Popular Documentary Movies on Netflix - Page 23

Caught Out: Crime. Corruption. Cricket.

2023

Caught Out: Crime. Corruption. Cricket.

2023
5.4
The sports documentary examines India's biggest match-fixing scandal, the icons caught in its web and the journalists who uncovered the corruption.
Stay on Board: The Leo Baker Story

2022

Stay on Board: The Leo Baker Story

2022
6.4
Celebrated skateboarder Leo Baker shares the details of their rise to fame and the clash between their career and self-discovery as a trans person.
Kevin Hart: Zero F**ks Given

2020

Kevin Hart: Zero F**ks Given

2020
6.7
Kevin Hart serves up laughs and brick oven pizza from the comfort of his home, and dishes on male group chats, sex after 40 and life with COVID-19.
Nail Bomber: Manhunt

2021

Nail Bomber: Manhunt

2021
6.5
This documentary examines the 1999 London bombings that targeted Black, Bangladeshi and gay communities, and the race to find the far-right perpetrator. He terrorized a city, seeking to ignite a race war but justice was served by those who wouldn't let his hate win.
Catholics vs. Convicts

2016

Catholics vs. Convicts

2016
7
On October 15, 1988, Notre Dame hosted the University of Miami in what would become one of the greatest games in college football history. It was tradition vs. swagger, the No. 4-ranked Fighting Irish versus the No. 1-ranked Hurricanes, one coaching star, Lou Holtz, versus another, Jimmy Johnson. But the name still attached to the contest came from a t-shirt manufactured by a few Notre Dame students: “Catholics vs. Convicts.” As compelling as the tale of Notre Dame’s dramatic victory is—even losing quarterback Steve Walsh calls it “a helluva ballgame”—the backstory is just as riveting.
Jeff Foxworthy: The Good Old Days

2022

Jeff Foxworthy: The Good Old Days

2022
7
In his first solo stand-up special in 24 years, Jeff Foxworthy is remembering the good old days. Before cell phones diagnosed our illnesses, were used as cameras, kept us informed 24 hours a day, and before we had to have different passwords for everything. Jeff discusses parenting (your children and your parents), texting, the joy of getting a butt dial, conversations with his wife and recalls a much simpler time (or was it?).
Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairy Tale

2024

Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairy Tale

2024
4.6
Celebrated actor Nayanthara looks back on her journey towards love and superstardom amidst personal struggles and triumphs in this intimate documentary.
D.L. Hughley: Contrarian

2018

D.L. Hughley: Contrarian

2018
5.2
Comedian D.L. Hughley riffs on politics, "Black Panther," his upbringing and more in a rapid-fire stand-up show at Philadelphia's Merriam Theater.
Higuita: The Way of the Scorpion

2023

Higuita: The Way of the Scorpion

2023
8.1
From humble origins to soccer legend, this documentary captures the rise of Colombia’s René Higuita, from iconic career to personal controversies.
Full Circle

2023

Full Circle

2023
6.5
Faced with a traumatic injury that renders you permanently disabled; how would you reinvent yourself? Full Circle tells the story of Trevor Kennison and Barry Corbet’s shared resiliency and refusal to let their passion for life be limited by Spinal Cord Injury. It is an unblinking examination of the challenges of Spinal Cord Injury, and a celebration of the growth that such tragedy can catalyze.
The Good, The Bad, The Hungry

2019

The Good, The Bad, The Hungry

2019
6.4
Two rivals address the years of animosity that defined their careers and their shared dream of achieving greatness on the world’s biggest stage: the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest.
GIMS: On the Record

2020

GIMS: On the Record

2020
7.3
Go backstage with beloved rap superstar Gims in the year leading up to his major 2019 Stade de France performance in this up-close documentary.
Untold: The Liver King

2025

Untold: The Liver King

2025
6.2
He built a supplement empire by devouring raw meat on social media. And he had the muscles to prove it. But, really, how did the Liver King get so huge?
Jim Norton: Mouthful of Shame

2017

Jim Norton: Mouthful of Shame

2017
6.4
Fedoras, mom's underpants, and puppy love all make Jim Norton's s**t list in 'Mouthful of Shame'.
Ghosts of Sugar Land

2019

Ghosts of Sugar Land

2019
5.7
Shocked when their friend embraces extremism, a group of Muslim Americans in Texas recount their time with him and theories about his fate.
Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press

2017

Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press

2017
6
The courtroom and publicity battles between the superstar wrestler and the notorious website explode in a sensational trial all about the limits of the First Amendment and the new no holds barred nature of celebrity life in an internet dominated society.
Life Overtakes Me

2019

Life Overtakes Me

2019
6.5
Hundreds of refugee children in Sweden, who have fled with their families from extreme trauma, have become afflicted with 'uppgivenhetssyndrom,' or Resignation Syndrome. Facing deportation, they withdraw from the world into a coma-like state, as if frozen, for months, or even years.
Lessons from a School Shooting: Notes from Dunblane

2018

Lessons from a School Shooting: Notes from Dunblane

2018
5.9
In the wake of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre that took the lives of 20 first graders and their teachers, local clergymen Father Bob Weiss receives a letter from a fellow priest in Dunblane, Scotland, whose community suffered an eerily similar fate in 1996. From across the Atlantic, the two priests forge a poignant bond through the shared experience of trauma and healing.
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.
ONEFOUR: Against All Odds

2023

ONEFOUR: Against All Odds

2023
6.8
A group of Sydney-based, Pacific Islander kids start recording drill raps to avoid a life of crime. Two years into their meteoric rise, a police task force shuts down their sold-out national tour due to concerns that the group's music will incite violence.