Popular Documentary Movies on Netflix - Page 2

Selena y Los Dinos: A Family's Legacy

2025

Selena y Los Dinos: A Family's Legacy

2025
9.2
Never-before-seen footage and intimate interviews celebrate the life and legacy of iconic Mexican American singer Selena Quintanilla and her family band.
Secret Lives of Orangutans

2024

Secret Lives of Orangutans

2024
7.7
Follow a multi-generational orangutan family through their treetop triumphs and travails in this immersive documentary narrated by David Attenborough.
The Guardian of the Monarchs

2024

The Guardian of the Monarchs

2024
7.4
The forests of Michoacán are home to millions of monarch butterflies. Activist Homero Gómez was highly vocal about its preservation – and then he vanished.
Strong Island

2017

Strong Island

2017
6.4
Examining the violent death of the filmmaker’s brother and the judicial system that allowed his killer to go free, this documentary interrogates murderous fear and racialized perception, and re-imagines the wreckage in catastrophe’s wake, challenging us to change.
What Jennifer Did

2024

What Jennifer Did

2024
6.3
When Jennifer Pan calls 911 to report that her parents have been shot, she becomes the primary focus of a captivating criminal case.
RRR: Behind & Beyond

2024

RRR: Behind & Beyond

2024
7
An in-depth look at the making of S.S. Rajamouli's magnum opus, RRR, with behind-the-scenes footage and exclusive interviews. Explores the vision, challenges, and dedication involved in creating this cinematic phenomenon.
Making Emilia Pérez

2025

Making Emilia Pérez

2025
3
Go behind the scenes of this Oscar-nominated, genre-defying film with director Jacques Audiard and stars Karla Sofía Gascón, Zoe Saldaña and Selena Gomez.
Untold: Hall of Shame

2023

Untold: Hall of Shame

2023
6.7
Examine one of sports' biggest steroid scandals via interviews with the head of BALCO lab, athletes suspected of using performance-enhancing drugs and more.
Britain and the Blitz

2025

Britain and the Blitz

2025
7.3
Documentary looking back at a Britain during the darkest days of WWII using stunning new archived footage and interviews with people who lived through it.
Hello, Privilege. It's Me, Chelsea

2019

Hello, Privilege. It's Me, Chelsea

2019
5.4
In this documentary, Chelsea Handler explores how white privilege impacts US culture – and the ways it’s benefited her own life and career.
Living with Leopards

2024

Living with Leopards

2024
7.7
A film crew follows two leopard cubs as they make the fascinating journey from infancy into adulthood in this up-close-and-personal nature documentary.
Butterfly in the Sky

2024

Butterfly in the Sky

2024
8.2
Two seconds into the bubbling synth sounds of its theme song will have a child of the 1980s or ‘90s exclaiming “Reading Rainbow!” Such is the beloved and ubiquitous nature of the classic children’s literary television show that introduced millions of kids to the wonder and importance of books. Not only did the series insist on having kids speak to kids about their favorite stories, but Reading Rainbow introduced the world to one of the most adored television hosts of all time in LeVar Burton. Thanks to his direct, non-patronizing and, most importantly, kind delivery, Burton became a conduit to learning for children of every background—an entrancing guide to subjects unknown.
Behind the Curtain: Stranger Things: The First Shadow

2025

Behind the Curtain: Stranger Things: The First Shadow

2025
7.4
Go behind the scenes with the cast and crew of “Stranger Things: The First Shadow”, the award-winning live stage show that expands the Hawkins universe.
Con Mum

2025

Con Mum

2025
7
A chef's life is upended when a jet-setting, champagne-sipping, hotel-hopping woman claims to be his long-lost mother. This documentary reveals the untold story.
Buy Now! The Shopping Conspiracy

2024

Buy Now! The Shopping Conspiracy

2024
6.6
This subversive documentary unpacks the tricks brands use to keep their customers consuming — and the real impact they have on our lives and the world.
Tell Me Who I Am

2019

Tell Me Who I Am

2019
7.3
In this documentary, Alex trusts his twin, Marcus, to tell him about his past after he loses his memory. But Marcus is hiding a dark family secret.
The New Yorker at 100

2025

The New Yorker at 100

2025
6.9
Hard-hitting journalism. Era-defining fiction. Witty cartoons. The New Yorker marks its 100th anniversary with this look at its past, present and future. The New Yorker's centennial reveals behind-the-scenes access to editors, writers, and archives of this culturally vital magazine, one of print's last survivors.
Eldorado: Everything the Nazis Hate

2023

Eldorado: Everything the Nazis Hate

2023
7.2
A glittery nightclub in 1920s Berlin becomes a haven for the queer community in this documentary exploring the freedoms lost amid Hitler’s rise to power.
Who We Become

2023

Who We Become

2023
Kapwa, a Filipino term that means "togetherness" or "neighbor", is a recognition of a shared identity; an inner self that is shared with others. WHO WE BECOME is a story of kapwa and follows three Filipino women each coming into their political consciousness and discovering themselves during a pivotal moment in their lives.
Dolly Parton: A MusiCares Tribute

2021

Dolly Parton: A MusiCares Tribute

2021
6.7
In a star-studded evening of music and memories, a community of iconic performers honor Dolly Parton as the MusiCares Person of the Year.