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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Food For Hungry Brains
The Plastic Detox
Thomas Jefferson
Grant
Harry & Meghan
Churchill at War
Air Force Elite: Thunderbirds
Secret Mall Apartment
Unknown: The Lost Pyramid
Secrets of the Neanderthals
Masaka Kids, A Rhythm Within
The Family
Breakdown: 1975
Daughters of Destiny
Rotten
Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb
What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates
Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali
Human Playground
American Factory
African Queens: Njinga
America: Our Defining Hours
Human: The World Within
I Love Filipino
The Black Godfather
Disclosure
Cuba and the Cameraman
ReMastered: Tricky Dick & The Man in Black
Explained
Hello, Privilege. It's Me, Chelsea
BLACKPINK: Light Up the Sky
Working: What We Do All Day
Alive and Kicking
Babies
Stamped from the Beginning
The New Yorker at 100
Three Songs for Benazir
A King Like Me
Money, Explained
The Mind, Explained
Home Game
Katrina: Come Hell and High Water
Selena y Los Dinos: A Family’s Legacy
The Last Dance
American Manhunt: O.J. Simpson
DEPP V HEARD
Ancient Apocalypse
Mob War: Philadelphia vs. The Mafia
The American Experiment
The Plastic Detox
Somebody Feed Phil
Harry & Meghan
Grant
Thomas Jefferson
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
Get Gotti
Trump: An American Dream
FIFA Uncovered
Trainwreck: Woodstock '99
Simone Biles Rising
Air Force Elite: Thunderbirds
Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones
Will & Harper
Churchill at War
Secret Mall Apartment
Becoming
Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan
Masaka Kids, A Rhythm Within
DEVO
Untold: Swamp Kings
Secrets of the Neanderthals
Breakdown: 1975
Queen Cleopatra
Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb
Street Food: Asia
Unknown: The Lost Pyramid
The Redeem Team
Halftime
Roman Empire
MARINES
American Factory
Secret Mall Apartment
Will & Harper
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
DEVO
Becoming
Halftime
The Redeem Team
WHAM!
Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal
American Factory
Ghosts of Sugar Land
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold
The Black Godfather
All the Empty Rooms
Heroin(e)
Disclosure
Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado
Cuba and the Cameraman
BLACKPINK: Light Up the Sky
Best of Enemies
Get Me Roger Stone
John Was Trying to Contact Aliens
Stamped from the Beginning
Alive and Kicking
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson
Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang
Into the Inferno
Pelé
Knock Down The House
Virunga
Giving Voice
Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press
The White Helmets
The American Meme
Mob War: Philadelphia vs. The Mafia
FIFA Uncovered
Get Gotti
Trump: An American Dream
Somebody Feed Phil
Trainwreck: Woodstock '99
Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones
The American Experiment
Simone Biles Rising
Churchill at War
Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan
The Family
Terrorism Close Calls
Rotten
What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates
Queen Cleopatra
Daughters of Destiny
Street Food: Asia
Untold: Swamp Kings
Roman Empire
MARINES
Dirty Money
Human: The World Within
Chef's Table: Pizza
I Love Filipino
African Queens: Njinga
Chef's Table: BBQ
Naomi Osaka
Street Food: USA
Race: Bubba Wallace
BREAK IT ALL: The History of Rock in Latin America
100 Humans
Bad Boy Billionaires: India
Dark Tourist
The Day I Met El Chapo
America: Our Defining Hours
Explained
A Nation of Broth
Hip-Hop Evolution
Working: What We Do All Day
New on Netflix
Unknown: The Lost Pyramid
Secrets of the Neanderthals
Rotten
Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb
What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates
100 Humans
The Philosopher's Kitchen Jeong Kwan
Virunga: Gorillas in Peril
Human: The World Within
Explained
The Mind, Explained
Babies
The Principles of Pleasure
Pandemic: How to Prevent an Outbreak
Into the Inferno
Coronavirus, Explained
Birders
Virunga
Tales by Light
Sex, Explained
Simone Biles Rising
The Redeem Team
WHAM!
Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal
American Factory
Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold
Ghosts of Sugar Land
All the Empty Rooms
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
The Black Godfather
Disclosure
Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado
Heroin(e)
Hip-Hop Evolution
Cuba and the Cameraman
Get Me Roger Stone
BLACKPINK: Light Up the Sky
Best of Enemies
John Was Trying to Contact Aliens
Working: What We Do All Day
Stamped from the Beginning
Alive and Kicking
Ugly Delicious
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
Pretend It’s a City
Living Undocumented
The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson
Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang
Pelé
Giving Voice
Into the Inferno
November 13: Attack on Paris
Virunga
Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press
Knock Down The House
The White Helmets
The American Meme
Abstract: The Art of Design
Your Next Watch
Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones
Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan
Untold: Swamp Kings
Terrorism Close Calls
Queen Cleopatra
Masaka Kids, A Rhythm Within
Breakdown: 1975
Secrets of the Neanderthals
Street Food: Asia
Unknown: The Lost Pyramid
Halftime
The Family
What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates
Rotten
The Redeem Team
WHAM!
Daughters of Destiny
MARINES
Roman Empire
American Factory
The Black Godfather
Dirty Money
Rebbeca
Street Food: USA
Higuita: The Way of the Scorpion
Chef's Table: Pizza
Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal
All the Empty Rooms
Grass Is Greener
Naomi Osaka
America: Our Defining Hours
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell
The Day I Met El Chapo
Chef's Table: BBQ
Bad Boy Billionaires: India
Heroin(e)
Hip-Hop Evolution
BLACKPINK: Light Up the Sky
The Chef Show
Neymar: The Perfect Chaos
Documentaries & Reality TV for All Ages
Street Food: Asia
I Love Filipino
A Nation of Kimchi
Human: The World Within
The Philosopher's Kitchen Jeong Kwan
Out of Many, One
Sing, Dance, Act: Kabuki featuring Toma Ikuta
A Tale of Two Kitchens
After the Raid
Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre
Dance Dreams: Hot Chocolate Nutcracker
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom: A Legacy Brought to Screen
Street Food: Latin America
Korean Cold Noodle Rhapsody
Hanwoo Rhapsody
Going Varsity in Mariachi
A Nation of Tteok
Korean Fried Chicken Rhapsody
Coronavirus, Explained
Into the Inferno
Birders
Little Miss Sumo
Korean Pork Belly Rhapsody
Spelling the Dream
A 3 Minute Hug
The Way We Wore
Ya no estoy aquí: Una conversación entre Guillermo del Toro y Alfonso Cuarón
Mystery Lab
Making The Billion Dollar Code
Jjajangmyeon Rhapsody
Women Behind the Camera
Rebel Royals: An Unlikely Love Story
The Rachel Divide
MARINES
I’m Your Venus
Naomi Osaka
Heroin(e)
Out of Many, One
Working: What We Do All Day
Hello, Privilege. It's Me, Chelsea
Alive and Kicking
Three Songs for Benazir
A Tale of Two Kitchens
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
Recovery Boys
Money Shot: The Pornhub Story
After Maria
Birders
Knock Down The House
Black Barbie
Stay on Board: The Leo Baker Story
Enter the Anime
Inspiring Documentaries
Daughters of Destiny
Human Playground
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
Chef's Table: Pizza
Disclosure
Race: Bubba Wallace
Rebbeca
The Minimalists: Less Is Now
ReMastered: Tricky Dick & The Man in Black
BLACKPINK: Light Up the Sky
Out of Many, One
Garnachas: Glorious Street Food!
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
BREAK IT ALL: The History of Rock in Latin America
Lorena, Light-Footed Woman
Home Game
Club América vs. Club América
A Tale of Two Kitchens
Dance Dreams: Hot Chocolate Nutcracker
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom: A Legacy Brought to Screen
Going Varsity in Mariachi
Move
Supreme Models
Sunderland 'Til I Die
Pelé
Resurface
Giving Voice
The Claudia Kishi Club
Midnight Asia: Eat · Dance · Dream
The White Helmets
Little Miss Sumo
Tales by Light
Live to Lead
Spelling the Dream
Abstract: The Art of Design
FIGHTWORLD
Heart of Invictus
GIMS: On the Record
Stay on Board: The Leo Baker Story
Black Beauty Effect
Spanish-Language Movies
Historical TV Shows
Breakdown: 1975
Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali
Ghosts of Sugar Land
ReMastered: Devil at the Crossroads
Grass Is Greener
ReMastered: The Two Killings of Sam Cooke
Rebbeca
Longest Third Date
Disclosure
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell
Cuba and the Cameraman
All the Empty Rooms
Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado
Heroin(e)
BLACKPINK: Light Up the Sky
Found
Best of Enemies
The Minimalists: Less Is Now
ReMastered: Tricky Dick & The Man in Black
Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics
Get Me Roger Stone
John Was Trying to Contact Aliens
Stamped from the Beginning
The New Yorker at 100
Three Songs for Benazir
A King Like Me
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
Lorena, Light-Footed Woman
Los Tigres del Norte at Folsom Prison
Dance Dreams: Hot Chocolate Nutcracker
Voyeur
A Tale of Two Kitchens
Struggle: The Life and Lost Art of Szukalski
The Antisocial Network: Memes to Mayhem
Recovery Boys
Going Varsity in Mariachi
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom: A Legacy Brought to Screen
The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson
Money Shot: The Pornhub Story
Into the Inferno
Provocative Documentary Series
A Plan To Suit Your Needs
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