Popular Documentary Movies on Netflix - Page 11

Bank Robbers: The Last Great Heist

2022

Bank Robbers: The Last Great Heist

2022
6.6
Through candid interviews, the perpetrators of Argentina's most notorious bank heist detail how — and why — they carried out the radical 2006 operation.
Vjeran Tomic: The Spider-Man of Paris

2023

Vjeran Tomic: The Spider-Man of Paris

2023
6.9
In his own words, the burglar behind the 2010 robbery of the Paris Museum of Modern Art tells how he pulled off the biggest art heist in French history.
Anna Nicole Smith: You Don't Know Me

2023

Anna Nicole Smith: You Don't Know Me

2023
6
From the heights of her modeling fame to her tragic death, this documentary reveals Anna Nicole Smith through the eyes of the people closest to her.
Society of the Snow: Who Were We on the Mountain?

2024

Society of the Snow: Who Were We on the Mountain?

2024
7.4
An in-depth look at the creative process behind "Society of the Snow," featuring cast, crew, director J.A. Bayona and even real-life survivors.
Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale

2022

Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale

2022
7
In this wildlife drama, a worsening dry season in the Kalahari Desert leaves prides, packs and herds to rely on the power of family to survive.
Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold

2017

Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold

2017
7.2
Griffin Dunne’s years-in-the-making documentary portrait of his aunt Joan Didion moves with the spirit of her uncannily lucid writing: the film simultaneously expands and zeroes in, covering a vast stretch of turbulent cultural history with elegance and candor.
A Cop Movie

2021

A Cop Movie

2021
7.3
This documentary walks the line between fact and fiction, delving into corruption in the Mexican police through the experiences of two officers.
Missing: The Lucie Blackman Case

2023

Missing: The Lucie Blackman Case

2023
7
July 1, 2000. British 21-year-old Lucie Blackman goes missing in Tokyo, sparking an international investigation — and an unyielding quest for justice.
"Sr."

2022

"Sr."

2022
6.9
A portrait of the life and career of Robert Downey Sr. (1936-2021), the visionary and fearless US filmmaker — father of actor Robert Downey Jr. — who in the sixties and seventies laid the foundations for countercultural comedy.
Lords of Scam

2021

Lords of Scam

2021
6.8
This documentary traces the rise and crash of scammers who conned the EU carbon quota system and pocketed millions before turning on one another.
Untold: Deal with the Devil

2021

Untold: Deal with the Devil

2021
6.9
Christy Martin broke boundaries and noses as she rose in the boxing world, but her public persona belied personal demons, abuse and a threat on her life.
Zion

2018

Zion

2018
6.6
A portrait of Zion Clark, a young wrestler who was born without legs and grew up in foster care.
Mitt

2014

Mitt

2014
6.3
A filmmaker is granted unprecedented access to a political candidate and his family as he runs for President.
Racionais MC's: From the Streets of São Paulo

2022

Racionais MC's: From the Streets of São Paulo

2022
8.4
Armed with music and a message, influential hip-hop group Racionais MC's turned their street poetry into a powerful movement in Brazil and beyond.
Audrey

2020

Audrey

2020
7.2
An unprecedented and intimate look at the life, work and enduring legacy of British actress Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993).
John Was Trying to Contact Aliens

2020

John Was Trying to Contact Aliens

2020
6.2
John Shepherd spent 30 years trying to contact extraterrestrials by broadcasting music millions of miles into space. After giving up the search, he makes a different connection here on earth.
Into the Deep: The Submarine Murder Case

2020

Into the Deep: The Submarine Murder Case

2020
6.5
In 2016, a young Austrialian filmmaker began documenting amateur inventor Peter Madsen. One year in, Madsen brutally murdered Kim Wall aboard his homemade submarine. An unprecedented revelation of a killer and the journey his young helpers take as they reckon with their own complicity and prepare to testify.
ReMastered: Who Shot the Sheriff

2018

ReMastered: Who Shot the Sheriff

2018
6.8
In 1976, reggae icon Bob Marley survived an assassination attempt as rival political groups battled in Jamaica. But who exactly was responsible?
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.
Dana Carvey: Straight White Male, 60

2016

Dana Carvey: Straight White Male, 60

2016
6.2
Emmy-winning comedian Dana Carvey blends pitch-perfect tales on big personalities with so-true-it-hurts stories from his life as a dad of millennials.