Popular Documentary Movies on Disney Plus - Page 17

Print It Black

2024

Print It Black

2024
6
After the Robb Elementary school shooting in Texas, local Uvalde Leader-News journalists are left to report on the fallout – and on one of their staff members. Reporter Kimberly Rubio rises to national prominence as an advocate for gun reform after her ten-year-old daughter, Lexi, is killed in the shooting. Through the journalists’ reporting, we witness the social fabric of this small Texas town unravel as Kimberly and other victims’ families search for accountability from law enforcement and local leaders. The documentary also shines a light on the critical role of community journalism, at a time when local newspapers are folding rapidly across the country.
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance | Disneyland Resort

2025

Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance | Disneyland Resort

2025
6.2
Celebrate 70 years of Disneyland imagination with a cinematic ride-along through Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance. This point of view journey shows how seven decades of innovation can bring science fiction to life! Your mission begins on Batuu and quickly escalates into a daring escape from the clutches of the First Order. Do you have what it takes to rise with the Resistance?
Inside Pandora's Box: Capturing Pandora

2022

Inside Pandora's Box: Capturing Pandora

2022
3
James Cameron’s approach to performance capture has the cast performing in a volume rigged with infrared cameras to capture their movement, and head rig cameras to capture emotion on their faces with only the boundaries of imagination to limit them.
Soarin' Around the World | Disneyland Resort

2025

Soarin' Around the World | Disneyland Resort

2025
You're cleared for takeoff! Buckle up for a breathtaking Point of View flight over planet Earth in this aerial journey on Soarin' Around the World! From snowcapped mountains to sun-drenched savannahs, castles, oceans, and more! This cinematic adventure captures the sights, sounds, and sweeping beauty of our celestial home. Feel the wind rush past as you glide over landmarks, soar above skylines, and see the world as you've never seen them before... from the air! Part of the Disneyland® Resort 70th Celebration, this ride-along invites you to rediscover our planet the way only Disney can show it. Nice work, pal, we hope you enjoy your flight.
World's Biggest Tiger Shark

2020

World's Biggest Tiger Shark

2020
5.5
Marine biologist Kori Garza and underwater cinematographer Andy Casagrande journey to French Polynesia to track Kamakai, one of the largest tiger sharks on record.
Operation Arctic Cure

2024

Operation Arctic Cure

2024
War reporter Bob Woodruff leads veterans on an Arctic expedition to test a cure for post-traumatic stress and depression: the experience of awe in nature. As they trek across one of the world’s most dramatic and pristine wildernesses, researchers monitor changes to their physical and emotional well-being. Could this be the medicine they’ve been looking for?
Smoky Mountain Park Rangers

2021

Smoky Mountain Park Rangers

2021
Park Rangers work to protect and manage black bears and other animals in Great Smoky Mountain National Park as they prepare for the coming of winter.
Sharks Gone Viral

2024

Sharks Gone Viral

2024
8
It’s a social media feed frenzy as comedians Helen Hong, Keon Polee and the Sklar Brothers deep dive into the internet’s wildest shark videos — from lightning-fast shark attacks to sharks living on a golf course — while a panel of experts explore the science behind social media’s most influential fish.
Eyewitness: D-Day

2019

Eyewitness: D-Day

2019
7.6
One famous day. Five heroes. Five key turning points that changed the course of World War II during the D-Day landings, told through the eyes of the people who made a difference. Using rarely seen archival footage dramatic reconstruction and written accounts from eye witnesses, and personal testimony from five heroes, this is D-Day as never seen before.
Disney My Music Story: YOSHIKI

2021

Disney My Music Story: YOSHIKI

2021
Expect to see Yoshiki perform new arrangements and performances of hit songs Let It Go from Frozen, and Can You Feel the Love Tonight from The Lion King. Of course, we’ll also see performances of some iconic X Japan songs such as Endless Rain, and Without You. In addition to all of this, Yoshiki will give fans an intimate look at his musical origins and recording process at his L.A. studio.
Tree Climbing Lions

2018

Tree Climbing Lions

2018
7.2
In the heart of Uganda, there are lion prides that spend much of their lives in the trees – a rare and mysterious behavior seen in few other places in Africa – and little is known about why they do it. Big cat biologist Alexander Braczkowski sets out to study these lions, and his journey takes an unexpected, emotional turn.
Sharks of the Bermuda Triangle

2020

Sharks of the Bermuda Triangle

2020
7.5
Marine biologist Dr. Austin Gallagher searches for the holy grail of shark research -- the secret breeding grounds of tiger sharks.
Women of Impact: Changing the World

2020

Women of Impact: Changing the World

2020
2.4
It all starts with one question: How will you make the world a better place? From household names to rising stars, meet the women who are changing our world. They live among primates in the jungle...dive the oceans for clues to the health of our planet, discover our human origins in African caves, and test new technologies in outer space. They break glass ceilings in newsrooms, boardrooms, courtrooms and classrooms. Women are reshaping our world, and how we see it, and here are their stories!
Winged Seduction: Birds of Paradise

2012

Winged Seduction: Birds of Paradise

2012
5
Tim Laman a photographer for National Geographic and ornithologist Ed Scholes have been traveling to some of the most remote jungles the world has to offer in search of observing and photographing all 39 species of tropical bird. This particular group of birds are entitled as the “Birds of Paradise” and can be found in some of the last truly wild locations of New Guinea.
Float

2019

Float

2019
In the ultra-competitive indoor sport of elite, stunningly-designed model airplanes, a wild-card newcomer threatens to knock a teammate off his world champion throne.
Cannibal Sharks

2019

Cannibal Sharks

2019
5.7
Drawing on spectacular UGC from around the world, Cannibal Sharks pulls in two of the world’s leading shark experts, Dr Mark Meekan and Dr Mike Heithaus, to unpack and analyze the mounting evidence that shark-on-shark attacks happen a lot more than we ever realized.
Cesar Millan: The Real Story

2012

Cesar Millan: The Real Story

2012
6.2
Follow Cesar Millans rise from impoverished illegal immigrant to celebrity dog trainer to international superstar. Join Cesar as he embarks on his live world speaking tour, films his new television series in Spain and leads thousands of dogs and owners on a Pack Walk in Washington, D.C. Cesar reflects on his humble past, his family life and his ever-evolving philosophy, which inspires people to improve their relationships with their dogs while becoming the pack leader of their own lives.
Shark vs. Ross Edgley

2024

Shark vs. Ross Edgley

2024
Ultra-athlete and shark advocate Ross Edgley goes head-to-head against four of the ocean’s most formidable sharks. He’s won the world record for the world’s longest assisted stage sea swim of nearly 1,800 miles but now Ross is pushing himself even further and testing his speed, strength, endurance, and digestive system. In four jaw-dropping shark challenges, Ross attempts a G-force turn like a hammerhead, a polaris jump out the water like a white shark, to out swim the mako — the world’s fastest shark — and finally, he tries to feast like a tiger shark.
Year of the Scab

2017

Year of the Scab

2017
6.5
In September 1987, for the first time in U.S. history, replacement football players took the field amidst a union strike. Seen as a second chance for these "scab" players, the '87 season became a memorable one for the Washington Redskins.
Incredicoaster | Disneyland Resort

2025

Incredicoaster | Disneyland Resort

2025
3.5
Jack-Jack's gone wild and you're along for the ride! Join the Parr family in this Point of View dash through the Incredicoaster, where superspeed, lasers, and cookie-powered chaos collide. It's a nonstop thrill straight from The Incredibles and a highlight of the Disneyland® Resort 70th Celebration. And remember... No capes!