Documentary Movies
Dean Smith

Dean Smith

Dean Smith
IMDb: 7.8
N/A

Coach, mentor, social activist …the life and legacy of Dean Smith, North Carolina’s legendary basketball coach – who went to 11 Finals Fours and won two National Championships, with players…

Genre: Documentary
The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel

The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel

The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel
IMDb: 7.4
106

Exposes how companies are desperately rebranding as socially responsible — and how that threatens democratic freedoms.

Genre: Documentary
North of Nightfall

North of Nightfall

North of Nightfall
IMDb: 7.6
65

Hidden among the glaciers high in the Arctic Circle are mountain bike lines too incredible to ignore. Harsh temperatures, volatile weather and nine-month winters mean the area is normally devoid…

RUTH – Justice Ginsburg in her own Words

RUTH – Justice Ginsburg in her own Words

RUTH – Justice Ginsburg in her own Words
IMDb: 6.1
89

How does some one with three strikes against her, rise to the highest court in the land, the U. S. Supreme Court?

Genre: Documentary
Roll with Me

Roll with Me

Roll with Me
IMDb: 8.6
90

After hitting rock-bottom, a newly sober paraplegic attempts to save his gang-banger nephew’s life by bringing him along on a 3,100-mile wheelchair trek across the United States.

Genre: Documentary
The Connection

The Connection

The Connection
IMDb: 7.9
72

The Connection is a film about how frontier research is proving that there is a direct connection between your mind and your health.

Genre: Documentary
Industrial Accident: The Story of Wax Trax! Records

Industrial Accident: The Story of Wax Trax! Records

Industrial Accident: The Story of Wax Trax! Records
IMDb: 7.9
95

The true story of punks, queers, & criminals on a ride with two men who accidentally changed music along the way.

Bulkland

Bulkland

Bulkland
IMDb: 6.9
58

Migrant workers, factory bosses and nightclub dancers try to carve out a slice of the pie in the city the dollar store built. But China is changing. Selling cheap junk…

Genre: Documentary
3801 Lancaster: American Tragedy

3801 Lancaster: American Tragedy

3801 Lancaster: American Tragedy
IMDb: 6.3
57

The chilling story of the charismatic Dr. Kermit Gosnell and the squalid abortion clinic he operated for years in Philadelphia despite many pleas to health authorities to investigate the deaths…

Genre: Documentary
Goodnight, Sugar Babe: The Killing of Vera Jo Reigle

Goodnight, Sugar Babe: The Killing of Vera Jo Reigle

Goodnight, Sugar Babe: The Killing of Vera Jo Reigle
IMDb: 6.2
87

The discovery of the mutilated body of a mentally challenged young mother begins a journey into madness that is so unbelievable the mastermind behind the crime ultimately got away with…

Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell

Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell

Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell
IMDb: 7.1
97

Christopher Wallace, AKA The Notorious B.I.G., remains one of Hip-Hop’s icons, renowned for his distinctive flow and autobiographical lyrics. This documentary celebrates his life via rare behind-the-scenes footage and the…

Takeout

Takeout

Takeout
IMDb: 6
74

Filmmaker Michal Siewierski embarks on an audacious journey to expose the real reasons behind the Amazon forest fires and the alarming rate of deforestation in Brazil. Ranging from people’s food…

Genre: Documentary
Elton John : Uncensored

Elton John : Uncensored

Elton John : Uncensored
IMDb: 6.9
57

Elton John opens up about his childhood, stardom and battles with addiction in an exclusive interview with Graham Norton.

The Accountant of Auschwitz

The Accountant of Auschwitz

The Accountant of Auschwitz
IMDb: 7.3
78

Oskar Gröning, known as the “Accountant of Auschwitz,” was charged with the murder of 300,000 Jews. When he took the stand in 2015, at the age of 94, his trial…

Beaver Trilogy Part IV

Beaver Trilogy Part IV

Beaver Trilogy Part IV
IMDb: 7.3
N/A

A chance meeting in a parking lot in 1979 between filmmaker Trent Harris and a young man from Beaver, Utah inspired the creation of an underground film that is now…

Genre: Documentary
Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan

Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan

Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan
TMDb: 9.3
45 min

Dynamic reenactments and expert commentaries bring to life the tumultuous history and power struggles of a warring 16th-century feudal Japan.

Status: Ended
Confessions of an Alien Abductee

Confessions of an Alien Abductee

Confessions of an Alien Abductee
IMDb: 4.9
50

Interviews with abductees

Genre: Documentary
Bruno v Tyson

Bruno v Tyson

Bruno v Tyson
IMDb: N/A
105

The full story of an epic in-ring rivalry and the fascinating personal relationship that went along with it.

Genre: Documentary
Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel

Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel

Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel
IMDb: 7.6
86

This intimate and loving portrait of the legendary arbiter of fashion, art and culture illustrates the many stages of Vreeland’s remarkable life. Born in Paris in 1903, she was to…

Genre: Documentary
To the Limit – Fabio Wibmer

To the Limit – Fabio Wibmer

To the Limit – Fabio Wibmer
IMDb: 8.2
N/A

Experience an action-packed urban mountain bike adventure with extreme sports athlete Fabio Wibmer. Why does he keep pushing his limits and expose himself to high risks of injury? Find out…

Genre: Documentary
Mad Hot Ballroom

Mad Hot Ballroom

Mad Hot Ballroom
IMDb: 7.3
105

Eleven-year-old New York City public school kids journey into the world of ballroom dancing and reveal pieces of themselves and their world along the way. Told from their candid, sometimes…

Project Blue Book Exposed

Project Blue Book Exposed

Project Blue Book Exposed
IMDb: 5.7
64

Project Blue Book was the catalyst to the modern day UFO cover-up that still exists today. The startling fact is we may be in the same position now as we…

Genre: Documentary
Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry

Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry

Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry
IMDb: 8.5
140

This documentary offers a deeply intimate look at extraordinary teenager Billie Eilish. Award-winning filmmaker R.J. Cutler follows her journey on the road, onstage, and at home with her family as…

Life After Flash

Life After Flash

Life After Flash
IMDb: 6.7
94

“Life After Flash” looks at the roller coaster life of Sam J Jones since his role as Flash Gordon, his struggles and successes, and the aftermath of when he went…

The Killer Truth

The Killer Truth

The Killer Truth
TMDb: 8
39 min

A refreshingly unique approach of focusing on one single murder case through the lens of the five people most closely involved with the crime in order to reveal a deeper…

Status: Returning Series
Purple Mountains

Purple Mountains

Purple Mountains
IMDb: N/A
53

Professional snowboarder and mountaineer Jeremy Jones has an intimate relationship with the outdoors. It’s his escape, his identity, and his legacy. But over the course of his 45 years in…

Genre: Documentary
Lincoln@Gettysburg

Lincoln@Gettysburg

Lincoln@Gettysburg
IMDb: 8.3
N/A

An examination of how President Abraham Lincoln used contemporary telecommunications to his maximum advantage in the American Civil War.

Genre: Documentary
Connor McDavid: Whatever it Takes

Connor McDavid: Whatever it Takes

Connor McDavid: Whatever it Takes
IMDb: 8.9
47

Connor McDavid: Whatever it Takes follows the most physically and emotionally challenging offseason of Connor McDavid’s career. This documentary is the remarkable comeback story of one of the NHL’s best…

Genre: Documentary
Sharkwater

Sharkwater

Sharkwater
IMDb: 8
89

Driven by passion fed from a life-long fascination with sharks, Rob Stewart debunks historical stereotypes and media depictions of sharks as bloodthirsty, man-eating monsters and reveals the reality of sharks…

Genre: Documentary
Electric Daisy Carnival Experience

Electric Daisy Carnival Experience

Electric Daisy Carnival Experience
IMDb: 7.3
N/A

A live concert documentary on the popular electronic music festival.

Genre: Documentary
Saved By The Barn

Saved By The Barn

Saved By The Barn
IMDb: N/A
N/A

Dan McKernan relocated from Austin, Texas, to take over his family’s 140-year-old farm in Michigan and transform it into the “Barn Sanctuary,” a place for farm animals that have experienced…

Status: Returning Series
Genre: Documentary
David Foster: Off the Record

David Foster: Off the Record

David Foster: Off the Record
IMDb: 6.8
98

A documentary about Canadian music icon David Foster.

Genre: Documentary
Confessions of a Time Traveler – The Man from 3036

Confessions of a Time Traveler – The Man from 3036

Confessions of a Time Traveler – The Man from 3036
IMDb: 3.5
38

The supposed true story of a time traveler from the year 3036 who explains the future in great detail.

The Need to Grow

The Need to Grow

The Need to Grow
IMDb: 8.1
96

With only sixty years of farmable soil left on Earth, and the increased threats of climate change, the need to rethink how we use earth’s natural resources has never been…

Genre: Documentary
Louis Theroux: The Night in Question

Louis Theroux: The Night in Question

Louis Theroux: The Night in Question
IMDb: 7.3
59

Louis Theroux heads to American college campuses and comes face-to-face with students whose universities are accusing them of sexual assault.

Genre: Documentary
Beyond The Spectrum: Maussan’s UFO Files

Beyond The Spectrum: Maussan’s UFO Files

Beyond The Spectrum: Maussan’s UFO Files
IMDb: 7.3
45

Watch his story unfold as we recount his rise as a journalist covering some of the most controversial UFO events seen across Mexico in history. Jaime Maussan started his career…

Genre: Documentary
Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God

Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God

Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God
IMDb: 8
106

Academy Award®–winning documentary filmmaker Alex Gibney (Taxi to the Dark Side) explores the charged issue of pedophilia in the Catholic Church, following a trail from the first known protest against…

Genre: Documentary
Lock Up: The Prisoners of Rikers Island

Lock Up: The Prisoners of Rikers Island

Lock Up: The Prisoners of Rikers Island
IMDb: 7.9
75

Documentary about the Rikers Island prison. If you’re arrested in New York City and can’t make bail, you’ll be sent to Rikers Island–a mammoth holding facility for 17,000 men and…

Genre: Documentary
Alcatraz: Search for the Truth

Alcatraz: Search for the Truth

Alcatraz: Search for the Truth
IMDb: 7.4
88

More than 50 years after three men broke out of the world’s toughest penitentiary, HISTORY’s ‘ALCATRAZ: SEARCH FOR THE TRUTH’ uncovers new leads and exclusive family secrets that may solve…

Genre: Documentary
Pelé

Pelé

Pelé
IMDb: 7.1
108

Mixing rare archival footage and exclusive interviews, this documentary celebrates the legendary Brazilian footballer who personified the beautiful game : Pelé, the only man to win three World Cup titles.

Genre: Documentary