Social & Cultural Documentaries
Some stories are too riveting to be true – yet they are. These documentaries tackle some deeply important topics, from war to politics to sports and so much more.
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Katrina: Come Hell and High Water
Ancient Apocalypse
The Last Dance
The American Experiment
Grant
Mob War: Philadelphia vs. The Mafia
Thomas Jefferson
FIFA Uncovered
American Manhunt: O.J. Simpson
Selena y Los Dinos: A Family’s Legacy
Harry & Meghan
Get Gotti
Untold: Swamp Kings
Breakdown: 1975
Roman Empire
Instadocs: The Prediction Games
Trainwreck: Woodstock '99
The Plastic Detox
MARINES
DEPP V HEARD
Air Force Elite: Thunderbirds
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
Somebody Feed Phil
Queen Cleopatra
Trump: An American Dream
The Queen of Versailles
The Redeem Team
Churchill at War
Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones
America: Our Defining Hours
Secret Mall Apartment
Secrets of the Neanderthals
Becoming
WHAM!
The Day I Met El Chapo
The Family
Street Food: Asia
Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan
Sunderland 'Til I Die
Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb
Food For Hungry Brains
Thomas Jefferson
Harry & Meghan
Instadocs: The Prediction Games
Breakdown: 1975
The Plastic Detox
Churchill at War
Air Force Elite: Thunderbirds
Secrets of the Neanderthals
The Family
America: Our Defining Hours
Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb
Secret Mall Apartment
Unknown: The Lost Pyramid
Rotten
The Root Of The Game
Human: The World Within
Daughters of Destiny
Working: What We Do All Day
The Black Godfather
ReMastered: Tricky Dick & The Man in Black
Masaka Kids, A Rhythm Within
The Mind, Explained
Cuba and the Cameraman
Human Playground
BLACKPINK: Light Up the Sky
Broken
The New Yorker at 100
Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali
African Queens: Njinga
The Antisocial Network: Memes to Mayhem
What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates
American Factory
Stamped from the Beginning
Three Songs for Benazir
Cooked
Struggle: The Life and Lost Art of Szukalski
Babies
Explained
The G Word with Adam Conover
Money, Explained
History Documentaries
Roman Empire
Queen Cleopatra
Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb
Unknown: The Lost Pyramid
The Redeem Team
America: Our Defining Hours
ReMastered: Devil at the Crossroads
Pelé
Bad Boy Billionaires: India
The Black Godfather
Club América vs. Club América
ReMastered: Tricky Dick & The Man in Black
Cuba and the Cameraman
Taco Chronicles
Grass Is Greener
Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali
The New Yorker at 100
African Queens: Njinga
Stamped from the Beginning
Struggle: The Life and Lost Art of Szukalski
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
Black Barbie
Making The Billion Dollar Code
History 101
Never Stop Dreaming: The Life and Legacy of Shimon Peres
Supreme Models
Get Me Roger Stone
Patria
Best of Enemies
The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson
A King Like Me
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom: A Legacy Brought to Screen
1 in 7641
The Way We Wore
ReMastered: The Lion's Share
Mystery Lab
Whose Vote Counts, Explained
Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre
American Manhunt: O.J. Simpson
FIFA Uncovered
Get Gotti
Selena y Los Dinos: A Family’s Legacy
Trainwreck: Woodstock '99
Untold: Swamp Kings
DEPP V HEARD
Breakdown: 1975
Trump: An American Dream
Instadocs: The Prediction Games
MARINES
The Plastic Detox
Air Force Elite: Thunderbirds
Queen Cleopatra
Somebody Feed Phil
The Queen of Versailles
Secrets of the Neanderthals
Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones
Churchill at War
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
The Redeem Team
Secret Mall Apartment
America: Our Defining Hours
Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan
Becoming
The Day I Met El Chapo
WHAM!
The Family
Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb
Sunderland 'Til I Die
Street Food: Asia
Longest Third Date
Unknown: The Lost Pyramid
Maradona in Mexico
Street Food: USA
Will & Harper
The Root Of The Game
Neymar: The Perfect Chaos
Hip-Hop Evolution
Human: The World Within
Award-winning Documentaries
The Queen of Versailles
The Redeem Team
Will & Harper
Hip-Hop Evolution
Bad Boy Billionaires: India
Heroin(e)
All the Empty Rooms
Working: What We Do All Day
Race: Bubba Wallace
American Factory
Lorena, Light-Footed Woman
Virunga
John Was Trying to Contact Aliens
Ghosts of Sugar Land
Resurface
Disclosure
Knock Down The House
The White Helmets
Best of Enemies
Giving Voice
ReMastered: The Lion's Share
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Provocative TV Shows
Air Force Elite: Thunderbirds
Secrets of the Neanderthals
Human: The World Within
The Philosopher's Kitchen Jeong Kwan
What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates
100 Humans
The Principles of Pleasure
Babies
Explained
Tales by Light
Virunga
Birders
Coronavirus, Explained
Into the Inferno
Sex, Explained
Pandemic: How to Prevent an Outbreak
Virunga: Gorillas in Peril
Somebody Feed Phil
MARINES
Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones
America: Our Defining Hours
Sunderland 'Til I Die
Street Food: Asia
Maradona in Mexico
The Day I Met El Chapo
Street Food: USA
Simone Biles Rising
Hip-Hop Evolution
Neymar: The Perfect Chaos
The Root Of The Game
Rotten
Dark Tourist
The Chef Show
Human: The World Within
Daughters of Destiny
Dirty Money
Working: What We Do All Day
Club América vs. Club América
Taco Chronicles
Bad Boy Billionaires: India
Naomi Osaka
The Mind, Explained
Chef's Table: BBQ
Chef's Table: Pizza
Living Undocumented
100 Humans
Heavenly Bites: Mexico
African Queens: Njinga
Broken
Human Playground
What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates
Terrorism Close Calls
Garnachas: Glorious Street Food!
The Principles of Pleasure
Race: Bubba Wallace
Babies
BREAK IT ALL: The History of Rock in Latin America
Food & Travel TV
Street Food: USA
The Chef Show
Chef's Table: BBQ
Taco Chronicles
Chef's Table: Pizza
Street Food: Latin America
Heavenly Bites: Mexico
Garnachas: Glorious Street Food!
Cooked
Ugly Delicious
I Love Filipino
A Nation of Broth
Tales by Light
Korean Cold Noodle Rhapsody
A Nation of Kimchi
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Midnight Asia: Eat · Dance · Dream
A Nation of Banchan
K for Kimbap
Hanwoo Rhapsody
A Nation of Tteok
Jjajangmyeon Rhapsody
Soju Rhapsody
Korean Fried Chicken Rhapsody
1 in 7641
Sue Perkins: Perfectly Legal
Korean Pork Belly Rhapsody
Paik's Spirit
WHAM!
Secret Mall Apartment
Becoming
Halftime
Simone Biles Rising
Pelé
Will & Harper
Hip-Hop Evolution
The Black Godfather
Heroin(e)
All the Empty Rooms
Cuba and the Cameraman
Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado
Living Undocumented
BLACKPINK: Light Up the Sky
Working: What We Do All Day
DEVO
Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold
Stamped from the Beginning
Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal
American Factory
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
Ugly Delicious
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
Virunga
November 13: Attack on Paris
Disclosure
Ghosts of Sugar Land
John Was Trying to Contact Aliens
Pretend It’s a City
Abstract: The Art of Design
Alive and Kicking
Get Me Roger Stone
Knock Down The House
Into the Inferno
The White Helmets
Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang
Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press
The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson
Best of Enemies
The Black Godfather
Cuba and the Cameraman
All the Empty Rooms
Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado
DEVO
BLACKPINK: Light Up the Sky
Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold
Stamped from the Beginning
Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal
American Factory
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
Virunga
Disclosure
Ghosts of Sugar Land
John Was Trying to Contact Aliens
Get Me Roger Stone
Alive and Kicking
Knock Down The House
Into the Inferno
The White Helmets
Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang
The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson
Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press
Best of Enemies
Giving Voice
Women Behind the Camera
ReMastered: Tricky Dick & The Man in Black
Naomi Osaka
Rebel Royals: An Unlikely Love Story
Working: What We Do All Day
American Factory
The Rachel Divide
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
After Maria
I’m Your Venus
Recovery Boys
Hello, Privilege. It's Me, Chelsea
Three Songs for Benazir
Black Barbie
Money Shot: The Pornhub Story
Stay on Board: The Leo Baker Story
Birders
Knock Down The House
Alive and Kicking
Out of Many, One
Enter the Anime
A Tale of Two Kitchens
Historical TV Shows
Inspiring Documentaries
Masaka Kids, A Rhythm Within
The Minimalists: Less Is Now
Rebbeca
Garnachas: Glorious Street Food!
GIMS: On the Record
I Love Filipino
Captains
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
Stay on Board: The Leo Baker Story
Going Varsity in Mariachi
Abstract: The Art of Design
Tales by Light
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Midnight Asia: Eat · Dance · Dream
Disclosure
Never Stop Dreaming: The Life and Legacy of Shimon Peres
Supreme Models
Move
Resurface
The Joys and Sorrows of Young Yuguo
Home Game
Heart of Invictus
The White Helmets
Out of Many, One
Black Beauty Effect
We Are One
Giving Voice
Sangre del Toro
Dance Dreams: Hot Chocolate Nutcracker
Live to Lead
Carlos Almaraz: Playing with Fire
Little Miss Sumo
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom: A Legacy Brought to Screen
Spelling the Dream
The Claudia Kishi Club
A Tale of Two Kitchens
FIGHTWORLD
Emicida: AmarElo - It’s All For Yesterday
We Speak Dance
A Plan To Suit Your Needs
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