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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Turning Point: Generation 9/11
The Last Dance
Katrina: Come Hell and High Water
Mob War: Philadelphia vs. The Mafia
American Manhunt: O.J. Simpson
Ancient Apocalypse
Get Gotti
The American Experiment
MARINES
Roman Empire
Queen Cleopatra
Selena y Los Dinos: A Family’s Legacy
Churchill at War
Trump: An American Dream
Secrets of the Neanderthals
DEPP V HEARD
Simone Biles Rising
Harry & Meghan
Air Force Elite: Thunderbirds
Grant
The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist
Untold: Swamp Kings
Somebody Feed Phil
The Plastic Detox
Unknown: The Lost Pyramid
Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell
Thomas Jefferson
Secret Mall Apartment
Human: The World Within
Dirty Money
Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones
Dark Tourist
Hip-Hop Evolution
History 101
Rotten
The Day I Met El Chapo
Trainwreck: Woodstock '99
Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb
Los Tigres del Norte at Folsom Prison
Award-Winning Documentaries
Hip-Hop Evolution
The Redeem Team
The Queen of Versailles
Heroin(e)
Will & Harper
Lorena, Light-Footed Woman
Race: Bubba Wallace
Virunga
All the Empty Rooms
American Factory
Best of Enemies
Disclosure
John Was Trying to Contact Aliens
Ghosts of Sugar Land
Working: What We Do All Day
Bad Boy Billionaires: India
Resurface
Knock Down The House
ReMastered: The Lion's Share
Giving Voice
The White Helmets
Grant
Roman Empire
The American Experiment
Untold: Swamp Kings
Get Gotti
MARINES
Thomas Jefferson
Queen Cleopatra
Harry & Meghan
Somebody Feed Phil
Churchill at War
DEPP V HEARD
Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan
Trump: An American Dream
Simone Biles Rising
Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones
The Day I Met El Chapo
America: Our Defining Hours
Dirty Money
Trainwreck: Woodstock '99
History 101
FIFA Uncovered
Human: The World Within
Rotten
Hip-Hop Evolution
Terrorism Close Calls
100 Humans
Dark Tourist
What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates
Chef's Table: Pizza
Street Food: Asia
The Family
Street Food: USA
Ugly Delicious
Neymar: The Perfect Chaos
The Mind, Explained
A Nation of Broth
Jjajangmyeon Rhapsody
African Queens: Njinga
The Root Of The Game
History Documentaries
Queen Cleopatra
Thomas Jefferson
Churchill at War
Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan
Unknown: The Lost Pyramid
America: Our Defining Hours
History 101
Breakdown: 1975
Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb
The Redeem Team
Stamped from the Beginning
ReMastered: Devil at the Crossroads
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
African Queens: Njinga
The New Yorker at 100
Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali
Grass Is Greener
The Black Godfather
Taco Chronicles
ReMastered: Tricky Dick & The Man in Black
Pelé
Cuba and the Cameraman
Club América vs. Club América
Struggle: The Life and Lost Art of Szukalski
Never Stop Dreaming: The Life and Legacy of Shimon Peres
Black Barbie
Get Me Roger Stone
Supreme Models
Best of Enemies
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
1 in 7641
Whose Vote Counts, Explained
A King Like Me
The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson
Bad Boy Billionaires: India
Patria
Mystery Lab
Making The Billion Dollar Code
ReMastered: The Lion's Share
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom: A Legacy Brought to Screen
Harry & Meghan
History 101
Human: The World Within
Dark Tourist
Terrorism Close Calls
100 Humans
Street Food: Asia
Chef's Table: Pizza
The Family
Ugly Delicious
Captains
Living Undocumented
Babies
Sinatra: All or Nothing at All
Race: Bubba Wallace
Human Playground
Club América vs. Club América
Daughters of Destiny
BREAK IT ALL: The History of Rock in Latin America
Pandemic: How to Prevent an Outbreak
Tales by Light
Move
Heart of Invictus
Paik's Spirit
Follow This
The Plastic Detox
Air Force Elite: Thunderbirds
Secrets of the Neanderthals
Rotten
What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates
Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb
100 Humans
The Mind, Explained
Explained
Babies
The Principles of Pleasure
Birders
The Philosopher's Kitchen Jeong Kwan
Virunga
Into the Inferno
Folktales
Pandemic: How to Prevent an Outbreak
Tales by Light
Coronavirus, Explained
Sex, Explained
Virunga: Gorillas in Peril
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Food For Hungry Brains
Secret Mall Apartment
Breakdown: 1975
Stamped from the Beginning
Masaka Kids, A Rhythm Within
The Family
The Root Of The Game
African Queens: Njinga
The Mind, Explained
Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali
The New Yorker at 100
Explained
The Antisocial Network: Memes to Mayhem
BLACKPINK: Light Up the Sky
The Black Godfather
Babies
Captains
Instadocs: The Prediction Games
ReMastered: Tricky Dick & The Man in Black
Birders
Money, Explained
Broken
Into the Inferno
Cuba and the Cameraman
Human Playground
Never Stop Dreaming: The Life and Legacy of Shimon Peres
Struggle: The Life and Lost Art of Szukalski
FIGHTWORLD
The G Word with Adam Conover
I Love Filipino
Daughters of Destiny
American Factory
Three Songs for Benazir
A King Like Me
Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press
1 in 7641
Live to Lead
Abstract: The Art of Design
Whose Vote Counts, Explained
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
Disclosure
Provocative TV Shows
Documentaries & Reality TV for All Ages
Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones
Street Food: Asia
Becoming
Jjajangmyeon Rhapsody
A Nation of Kimchi
Hanwoo Rhapsody
Birders
Street Food: Latin America
Into the Inferno
Ya no estoy aquí: Una conversación entre Guillermo del Toro y Alfonso Cuarón
The Philosopher's Kitchen Jeong Kwan
I Love Filipino
Korean Fried Chicken Rhapsody
Korean Cold Noodle Rhapsody
A Nation of Tteok
Sing, Dance, Act: Kabuki featuring Toma Ikuta
Coronavirus, Explained
A Tale of Two Kitchens
After the Raid
Out of Many, One
Mystery Lab
Little Miss Sumo
A 3 Minute Hug
Making The Billion Dollar Code
The Way We Wore
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom: A Legacy Brought to Screen
Korean Pork Belly Rhapsody
Spelling the Dream
Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre
Dance Dreams: Hot Chocolate Nutcracker
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado
DEVO
Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal
Cuba and the Cameraman
Pelé
Into the Inferno
Virunga
All the Empty Rooms
Get Me Roger Stone
American Factory
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
Best of Enemies
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press
John Was Trying to Contact Aliens
Disclosure
Ghosts of Sugar Land
The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson
Folktales
Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang
Knock Down The House
Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold
Alive and Kicking
The White Helmets
Giving Voice
Somebody Feed Phil
Chef's Table: Pizza
The Minimalists: Less Is Now
Garnachas: Glorious Street Food!
Captains
Longest Third Date
WHAM!
Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali
Will & Harper
Sunderland 'Til I Die
Babies
ReMastered: Tricky Dick & The Man in Black
Stay on Board: The Leo Baker Story
Lorena, Light-Footed Woman
Race: Bubba Wallace
Pelé
FIGHTWORLD
Never Stop Dreaming: The Life and Legacy of Shimon Peres
Club América vs. Club América
Human Playground
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Somm
Rebel Royals: An Unlikely Love Story
Supreme Models
I Love Filipino
BREAK IT ALL: The History of Rock in Latin America
GIMS: On the Record
Live to Lead
Daughters of Destiny
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
Disclosure
Midnight Asia: Eat · Dance · Dream
1 in 7641
We Speak Dance
John Was Trying to Contact Aliens
Resurface
Sangre del Toro
Black Beauty Effect
A Tale of Two Kitchens
Move
Spanish-Language Movies
Biographical Movies
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell
ReMastered: Devil at the Crossroads
ReMastered: The Two Killings of Sam Cooke
Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali
Stay on Board: The Leo Baker Story
ReMastered: Tricky Dick & The Man in Black
Lorena, Light-Footed Woman
Pelé
Struggle: The Life and Lost Art of Szukalski
The Rachel Divide
Get Me Roger Stone
Higuita: The Way of the Scorpion
Never Stop Dreaming: The Life and Legacy of Shimon Peres
Somm
GIMS: On the Record
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
Ghosts of Sugar Land
John Was Trying to Contact Aliens
Patria
Sangre del Toro
The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson
Virgilio
Little Miss Sumo
Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold
Knock Down The House
The Joys and Sorrows of Young Yuguo
A Plan To Suit Your Needs
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