New Documentary Movies on Netflix - Page 30

Gaga: Five Foot Two

2017

Gaga: Five Foot Two

2017
7.4
Follow pop provocateur Lady Gaga as she releases a new album, preps for her Super Bowl halftime show, and confronts physical and emotional struggles.
Jerry Before Seinfeld

2017

Jerry Before Seinfeld

2017
6.8
Jerry Seinfeld returns to the club that gave him his start in the 1970s, mixing iconic jokes with stories from his childhood and early days in comedy.
One of Us

2017

One of Us

2017
6.9
Penetrating the insular world of New York's Hasidic community, focusing on three individuals driven to break away despite threats of retaliation.
Cuba and the Cameraman

2017

Cuba and the Cameraman

2017
7.5
This revealing portrait of Cuba follows the lives of Fidel Castro and three Cuban families affected by his policies over the last four decades.
The Reservoir Game

2017

The Reservoir Game

2017
7.4
An investigative reporter seeks to expose the whereabouts of a slush fund belonging to the former president of South Korea, Lee Myung-bak.
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond

2017

Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond

2017
7.5
Offbeat documentarian Chris Smith provides a behind-the-scenes look at how Jim Carrey adopted the persona of idiosyncratic comedian Andy Kaufman on the set of Man on the Moon.
Long Shot

2017

Long Shot

2017
7.2
When Juan Catalan is arrested for a murder he insists he didn't commit, he builds his case for innocence around unexpected raw footage.
Heroin(e)

2017

Heroin(e)

2017
6.9
This documentary follows three women — a fire chief, a judge, and a street missionary — as they battle West Virginia's devastating opioid epidemic.
Saving Capitalism

2017

Saving Capitalism

2017
6.7
Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich meets with Americans from all walks of life as he chronicles a seismic shift in the nation's economy.
The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson

2017

The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson

2017
7.1
Describing herself as a 'street queen,' Johnson was a legendary fixture in New York City’s gay ghetto and a tireless voice for LGBT pride since the days of Stonewall, who along with fellow trans icon Sylvia Rivera, founded Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (S.T.A.R.), a trans activist group based in the heart of NYC’s Greenwich Village. Her death in 1992 was declared a suicide by the NYPD, but friends never accepted that version of events. Structured as a whodunit, with activist Victoria Cruz cast as detective and audience surrogate, The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson celebrates the lasting political legacy of Johnson, while seeking to finally solve the mystery of her unexplained death.
Joe Mande's Award-Winning Comedy Special

2017

Joe Mande's Award-Winning Comedy Special

2017
5.8
Stand-up comic Joe Mande aims for critical adulation with this special that covers dating shows, "Shark Tank," Jewish summer camp and much more.
Ladies First

2017

Ladies First

2017
7.3
An inspirational survival story of Deepika Kumari who, as a girl born on the roadside to abject poverty in rural India, went in search of food, stumbled upon archery, and within 4 years became the Number One archer in the World.
Counterpunch

2017

Counterpunch

2017
6.5
As boxing's popularity wanes, three fighters at different stages of their career make sacrifices to pursue their dreams of becoming champions.
Yeh Ballet

2017

Yeh Ballet

2017
Dancing is a passion of the rich, believes Manish Chauhan , the 21-year-old son of a taxi driver in suburban Mumbai. Yet he, like his friend, 15-year-old Amiruddin Shah daydream of becoming principal ballet dancers in big American companies.
Icarus

2017

Icarus

2017
7.7
While investigating the furtive world of illegal doping in sports, director Bryan Fogel connects with renegade Russian scientist Dr. Grigory Rodchenkov—a pillar of his country’s “anti-doping” program. Over dozens of Skype calls, urine samples, and badly administered hormone injections, Fogel and Rodchenkov grow closer despite shocking allegations that place Rodchenkov at the center of Russia’s state-sponsored Olympic doping program.
Abducted in Plain Sight

2017

Abducted in Plain Sight

2017
6.5
A family falls prey to the manipulative charms of a neighbor, who abducts their adolescent daughter. Twice.
Tracy Morgan: Staying Alive

2017

Tracy Morgan: Staying Alive

2017
6.1
In his first special since his serious car accident, Tracy Morgan cracks jokes about life in a coma, his second marriage and his family's dark side.
Maria Bamford: Old Baby

2017

Maria Bamford: Old Baby

2017
5.2
She's savagely upbeat. Lovably awkward. And full of surprises. A wildly funny trip through a one-of-a-kind comic mind.
Casting JonBenet

2017

Casting JonBenet

2017
5.7
Twenty years after the modern world's most notorious child murder, the legacy of the crime and its impact are explored.
Resurface

2017

Resurface

2017
6.8
A suicidal war veteran finds like-minded souls in a surf therapy program that helps traumatized soldiers heal while riding the waves.