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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.
2010 · TMDB 7.8/10 · 104 votes
Hawking gives us the ultimate guide to the universe, a ripping yarn based on real science, spanning the whole of space and time -- from the nature of the universe itself, to the chances of alien life, and the real possibility of time travel. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2020 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 131 votes
A detailed account of the McDonald's Monopoly game scam during the 1990s as told by the participants in the case, including the prizewinners and the FBI agents who caught the security officer who orchestrated the entire scheme. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2021 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 109 votes
In 1970s NYC, the “Torso Killer” preys on women to fulfill his grotesque fantasies while eluding police. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2020 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 137 votes
Little animals embark on big adventures across the U.S. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2005 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 194 votes
This documentary series tackles one of history's most horrifying subjects: the Holocaust and the infamous Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2019 · TMDB 7.7/10 · 132 votes
Inside FC Barcelona, which follows the famed soccer club through its 2018-2019 season. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2014 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 141 votes
Comprised entirely of re-mastered and colorised archive footage from World War II, much of it never before seen, Sacrifice recounts the story of D-Day through the testimonies of those who lived it. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2020 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 187 votes
Via interviews with friends, players and insiders, this docuseries examines how Aaron Hernandez went from an NFL star to a convicted killer. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2017 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 179 votes
Not long after the Cecil Hotel in Los Angeles opened in 1924, a guest committed suicide in one of its rooms, beginning a decades-long string of murders, suicides or otherwise unexplained... This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2021 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 112 votes
Josh Gates goes on the adventure of a lifetime when he and Christopher Lloyd set off to track down the most iconic movie car in Hollywood history, The DeLorean Time Machine from "Back to the Future," and deliver the vehicle to Michael J. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2020 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 133 votes
To detail how drugs push people into risky — even deadly — behaviors, a former CIA analyst investigates the economics of six illicit substances. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2020 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 368 votes
The Story behind the the iconic boy band Menudo according to the creator and manager of the band This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2022 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 129 votes
This harrowing docuseries explores, a cruel conman masquerading as a British spy manipulates and steals from his victims, leaving ruined families in his wake. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2022 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 124 votes
In this documentary of more than a year of follow-up, we discover what's behind her work and get to know the most personal side of the influencer. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2019 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 122 votes
Henry Lee Lucas rose to infamy when he confessed to hundreds of unsolved murders. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2020 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 114 votes
This four-part documentary series follows the story of India Oxenberg's perilous journey through the dark and criminal world of the notorious self-help-group-turned-sex-slave-cult NXIVM. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2020 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 122 votes
A strong audience pick This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.