Best Documentary Movies
Looking for the best Documentary movies? These are the 48 highest-rated Documentary titles in our catalogue, led by Chasing Red, Alice On & Off and The Odyssey: The Making of an Epic. The list is ranked by audience score; open any title for its cast, trailer and legal places to watch.
1. Chasing Red (2015)
★ 10.0/10
Everyone has heard of Pamplona's Running of the Bulls, yet so few know much about it. Even fewer know that there is an elite group of runners who brave dozens of bull runs each year, risking their life to run inches…
2. Alice On & Off (2024)
★ 10.0/10
Shot over the course of ten years, the story revolves around 16-year-old Alice who becomes a mother to Aristo, a child conceived out of her deep affection for Dorian, despite their remarkable 35-year age difference…
3. The Odyssey: The Making of an Epic (2026)
★ 10.0/10
Go behind the scenes of Christopher Nolan's mythic action epic, The Odyssey. This special documentary explores the monumental undertaking of adapting Homer’s foundational saga for the big screen, charting a grueling…
4. Amon Amarth: The Pursuit of Vikings: 25 Years In The Eye of the Storm (2018)
★ 10.0/10
On November 16th, Amon Amarth will release their new documentary and supporting live album(s), The Pursuit Of Vikings: 25 Years In The Eye Of The Storm – which includes a retrospective documentary that features a…
6. Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd (2025)
★ 10.0/10
Five years since the murder of George Floyd – the police killing that set America on fire with rage and sparked a wave of protests around the world, director Kwabena Oppong's film explores one of the most important and…
7. Bob Mackie: Naked Illusion (2024)
★ 10.0/10
A look at Bob Mackie’s six-decade career, with stars like Cher and Carol Burnett reflecting on his iconic, extravagant red carpet creations.
8. Executions: The Rise and Fall of Capital Punishment (2025)
★ 10.0/10
From ancient practices such as death by a thousand cuts and hanging, drawing and quartering to the modern scientific era of lethal injection, we ask the question: do the most horrific crimes deserve the most horrific…
9. Secrets of the Bayeux Tapestry: Inside the Museum (2026)
★ 10.0/10
The Bayeux Tapestry is one of the treasures of the medieval world. Across 70 metres of exquisitely embroidered scenes, it tells the story of one of the most seismic events in British history – the Norman Invasion of…
10. Beyond Limits: Into the ADHD Mind: Rising Above Failure (2025)
★ 10.0/10
Recently diagnosed with ADHD, Simon Blair confronts self-doubt and past failures in the grueling Marathon des Sables. As the desert tests his mind and body, can he turn his diagnosis into an advantage or will it hold…
11. Orangutan (2026)
★ 10.0/10
Narrated by Josh Gad, journey high into the rainforest canopy of Southeast Asia where a magnificent and mysterious community filled with playful personalities lives. Witness the exhilarating action, heartwarming…
12. Desert Warriors: Lions of the Namib (2016)
★ 10.0/10
Desert Warriors: Lions of the Namib follows a lioness and her daughters as the travel through Namibia's desert with their five male cubs. The cubs are raised without a pride male and are instructed by their mothers in…
13. Bob Bissonnette: ROCKSTAR. Pis pas à peu près (2019)
★ 10.0/10
Endowed with unmistakable magnetism, boundless energy, leadership and a passion for everything he did, Roberto "Bob" Bissonnette dared to create his life according to his vision, independently. From his hockey career…
14. The Last Class (2025)
★ 10.0/10
American political economist, professor, author, and social media sensation Robert Reich teaches his final "Wealth and Poverty" class to 1,000 students at UC Berkeley, ending a 40-year career that reached 40,000…
15. Tomorrow is Saturday (2020)
★ 10.0/10
With a 50-year career north and south of the border, Newry-born artist Seán Hillen wears many hats; collagist, photomontage artist, inventor, polymath, conspiracy theorist, documentary photographer and sculptor. He has…
16. The Neutron Bomb (2022)
★ 10.0/10
We've all heard of the atomic bomb, but in the late 1950s, an idea was conceived of a bomb which would maximize damage to people, but minimize damage to buildings and vital infrastructure: perfect for an occupying…
17. Bodyguard of Lies (2025)
★ 10.0/10
Exposes the tangled web of deception spun by the U.S. government during its 20-year war in Afghanistan, revealing the campaign of lies and misinformation fed to the American public. Through shocking testimonies from…
18. Anxiety Club (2025)
★ 10.0/10
ANXIETY CLUB provides a humorous and heartfelt look at our common experience of anxiety through the lens of some of the most brilliant (and anxious) comedians working today.
19. Everest Dark (2025)
★ 10.0/10
Tourists line up at the foot of Mount Everest to climb the mythological mountain – and to tell everyone else about the feat. For the same reason, Mount Everest has become a graveyard full of the frozen corpses of…
20. Beyond the Gaze: Jule Campbell's Swimsuit Issue (2024)
★ 10.0/10
In the 1960s, Jule Campbell shattered glass ceilings, transforming a struggling sports magazine into a media empire: the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. The documentary chronicles Jule's 32-year reign, where she…
21. Cold Void (2017)
★ 10.0/10
A short arthouse documentary about mental illness as seen through the eyes of Niklas Kvarforth of Shining. Cold Void is a personal portrayal of the man behind headlines of suicide, drugs and self-destruction…
22. Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler (2011)
★ 10.0/10
Not since Paganini had there been such a magician on the violin. Jascha Heifetz was the first truly modern virtuoso, a man about whom Itzhak Perlman said, 'When I spoke with him, I can't believe, I'm talking to God'…
23. Chernobyl: 48 Hours To Escape (2026)
★ 10.0/10
Witnesses, survivors and front-line heroes recall the first days of the Chernobyl disaster of April 1986. Featuring rare archive footage of the world's worst ever nuclear accident.
24. Diving Into the Darkness (2024)
★ 10.0/10
Renowned Canadian cave-diver Jill Heinerth, fueled by an insatiable curiosity about Earth's hidden depths, embarks on legendary expeditions - from Mexico's extensive caves to Antarctica's iceberg realms. Amidst…
25. Twilight: The Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner Saga (2012)
★ 10.0/10
The Twilight Saga has become one of the most successful film series of our time. This is the inside story.
26. Bizarrofilia (2024)
★ 10.0/10
Argentina is a country with an extensive and varied cinematography. Within this enormity, there is a rare, atypical… bizarre cinema. Bizarrofilia aims to investigate the origin and meaning of the word “bizarre”, how…
27. One Mind: A Zen Pilgrimage (2019)
★ 10.0/10
ONE MIND is an immersive cinematic meditation on Zen monastic life in China, where a communion of nature, meditation, and labor reveals a carefully crafted way of life that reflects the very wisdom it seeks to cultivate.
28. Wonders of the Sea (1922)
★ 10.0/10
The ocean depths are explored with the aid of a submarine chamber of Williamson's invention and a few hardy souls. The construction of the device is examined; but most of the footage is given to plant and animal life…
29. The Donn of Tiki (2024)
★ 10.0/10
Donn Beach spent years embellishing the details of his extraordinary life. This documentary attempts to separate fact from fabrication with the help of the people who knew him, historians, and recently resurfaced audio…
30. Clairtone (2025)
★ 10.0/10
Canadian electronics company Clairtone finds a successful niche producing high-end modernist stereo systems before succumbing to hard economic realities.
31. Noah Kahan: Out of Body (2026)
★ 10.0/10
After rocketing to global fame, singer-songwriter Noah Kahan faces the pressure of making his next album and returns to his Vermont roots and family to get back in tune with himself.
32. Heartstopper: Ending on a Hi (2026)
★ 10.0/10
After the ending of the hit Netflix series “Heartstopper”, this special combines never-before-seen behind-the-scenes footage, cast and crew interviews, larger cultural commentary, and fan input.
33. The Art of Protest (2020)
★ 10.0/10
Welcome to a never-before-seen tour of the creations by resistance artists around the world. From the streets of Moscow to the shores of Los Angeles and featuring interviews with Tom Morello, Dave Navarro, Moby…
34. On the Impossibility of an Homage (2024)
★ 10.0/10
Given a portrait, who is responsible for the image we see, the painter or the subject? Ion used to be a a rockstar of Ballet in Communist Romania. When we first discussed the possibility of a portrait, Ion was…
35. NCT DREAM THE MOVIE : In A DREAM (2022)
★ 10.0/10
The brand-new film features high-energy performances with the seven members captured during their second solo concert, NCT DREAM TOUR "THE DREAM SHOW 2 : In A DREAM", at the iconic Olympic Stadium, the largest stadium…
36. Astro - Stargazer: Astroscope (2022)
★ 10.0/10
The 3rd ASTROAD to Seoul 'STARGAZER' is ASTRO’s first concert in over three years. Each member is filled with excitement and anticipation at the thought of reuniting with AROHA, but preparing for a live concert amidst…
37. SEVENTEEN POWER OF LOVE : THE MOVIE (2022)
★ 10.0/10
Features powerful performances, in-depth interviews with the 13 members, and commentaries on their past, present, and future they will create with CARATs.
38. Not On the Heep: The Heavy Metal Saga of Lee Kerslake (2023)
★ 10.0/10
At Heavy Metal’s dawn, the sun rose to the beat of Lee Kerslake’s powerhouse drumming. Through a career of 50 years and 60 million albums sold, he became a legend. Now he must face the end of his days. He reconnects…
39. Finding Satoshi (2026)
★ 10.0/10
At the center of Bitcoin lies the greatest unsolved mystery of the digital age. Who created it, and who is Satoshi Nakamoto? Finding Satoshi presents the conclusion reached after a four-year, evidence-based…
40. Yalla Habibi! (2025)
★ 10.0/10
FortNine attempts to break the circumnavigation world record with award-winning filmmaker Edwin El Bainou riding pillion. It's a dangerously silly race across thousands of kilometres per day, with the polished and…
41. The Unsolved Killings of Jack the Ripper (2023)
★ 10.0/10
In the autumn of 1888, a string of bloody murders rocked East London. Week after terrible week, the tabloids report the death of yet another Whitechapel resident. The police are left baffled, and investigations grow…
42. Jade Eyed Leopard (2020)
★ 10.0/10
A small leopard with aquamarine eyes learns the fundamental skills of survival during her first three years.
43. Outlets (2023)
★ 10.0/10
Unable to move on from the death of his granny, a filmmaker desperately searches for the right film idea that will finally allow him to let go…
44. Occupied (2022)
★ 10.0/10
Dmytro Bahnenko, a journalist in Kherson, southern Ukraine, spent three months secretly recording his city's resistance to the Russian occupation.
45. Novak Djokovic: The Wolf in Winter (2026)
★ 10.0/10
Explore the extraordinary journey of tennis GOAT Novak Djokovic, who began playing on the hardscrabble courts of Serbia and rose to become the most accomplished champion in the history of men's tennis.
46. Rising Through the Fray (2025)
★ 10.0/10
Combining interviews and live cinema, Rising Through the Fray plunges us into the heart of Indigenous Rising Roller Derby, the first international team to bring together Indigenous players from several countries. For…
47. Aliens Expanded (2024)
★ 9.8/10
Exploring James Cameron’s beloved science-fiction epic from teeth to tail, Aliens Expanded is truly the most in-depth, passionate and innovative celebration of a movie ever attempted.
48. Rory McIlroy: The Masters Wait (2026)
★ 9.7/10
Through years of heartbreak and resilience, Rory McIlroy's pursuit of the Green Jacket at the Masters becomes a reckoning with legacy and the final step toward completing golf's rarest achievement, the career Grand Slam.
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