Popular Documentary Movies on Netflix - Page 4

Voyeur

2017

Voyeur

2017
5.9
Legendary journalist Gay Talese unmasks a motel owner who spied on his guests for decades. But his bombshell story soon becomes a scandal of its own.
Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet

2021

Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet

2021
7.5
David Attenborough and scientist Johan Rockström examine Earth's biodiversity collapse and how this crisis can still be averted.
Dick Johnson Is Dead

2020

Dick Johnson Is Dead

2020
7.1
With this inventive portrait, director Kirsten Johnson seeks a way to keep her 86-year-old father alive forever. Utilizing moviemaking magic and her family’s dark humor, she celebrates Dr. Dick Johnson’s last years by staging fantasies of death and beyond. Together, dad and daughter confront the great inevitability awaiting us all.
Don't Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever

2025

Don't Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever

2025
6.3
In this documentary, wealthy entrepreneur Bryan Johnson puts his body and fortune on the line to defy aging and extend his life beyond all known limits.
Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics

2020

Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics

2020
6.6
Celebrities recall their most mind-bending trips via animations, reenactments and more in this comedic documentary exploring the story of psychedelics.
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.
Ginny & Georgia - The Afterparty

2021

Ginny & Georgia - The Afterparty

2021
7.1
Cast members of the hit Netflix show join the hosts to unpack the drama of Season 1, and Cristela Alonzo offers tips for being the new kid at school.
Money Heist: The Phenomenon

2020

Money Heist: The Phenomenon

2020
7.4
A documentary on why 'Money Heist' sparked a wave of enthusiasm around the world for a lovable group of thieves and their professor.
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.
Moonage Daydream

2022

Moonage Daydream

2022
7.5
A cinematic odyssey featuring never-before-seen footage exploring David Bowie's creative and musical journey.
Rand University

2014

Rand University

2014
7.2
Randy Moss has long been an enigma known for his brilliance on the football field and his problems off it. Sometimes there's even been an intersection of those two qualities. "Rand University" gets to that crossing by going back to where he came from - Rand, West Virginia - and exploring what almost derailed him before he ever became nationally known for his extraordinary abilities as a wide receiver.
Famous Last Words: Dr. Jane Goodall

2025

Famous Last Words: Dr. Jane Goodall

2025
7.2
Dr. Jane Goodall connected humanity and nature in unprecedented ways. In this deeply personal interview, she shares her final message with the world.
How to Rob a Bank

2024

How to Rob a Bank

2024
6.7
In this true-crime documentary, a charismatic rebel in 1990s Seattle pulls off an unprecedented string of bank robberies straight out of the movies.
Chaos: The Manson Murders

2025

Chaos: The Manson Murders

2025
6.2
In August 1969, Charles Manson's followers killed seven people on his orders. Why? Explore a conspiracy of mind control, CIA experiments, and murder.
Cyber Hell: Exposing an Internet Horror

2022

Cyber Hell: Exposing an Internet Horror

2022
7.1
Anonymous and exploitative, a network of online chat rooms ran rampant with sex crimes. The hunt to take down its operators required guts and tenacity.
Disclosure

2020

Disclosure

2020
7.8
An investigation of how Hollywood's fabled stories have deeply influenced how Americans feel about transgender people, and how transgender people have been taught to feel about themselves.
Quincy

2018

Quincy

2018
7.4
An intimate look into the life of icon Quincy Jones. A unique force in music and popular culture for 70 years, Jones has transcended racial and cultural boundaries; his story is inextricably woven into the fabric of America. Jones came to prominence in the 1950s as a jazz arranger and conductor before working on pop music and film scores. He moved easily between musical genres, producing major pop hits of the early 1960s and serving as an arranger and conductor for several collaborations in the same time period.
Sangre del Toro

2025

Sangre del Toro

2025
5.4
Director Guillermo del Toro journeys through a labyrinth of childhood memories, cultural myths and monsters to reveal the origins of his visionary films.
Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall

2020

Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall

2020
7.7
Backed by a full band and a ready wit, actor Ben Platt opens up a very personal songbook onstage -- numbers from his debut LP, "Sing to Me Instead."
The Great Hack

2019

The Great Hack

2019
6.9
Data—arguably the world’s most valuable asset—is being weaponized to wage cultural and political wars. The dark world of data exploitation is uncovered through the unpredictable, personal journeys of players on different sides of the explosive Cambridge Analytica/Facebook data story.