive environment inside '90s kids' TV. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.