Historical Documentaries
History is the greatest storyteller, and these documentary shows and films tackle true tales of culture, war and so much more, from ancient times to modern.
Endless entertainment starting at $8.99
Your Next Watch
Abraham Lincoln
Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
Grant
American Godfathers: The Five Families
FDR
Thomas Jefferson
The Men Who Built America: Frontiersmen
The Great War
World War II: From the Frontlines
Testament: The Story of Moses
Becoming Led Zeppelin
Greatest Events of WWII in Colour
Secrets of the Neanderthals
Turning Point: The Vietnam War
The Twister: Caught in the Storm
The Booze, Bets and Sex That Built America
Aftershock: Everest and the Nepal Earthquake
Katrina: Come Hell and High Water
America: Our Defining Hours
The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes
Meltdown: Three Mile Island
Surviving Black Hawk Down
Curry & Cyanide - The Jolly Joseph Case
WWII in Color: Road to Victory
Titans: The Rise of Wall Street
Sitting Bull
The Confession Tapes
Roman Empire
Who Killed Malcolm X?
Queen Cleopatra
Mysteries of the Faith
Hitler and the Nazis: Evil on Trial
Britain and The Blitz
Waco: American Apocalypse
The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari
Einstein and the Bomb
Wyatt Earp and The Cowboy War
Pepsi, Where's My Jet?
Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan
Award-winning Documentaries
The Twister: Caught in the Storm
Becoming Led Zeppelin
Secrets of the Neanderthals
The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes
Curry & Cyanide - The Jolly Joseph Case
Britain and The Blitz
Hitler - A Career
Mysteries of the Terracotta Warriors
The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari
The Redeem Team
Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley
Untold: The Rise and Fall of AND1
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
Cover-Up
Einstein and the Bomb
Miracle: The Boys of '80
ReMastered: Devil at the Crossroads
Apollo 11
30 for 30: Catholics vs. Convicts
The Bus: A French Football Mutiny
Apollo 13: Survival
The Truth About Jussie Smollett?
Bank Robbers: The Last Great Heist
Ordinary Men: The "Forgotten Holocaust"
Grenfell: Uncovered
Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali
Eldorado: Everything the Nazis Hate
The Stringer: The Man Who Took The Photo
The Anthrax Attacks
UnBroken
ReMastered: Tricky Dick & The Man in Black
What Would Sophia Loren Do?
Pelé
The Martha Mitchell Effect
The Battered Bastards of Baseball
Gladbeck: The Hostage Crisis
Camp Confidential: America's Secret Nazis
Turn of the Tide: The Surreal Story of Rabo de Peixe
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin
The Men Who Built America: Frontiersmen
Testament: The Story of Moses
Sitting Bull
Untold: The Rise and Fall of AND1
Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley
Miracle: The Boys of '80
Bank Robbers: The Last Great Heist
Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop
High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America
Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali
Medal of Honor
ReMastered: Tricky Dick & The Man in Black
The Battered Bastards of Baseball
Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin
BREAK IT ALL: The History of Rock in Latin America
Pelé
Emicida: AmarElo - It’s All For Yesterday
Julia's Stepping Stones
Terim
Thomas Jefferson
America: Our Defining Hours
Katrina: Come Hell and High Water
Roman Empire
Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan
Queen Cleopatra
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
Churchill at War
The Redeem Team
ReMastered: Devil at the Crossroads
African Queens: Njinga
Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali
ReMastered: Tricky Dick & The Man in Black
Best of Enemies
Pelé
Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre
Struggle: The Life and Lost Art of Szukalski
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
BREAK IT ALL: The History of Rock in Latin America
Patria
Black Barbie
Emicida: AmarElo - It’s All For Yesterday
Making The Billion Dollar Code
New on Netflix
The Great War
The Booze, Bets and Sex That Built America
Greatest Events of WWII in Colour
Turning Point: The Vietnam War
Surviving Black Hawk Down
Aftershock: Everest and the Nepal Earthquake
America: Our Defining Hours
Curry & Cyanide - The Jolly Joseph Case
Titans: The Rise of Wall Street
The Confession Tapes
Roman Empire
WWII in Color: Road to Victory
Waco: American Apocalypse
Meltdown: Three Mile Island
Who Killed Malcolm X?
The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari
Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War
Queen Cleopatra
Hitler and the Nazis: Evil on Trial
The Lost Pirate Kingdom
Mysteries of the Faith
American Manhunt: The Boston Marathon Bombing
Hitler's Circle of Evil
Untold: The Rise and Fall of AND1
Wyatt Earp and The Cowboy War
Mysteries of the Terracotta Warriors
Britain and The Blitz
Attack on Pearl Harbor: Minute by Minute
Vatican Girl: The Disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi
Hitler - A Career
Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan
Einstein and the Bomb
Alexander: The Making of a God
Pepsi, Where's My Jet?
Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley
The Redeem Team
Spy Ops
Churchill at War
The Real Bling Ring: Hollywood Heist
Cover-Up
Titans: The Rise of Wall Street
The Confession Tapes
WWII in Color: Road to Victory
Mysteries of the Faith
Waco: American Apocalypse
Meltdown: Three Mile Island
Queen Cleopatra
Who Killed Malcolm X?
The Lost Pirate Kingdom
Wyatt Earp and The Cowboy War
American Manhunt: The Boston Marathon Bombing
The Indrani Mukerjea Story: Buried Truth
Attack on Pearl Harbor: Minute by Minute
Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War
Hitler's Circle of Evil
Pepsi, Where's My Jet?
Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan
Vatican Girl: The Disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi
Alexander: The Making of a God
Spy Ops
The Real Bling Ring: Hollywood Heist
Attack on London: Hunting The 7/7 Bombers
Who Killed Jill Dando?
Churchill at War
Bobby Kennedy for President
African Queens: Njinga
Secrets of Great British Castles
The Last Czars
Rise of Empires: Ottoman
Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop
Medal of Honor
ARA San Juan: The Submarine that Disappeared
D.B. Cooper: Where Are You?!
This Is a Robbery: The World's Biggest Art Heist
High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America
Dig Deeper: The Disappearance of Birgit Meier
Empire Games
Challenger
The Hunt for Veerappan
Indian Predator: The Butcher of Delhi
Food For Hungry Brains
Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War
Attack on Pearl Harbor: Minute by Minute
Mysteries of the Terracotta Warriors
Churchill at War
Alexander: The Making of a God
The Last Czars
Secrets of Great British Castles
Einstein and the Bomb
African Queens: Njinga
Apollo 11
Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali
High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America
ReMastered: Tricky Dick & The Man in Black
UnBroken
Amend: The Fight for America
The Martha Mitchell Effect
Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin
Struggle: The Life and Lost Art of Szukalski
Patria
Five Came Back
Making Malinche: A Documentary by Nacho Cano
Julia's Stepping Stones
Making The Billion Dollar Code
History Documentaries
The Lost Pirate Kingdom
Hitler - A Career
Wyatt Earp and The Cowboy War
The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari
Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop
Pepsi, Where's My Jet?
Hitler's Circle of Evil
Secrets of Great British Castles
30 for 30: Catholics vs. Convicts
Spy Ops
African Queens: Njinga
Bobby Kennedy for President
The Redeem Team
Einstein and the Bomb
Alexander: The Making of a God
ARA San Juan: The Submarine that Disappeared
Medal of Honor
Churchill at War
The Last Czars
Rise of Empires: Ottoman
ReMastered: Devil at the Crossroads
Miracle: The Boys of '80
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
The Bus: A French Football Mutiny
Grenfell: Uncovered
Apollo 11
Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali
Eldorado: Everything the Nazis Hate
High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America
Apollo 13: Survival
Empire Games
The Anthrax Attacks
Ordinary Men: The "Forgotten Holocaust"
The Battered Bastards of Baseball
Challenger
Amend: The Fight for America
UnBroken
ReMastered: Tricky Dick & The Man in Black
Camp Confidential: America's Secret Nazis
Blood, Sex & Royalty
Vatican Girl: The Disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi
The Real Bling Ring: Hollywood Heist
The Indrani Mukerjea Story: Buried Truth
Who Killed Malcolm X?
The Truth About Jussie Smollett?
Who Killed Jill Dando?
D.B. Cooper: Where Are You?!
This Is a Robbery: The World's Biggest Art Heist
Indian Predator: The Butcher of Delhi
Dig Deeper: The Disappearance of Birgit Meier
Turn of the Tide: The Surreal Story of Rabo de Peixe
House of Secrets: The Burari Deaths
Gladbeck: The Hostage Crisis
The Hunt for Veerappan
Trial By Media
Beast of Bangalore: Indian Predator
Indian Predator: Murder in a Courtroom
Wormwood
Indian Predator: The Diary of a Serial Killer
Cyberbunker: The Criminal Underworld
Nisman: The Prosecutor, the President, and the Spy
Examination of Conscience
The Stories Behind the Headlines
Spy Ops
Cover-Up
Attack on London: Hunting The 7/7 Bombers
The Bus: A French Football Mutiny
Bank Robbers: The Last Great Heist
ARA San Juan: The Submarine that Disappeared
Who Killed Jill Dando?
Dig Deeper: The Disappearance of Birgit Meier
The Anthrax Attacks
The Stringer: The Man Who Took The Photo
Turn of the Tide: The Surreal Story of Rabo de Peixe
The Hunt for Veerappan
House of Secrets: The Burari Deaths
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
BREAK IT ALL: The History of Rock in Latin America
Untold: Operation Flagrant Foul
Beast of Bangalore: Indian Predator
Patria
11M: Terror in Madrid
Making Malinche: A Documentary by Nacho Cano
Emicida: AmarElo - It’s All For Yesterday
Julia's Stepping Stones
Indian Predator: Murder in a Courtroom
Nisman: The Prosecutor, the President, and the Spy
Making The Billion Dollar Code
Examination of Conscience
African Queens: Njinga
D.B. Cooper: Where Are You?!
This Is a Robbery: The World's Biggest Art Heist
Dig Deeper: The Disappearance of Birgit Meier
Challenger
Indian Predator: The Butcher of Delhi
The Hunt for Veerappan
House of Secrets: The Burari Deaths
Blood, Sex & Royalty
Beast of Bangalore: Indian Predator
Five Came Back
Indian Predator: Murder in a Courtroom
Indian Predator: The Diary of a Serial Killer
Making The Billion Dollar Code
Terim
Examination of Conscience
Biographical Movies
ReMastered: Devil at the Crossroads
Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali
Einstein and the Bomb
ReMastered: Tricky Dick & The Man in Black
What Would Sophia Loren Do?
Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin
Pelé
Struggle: The Life and Lost Art of Szukalski
Patria
Julia's Stepping Stones
Conversations with Ruth de Souza
Hitler's Circle of Evil
Bobby Kennedy for President
Rise of Empires: Ottoman
Medal of Honor
Secrets of Great British Castles
Empire Games
High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America
Amend: The Fight for America
Captive
Trial By Media
BREAK IT ALL: The History of Rock in Latin America
Wormwood
SanPa: Sins of the Savior
Nisman: The Prosecutor, the President, and the Spy
A Plan To Suit Your Needs
Discover your next favorites, plus new releases every week
Read about Netflix TV shows and movies and watch bonus videos on Tudum.com.