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Top Documentary Movies

The highest-rated documentary films that illuminate the real world in compelling ways. These documentaries tackle subjects ranging from nature and science to politics and human stories, offering perspectives that inform, challenge, and inspire.

O.J.: Made in America
8.9 23.8K 3 this week
O.J.: Made in America 2016 Biography, Crime, Documentary
David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet
8.9 36.0K 2 this week
David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 2020 Biography, Documentary
Dominion
8.9 5.1K 1 this week
Dominion 2018 Documentary
The Silence of Swastika
8.9 10.7K 2 this week
The Silence of Swastika 2021 Documentary, History
Shoah
8.7 11.5K 3 this week
Shoah 1985 Documentary, History, War
Stop Making Sense
8.7 23.9K 2 this week
Stop Making Sense 1984 Documentary, Music
Human
8.6 9.2K 1 this week
Human 2015 Documentary
MST - Terra Prometida
8.6 6.1K 2 this week
MST - Terra Prometida 2025 Documentary
Earthlings
8.6 20.5K 2 this week
Earthlings 2005 Documentary
20 Days in Mariupol
8.6 43.5K 2 this week
20 Days in Mariupol 2023 Documentary, War
Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii
8.6 11.4K 3 this week
Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii 1972 Documentary, Music
BTS: Permission to Dance on Stage - LA
8.5 6.5K 2 this week
BTS: Permission to Dance on Stage - LA 2022 Documentary, Music
Home
8.5 23.5K 2 this week
Home 2009 Documentary, Family
Roger Waters: The Wall
8.5 5.5K 1 this week
Roger Waters: The Wall 2014 Documentary, Music
For Sama
8.5 13.7K 3 this week
For Sama 2019 Biography, Documentary, War
Baraka
8.5 43.0K 1 this week
Baraka 1992 Documentary
9/11
8.5 9.0K 1 this week
9/11 2002 Documentary
Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father
8.5 45.2K 3 this week
Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father 2008 Biography, Crime, Documentary
Sigur Rós: Heima
8.4 8.5K 1 this week
Sigur Rós: Heima 2007 Documentary, Music
Samsara
8.4 39.8K 3 this week
Samsara 2011 Documentary, Music
Taylor Swift: Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions
8.4 5.8K 2 this week
Taylor Swift: Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions 2020 Documentary, Drama, Music
Senna
8.4 83.6K 3 this week
Senna 2010 Biography, Documentary, Sport
Ocean with David Attenborough
8.4 5.0K 1 this week
Ocean with David Attenborough 2025 Documentary
Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage
8.4 5.1K 2 this week
Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage 2010 Biography, Documentary, Music
Sachin - A Billion Dreams
8.4 8.6K 2 this week
Sachin - A Billion Dreams 2017 Documentary, Sport
The Salt of the Earth
8.4 25.2K 3 this week
The Salt of the Earth 2014 Biography, Documentary, History
The Cove
8.4 53.1K 2 this week
The Cove 2009 Biography, Crime, Documentary
Man with a Movie Camera
8.3 30.2K 1 this week
Man with a Movie Camera 1929 Documentary
Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom
8.3 21.4K 1 this week
Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom 2015 Documentary, History
Hoop Dreams
8.3 29.5K 2 this week
Hoop Dreams 1994 Documentary, Drama, Sport
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
8.3 28.1K 3 this week
Won't You Be My Neighbor? 2018 Biography, Documentary, History
Iron Maiden: Flight 666
8.3 5.9K 1 this week
Iron Maiden: Flight 666 2009 Documentary, Music
The Rescue
8.3 23.2K 1 this week
The Rescue 2021 Action, Documentary, Mystery
Koyaanisqatsi
8.2 44.4K 1 this week
Koyaanisqatsi 1982 Documentary, Music
Harlan County U.S.A.
8.2 7.4K
Harlan County U.S.A. 1976 Documentary
Searching for Sugar Man
8.2 76.1K 1 this week
Searching for Sugar Man 2012 Biography, Documentary, Music
Ennio
8.2 7.5K
Ennio 2021 Biography, Documentary, History
Uncle Tom
8.2 6.8K 1 this week
Uncle Tom 2020 Documentary, History
HyperNormalisation
8.2 8.2K
HyperNormalisation 2016 Documentary
Inside Job
8.2 82.7K
Inside Job 2010 Crime, Documentary
The Look of Silence
8.2 14.8K
The Look of Silence 2014 Biography, Documentary, History
The Year Earth Changed
8.2 5.7K
The Year Earth Changed 2021 Documentary
They Shall Not Grow Old
8.2 40.6K 1 this week
They Shall Not Grow Old 2018 Documentary, History, War
The Mole: Undercover in North Korea
8.2 6.2K
The Mole: Undercover in North Korea 2020 Documentary, Thriller
Foo Fighters: Back and Forth
8.2 6.7K 1 this week
Foo Fighters: Back and Forth 2011 Documentary, Music
Hearts and Minds
8.2 6.6K
Hearts and Minds 1974 Documentary, History, War
Cuba and the Cameraman
8.2 5.9K
Cuba and the Cameraman 2017 Documentary
Paris Is Burning
8.2 20.9K
Paris Is Burning 1990 Documentary
One More Time with Feeling
8.2 5.8K 1 this week
One More Time with Feeling 2016 Documentary, Music
The Times of Harvey Milk
8.2 7.1K
The Times of Harvey Milk 1984 Biography, Documentary, History
The Crash Reel
8.2 5.2K 1 this week
The Crash Reel 2013 Biography, Documentary, Sport
The Act of Killing
8.2 44.0K
The Act of Killing 2012 Biography, Crime, Documentary
Music by John Williams
8.2 6.0K 1 this week
Music by John Williams 2024 Biography, Documentary, Music
Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills
8.2 19.5K 1 this week
Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills 1996 Crime, Documentary
No End in Sight
8.2 8.9K
No End in Sight 2007 Documentary, War
LA 92
8.2 7.3K 1 this week
LA 92 2017 Crime, Documentary, History
David Byrne's American Utopia
8.2 5.8K 1 this week
David Byrne's American Utopia 2020 Documentary, Music, Musical
Derek DelGaudio's In & Of Itself
8.2 6.0K
Derek DelGaudio's In & Of Itself 2020 Documentary
Before the Flood
8.2 29.6K
Before the Flood 2016 Documentary, News
The Art of Flight
8.2 8.2K 2 this week
The Art of Flight 2011 Adventure, Documentary, Sport
13th
8.2 39.2K 1 this week
13th 2016 Crime, Documentary, History
Jung Kook: I Am Still
8.2 7.7K 1 this week
Jung Kook: I Am Still 2024 Documentary, Music
No Other Land
8.2 34.0K
No Other Land 2024 Documentary
Pearl Jam Twenty
8.2 8.4K 2 this week
Pearl Jam Twenty 2011 Documentary, History, Music
The Union: The Business Behind Getting High
8.1 7.9K
The Union: The Business Behind Getting High 2007 Documentary
Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media
8.1 5.1K
Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media 1992 Biography, Documentary, War
Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret
8.1 27.3K
Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret 2014 Documentary
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
8.1 6.2K
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart 2020 Biography, Documentary, Music
Zeitgeist: Moving Forward
8.1 19.0K
Zeitgeist: Moving Forward 2011 Documentary
Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie
8.1 17.9K
Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie 2023 Biography, Documentary
Apollo 11
8.1 28.6K 1 this week
Apollo 11 2019 Documentary, History
Disclosure
8.1 6.5K
Disclosure 2020 Documentary
For All Mankind
8.1 7.1K
For All Mankind 1989 Documentary, History
The Last Waltz
8.1 22.0K 1 this week
The Last Waltz 1978 Biography, Documentary, Music
Virunga
8.1 12.7K
Virunga 2014 Documentary, War
Kiss the Ground
8.1 8.1K
Kiss the Ground 2020 Documentary
George Harrison: Living in the Material World
8.1 13.4K
George Harrison: Living in the Material World 2011 Biography, Documentary, Music
Valley Uprising
8.1 6.7K 1 this week
Valley Uprising 2014 Adventure, Documentary
Seaspiracy
8.1 35.5K
Seaspiracy 2021 Adventure, Documentary
Racing Extinction
8.1 8.4K
Racing Extinction 2015 Adventure, Documentary, News
Blackfish
8.1 76.3K
Blackfish 2013 Documentary, Drama, Thriller
Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In
8.1 6.6K 2 this week
Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In 2021 Biography, Documentary, Sport
Woodstock
8.1 19.4K 1 this week
Woodstock 1970 Documentary, History, Music
Collective
8.1 14.2K
Collective 2019 Crime, Documentary
The Remarkable Life of Ibelin
8.1 14.7K
The Remarkable Life of Ibelin 2024 Animation, Biography, Documentary
The Dawn Wall
8.1 22.3K
The Dawn Wall 2017 Adventure, Biography, Documentary
My Octopus Teacher
8.1 70.7K
My Octopus Teacher 2020 Documentary, Drama
What Is a Woman?
8.1 47.3K
What Is a Woman? 2022 Documentary
The Great Beauty
8.1 6.5K
The Great Beauty 2015 Documentary
Listen to Me Marlon
8.1 8.2K
Listen to Me Marlon 2015 Biography, Documentary
Free Solo
8.1 86.6K 2 this week
Free Solo 2018 Adventure, Documentary, Sport
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
8.1 25.6K
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse 1991 Documentary
Waltz with Bashir
8.0 62.5K 1 this week
Waltz with Bashir 2008 Animation, Biography, Documentary
The Square
8.0 9.6K
The Square 2013 Documentary, Drama, History
Richard Pryor: Live in Concert
8.0 6.2K
Richard Pryor: Live in Concert 1979 Comedy, Documentary
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
8.0 15.2K 1 this week
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) 2021 Documentary, History, Music
Chasing Coral
8.0 5.9K
Chasing Coral 2017 Documentary
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
8.0 11.5K
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story 2024 Biography, Documentary
Citizenfour
8.0 59.9K
Citizenfour 2014 Biography, Documentary
Going Clear: Scientology & the Prison of Belief
8.0 42.3K
Going Clear: Scientology & the Prison of Belief 2015 Documentary

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