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A Toxic Love Story
Maternal Instinct
The Crash
Kidnapped: Elizabeth Smart
Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story
A Child of My Own
Shipwrecked: Nightmare at Sea
American Murder: The Family Next Door
The Twister: Caught in the Storm
A Deadly American Marriage
The Perfect Neighbor
Trainwreck: Poop Cruise
The Truth and Tragedy of Moriah Wilson
Titan: The OceanGate Submersible Disaster
Lover, Stalker, Killer
Unknown Number: The High School Catfish
What Jennifer Did
Into the Fire: The Lost Daughter
Secrets of the Neanderthals
The Investigation of Lucy Letby
A Gorilla Story: Told by David Attenborough
The Tinder Swindler
Elway
Selena y Los Dinos: A Family’s Legacy
Aileen: Queen of the Serial Killers
Jailbreak: Love on the Run
My Father, the BTK Killer
The Carman Family Deaths
Lainey Wilson: Keepin' Country Cool
Becoming Led Zeppelin
aka Charlie Sheen
The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari
Being Eddie
Capturing the Killer Nurse
The Lost Children
Marty, Life Is Short
Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley
Untold: The Death & Life of Lamar Odom
Girl in the Picture
The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother, Hillel
Award-winning Documentaries
The Perfect Neighbor
Buy Now: The Shopping Conspiracy
The Queen of Versailles
HOMECOMING: A film by Beyoncé
The Deepest Breath
Meru
The Social Dilemma
Victim/Suspect
30 for 30: Celtics/Lakers: The Best of Enemies
My Octopus Teacher
The Greatest Night in Pop
The Redeem Team
David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet
Triumph: Jesse Owens and the Berlin Olympics
Poisoned: The Dirty Truth About Your Food
Grenfell: Uncovered
Will & Harper
Athlete A
Best of Enemies
Apollo 11
Daughters
The Elephant Whisperers
Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am
Puff: Wonders of the Reef
Extremis
Quincy
Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa
Descendant
Zion
André Is an Idiot
Knock Down The House
American Symphony
Heroin(e)
Fire in Paradise
The Turnaround
Raise Hell: The Life and Times of Molly Ivins
13TH
Icarus
It's All Over: The Kiss That Changed Spanish Football
What Happened, Miss Simone?
Aileen: Queen of the Serial Killers
Selena y Los Dinos: A Family’s Legacy
Lainey Wilson: Keepin' Country Cool
Einstein and the Bomb
Being Eddie
The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother, Hillel
Hitler - A Career
Elway
Becoming
Becoming Led Zeppelin
Ghislaine Maxwell: Filthy Rich
Marty, Life Is Short
Chris & Martina: The Final Set
Queen of Chess
Anna Nicole Smith: You Don't Know Me
The Queen of Versailles
Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn't Exist
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
HOMECOMING: A film by Beyoncé
Fugitive: The Curious Case of Carlos Ghosn
Pamela, a love story
Vini Jr.
Running with the Devil: The Wild World of John McAfee
David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet
McQueen
Noah Kahan: Out of Body
TLC Forever
Gaga: Five Foot Two
Sly
Skywalkers: A Love Story
The Legend of Cocaine Island
Will & Harper
Miss Americana
14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell
A Secret Love
Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am
Untold UK: Vinnie Jones
DEVO
Audrie & Daisy
The Investigation of Lucy Letby
Titan: The OceanGate Submersible Disaster
Secrets of the Neanderthals
Capturing the Killer Nurse
Mysteries of the Terracotta Warriors
A Gorilla Story: Told by David Attenborough
Einstein and the Bomb
Unknown: The Lost Pyramid
Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale
Shark Whisperer
Hack Your Health: The Secrets of Your Gut
Dancing with the Birds
Air Force Elite: Thunderbirds
Unknown: Cosmic Time Machine
Living with Leopards
A Trip to Infinity
David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet
My Octopus Teacher
Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb
Poisoned: The Dirty Truth About Your Food
Return to Space
Secret Lives of Orangutans
The Plastic Detox
Take Your Pills: Xanax
Puff: Wonders of the Reef
Kangaroo Valley
Downfall: The Case Against Boeing
Apollo 11
The Elephant Whisperers
Don't Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever
Backyard Wilderness
The Bleeding Edge
King of Clones
Caterpillar
Take Your Pills
Horizon
Into the Inferno
Black Holes | The Edge of All We Know
Pangolin: Kulu’s Journey
Virunga
American Murder: The Family Next Door
Lover, Stalker, Killer
The Tinder Swindler
Girl in the Picture
Take Care of Maya
Marty, Life Is Short
The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari
Becoming Led Zeppelin
Becoming
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
The Queen of Versailles
The Deepest Breath
HOMECOMING: A film by Beyoncé
Apollo 13: Survival
Pamela, a love story
Athlete A
The Greatest Night in Pop
Meru
Martha
Secret Mall Apartment
The Redeem Team
Victim/Suspect
14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible
My Octopus Teacher
David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet
The Social Dilemma
One of Us
Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal
Sly
Cover-Up
Poisoned: The Dirty Truth About Your Food
Will & Harper
McQueen
Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am
Miss Americana
Long Shot
DEVO
Audrie & Daisy
Amanda Knox
The Elephant Whisperers
A Deadly American Marriage
The Truth and Tragedy of Moriah Wilson
Into the Fire: The Lost Daughter
Unknown Number: The High School Catfish
Untold: The Murder of Air McNair
What Jennifer Did
Aileen: Queen of the Serial Killers
The Carman Family Deaths
Girl in the Picture
My Father, the BTK Killer
Jailbreak: Love on the Run
The Tinder Swindler
Capturing the Killer Nurse
The Murder of Rachel Nickell
Murder in Monaco
Stolen: Heist of the Century
The Menendez Brothers
Ghislaine Maxwell: Filthy Rich
The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker
Our Father
Missing: The Lucie Blackman Case
The Devil on Trial
Athlete A
Victim/Suspect
How to Rob a Bank
The Truth About Jussie Smollett?
Eloá the Hostage: Live on TV
Chaos: The Manson Murders
Into the Deep: The Submarine Murder Case
I Am Vanessa Guillen
Inside The Trustor Scandal
Curry & Cyanide - The Jolly Joseph Case
Murder to Mercy: The Cyntoia Brown Story
The Lady of Silence: The Mataviejitas Murders
The Legend of Cocaine Island
An Invisible Victim: The Eliza Samudio Case
Long Shot
Why Did You Kill Me?
Amanda Knox
The Darkness within La Luz del Mundo
Shipwrecked: Nightmare at Sea
The Twister: Caught in the Storm
Trainwreck: Poop Cruise
My Father, the BTK Killer
The Carman Family Deaths
Elway
Jailbreak: Love on the Run
Being Eddie
Lainey Wilson: Keepin' Country Cool
aka Charlie Sheen
Girl in the Picture
The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari
Capturing the Killer Nurse
The Lost Children
Untold: Chess Mates
Murder in Monaco
Becoming Led Zeppelin
Untold: The Death & Life of Lamar Odom
Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley
The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother, Hillel
The Menendez Brothers
Marty, Life Is Short
The Murder of Rachel Nickell
Breakdown: 1975
Oklahoma City Bombing: American Terror
The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker
Big Chicken: A Fast Food Conspiracy
Queen of Chess
Our Father
Take Care of Maya
Air Force Elite: Thunderbirds
Jim Thorpe: Lit by Lightning
Untold: Jail Blazers
Inside the Mind of a Cat
The Greatest Night in Pop
The Devil on Trial
Sweet Bobby: My Catfish Nightmare
Meru
The Redeem Team
14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible
History Documentaries
Miracle: The Boys of '80
Eldorado: Everything the Nazis Hate
Hitler - A Career
Britain and The Blitz
The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari
Unknown: The Lost Pyramid
Breakdown: 1975
Grass Is Greener
Jim Thorpe: Lit by Lightning
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
Apollo 13: Survival
Grenfell: Uncovered
Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb
The Redeem Team
Patria
Triumph: Jesse Owens and the Berlin Olympics
Five Came Back: The Reference Films
Best of Enemies
Untold: The Rise and Fall of AND1
Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am
Unknown: Cave of Bones
Bill Russell: Legend
Stamped from the Beginning
Apollo 11
Descendant
ReMastered: Tricky Dick & The Man in Black
Ordinary Men: The "Forgotten Holocaust"
Cuba and the Cameraman
ReMastered: Devil at the Crossroads
30 for 30: Catholics vs. Convicts
Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali
The New Yorker at 100
The Bus: A French Football Mutiny
Pelé
13TH
The Battered Bastards of Baseball
Get Me Roger Stone
A King Like Me
Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre
The Black Godfather
Food For Hungry Brains
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
Hack Your Health: The Secrets of Your Gut
Jim Thorpe: Lit by Lightning
Unknown: Cosmic Time Machine
Breakdown: 1975
Big Chicken: A Fast Food Conspiracy
Air Force Elite: Thunderbirds
Shark Whisperer
Untold: Jail Blazers
Unknown: The Lost Pyramid
Dancing with the Birds
A Trip to Infinity
Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale
The Antisocial Network: Memes to Mayhem
30 for 30: Celtics/Lakers: The Best of Enemies
The Quilters
ReMastered: Who Shot the Sheriff
Kangaroo Valley
Secret Mall Apartment
Masaka Kids, A Rhythm Within
Poisoned: The Dirty Truth About Your Food
The Plastic Detox
Living with Leopards
McQueen
David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet
The Social Dilemma
Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb
Take Your Pills: Xanax
My Octopus Teacher
Patria
Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am
Murder to Mercy: The Cyntoia Brown Story
Secret Lives of Orangutans
Puff: Wonders of the Reef
Unknown: Cave of Bones
Apollo 11
A Secret Love
Return to Space
Descendant
Daughters
Documentaries & Reality TV for All Ages
Becoming
Dancing with the Birds
Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale
Queen of Chess
Inside the Mind of a Cat
A Trip to Infinity
Dolly Parton: A MusiCares Tribute
30 for 30: Winning Time: Reggie Miller vs. The New York Knicks
Living with Leopards
30 for 30: Bad Boys
Secret Lives of Orangutans
30 for 30: The U
David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet
My Octopus Teacher
Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb
Kangaroo Valley
30 for 30: This Magic Moment
Inside the Mind of a Dog
Unknown: Cave of Bones
The Elephant Whisperers
30 for 30: Pony Excess
Apollo 11
Backyard Wilderness
Puff: Wonders of the Reef
Emi Martínez: The Kid Who Stops Time
The Speed Cubers
Zion
Beyond the Game: Samurai 2026 WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
30 for 30: Catholics vs. Convicts
Dining With The Kapoors
Horizon
Pangolin: Kulu’s Journey
Life Overtakes Me
Into the Inferno
ROAD TO ROMA
Untold: Caitlyn Jenner
Hope Frozen: A Quest to Live Twice
Chasing Coral
The Short Game
Birders
Jailbreak: Love on the Run
Murder in Monaco
The Murder of Rachel Nickell
Untold: Hall of Shame
Stolen: Heist of the Century
Oklahoma City Bombing: American Terror
Ghislaine Maxwell: Filthy Rich
The Menendez Brothers
The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker
Our Father
Missing: The Lucie Blackman Case
Fugitive: The Curious Case of Carlos Ghosn
The Devil on Trial
Athlete A
Eloá the Hostage: Live on TV
The Truth About Jussie Smollett?
How to Rob a Bank
Victim/Suspect
Untold: The Shooting at Hawthorne Hill
Untold: Shooting Guards
Chaos: The Manson Murders
Running with the Devil: The Wild World of John McAfee
Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal
Curry & Cyanide - The Jolly Joseph Case
I Am Vanessa Guillen
Into the Deep: The Submarine Murder Case
Murder to Mercy: The Cyntoia Brown Story
Untold: Malice at the Palace
The Legend of Cocaine Island
The Lady of Silence: The Mataviejitas Murders
Inside The Trustor Scandal
An Invisible Victim: The Eliza Samudio Case
Bank Robbers: The Last Great Heist
Long Shot
Why Did You Kill Me?
Amanda Knox
500 Days of Escobar
The Darkness within La Luz del Mundo
Bitconned
Bikram: Yogi, Guru, Predator
Inspiring Documentaries
Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley
The Lost Children
ReMastered: Who Shot the Sheriff
Air Force Elite: Thunderbirds
30 for 30: Bad Boys
Vini Jr.
Triumph: Jesse Owens and the Berlin Olympics
The Greatest Night in Pop
Meru
Secret Mall Apartment
Untold: Hope Solo vs. U.S. Soccer
Return to Space
14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible
30 for 30: The U
Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am
Masaka Kids, A Rhythm Within
The Accidental Twins
BTS: THE RETURN
Zion
The Redeem Team
A Secret Love
The Turnaround
Travis Scott: Look Mom I Can Fly
The Speed Cubers
Untold: The Rise and Fall of AND1
Apollo 11
Karol G: Tomorrow was Beautiful
Stutz
Bill Russell: Legend
The Wrecking Crew
Miss Americana
ReMastered: Tricky Dick & The Man in Black
Untold UK: Liverpool's Miracle of Istanbul
Schumacher
Backyard Wilderness
Mark Cavendish: Never Enough
Ram Dass, Going Home
The Minimalists: Less Is Now
Untold UK: Jamie Vardy
Raise Hell: The Life and Times of Molly Ivins
New on Netflix
A Child of My Own
A Toxic Love Story
Maternal Instinct
Shipwrecked: Nightmare at Sea
Big Chicken: A Fast Food Conspiracy
Inside The Trustor Scandal
The Murder of Rachel Nickell
Jim Thorpe: Lit by Lightning
Chris & Martina: The Final Set
Emi Martínez: The Kid Who Stops Time
Untold UK: Vinnie Jones
Triumph: Jesse Owens and the Berlin Olympics
André Is an Idiot
USA 94: Brazil's Return to Glory
Miguel Ángel Blanco: The 48 Hours that Changed Spain
Raise Hell: The Life and Times of Molly Ivins
Eraserheads: Combo on the Run
Room to Move
Poldi
Paid in Blood
Becoming Led Zeppelin
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
Athlete A
Apollo 13: Survival
Pamela, a love story
The Greatest Night in Pop
Martha
One of Us
Secret Mall Apartment
Victim/Suspect
Cover-Up
The Redeem Team
Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal
David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet
Poisoned: The Dirty Truth About Your Food
My Octopus Teacher
14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible
McQueen
The Social Dilemma
Sly
Will & Harper
The Bleeding Edge
DEVO
Amanda Knox
Long Shot
Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am
Miss Americana
The Elephant Whisperers
FYRE: The Greatest Party That Never Happened
The Darkness within La Luz del Mundo
Audrie & Daisy
Downfall: The Case Against Boeing
Bikram: Yogi, Guru, Predator
Apollo 11
Quincy
Who Killed the Montreal Expos?
Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa
Stutz
Stamped from the Beginning
André Is an Idiot
The Stories Behind the Headlines
Untold: The Fall of Favre
aka Charlie Sheen
Untold: The Death & Life of Lamar Odom
The Menendez Brothers
The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker
Trainwreck: The Astroworld Tragedy
Our Father
Untold: Hall of Shame
Untold: Jail Blazers
Fugitive: The Curious Case of Carlos Ghosn
Anna Nicole Smith: You Don't Know Me
Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn't Exist
Athlete A
Trainwreck: Balloon Boy
Sweet Bobby: My Catfish Nightmare
Pamela, a love story
Untold: Shooting Guards
Shark Whisperer
The Truth About Jussie Smollett?
Martha
Eloá the Hostage: Live on TV
Victim/Suspect
Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere
The Social Dilemma
Masaka Kids, A Rhythm Within
Running with the Devil: The Wild World of John McAfee
Untold: The Liver King
Cover-Up
I Am Vanessa Guillen
137 Shots
Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal
Untold: Malice at the Palace
Poisoned: The Dirty Truth About Your Food
Murder to Mercy: The Cyntoia Brown Story
Skywalkers: A Love Story
An Invisible Victim: The Eliza Samudio Case
Britney Vs Spears
Trainwreck: Storm Area 51
Inside The Trustor Scandal
Long Shot
Oscar®-Winning Movies
The Redeem Team
Dolly Parton: A MusiCares Tribute
Get Smart With Money
Stutz
The Speed Cubers
Backyard Wilderness
The Wrecking Crew
WHAM!
John Was Trying to Contact Aliens
ariana grande: excuse me, i love you
Dance Dreams: Hot Chocolate Nutcracker
Going Varsity in Mariachi
The Short Game
The Light We Carry: Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey
What Would Sophia Loren Do?
On the Ship of Enchantment
GIMS: On the Record
Dear Santa
Strip Down, Rise Up
Emicida: AmarElo - Live in São Paulo
Tri Am the Movie
The Claudia Kishi Club
Pagtatag! The Documentary
A Plan To Suit Your Needs
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