Top Rated Documentary Movies on Free Services - Page 259

Periodical

2024

Periodical

2024
7.5
Tells the unexpected story of the human body by exploring the marvel and mystery of the menstrual cycle, from the first period to the last.
Two Kids a Day

2022

Two Kids a Day

2022
5.5
On average, two Palestinian kids are arrested every night by the Israeli army. They are interrogated, tried, and sent to prison. TWO KIDS A DAY describes the use of minors' arrests to control and repress Palestinian society.
India's forgotten people

2020

India's forgotten people

2020
8.5
The Hanged Man: The Story of Ron Van Clief

2020

The Hanged Man: The Story of Ron Van Clief

2020
5.5
The astonishing true story of Ron Van Clief, the first black martial arts movie star, known as "The Black Dragon". His determination to win — despite horrific odds — exacts a heavy toll and his life becomes a roller coaster ride with spectacular highs, devastating lows, and more than a few cliff-hangers.
Vinyl Generation

2016

Vinyl Generation

2016
4.5
In 1980s Communist Czechoslovakia an emerging generation took inspiration from alternative culture to create their own worldview, politics and eventually, a revolution. 25 years later, this unique generational perspective is explored for the first time.
Marco Polo: The China Mystery Revealed

2004

Marco Polo: The China Mystery Revealed

2004
5.5
Marco Polo became a legend after his epic, 24 year trek across Asia. Was he the world's greatest overland explorer? Or the biggest liar? National Geographic's own legend, Michael Yamashita, used Polo's book as a guide to find the truth.
Paul Newman, Behind Blue Eyes

2021

Paul Newman, Behind Blue Eyes

2021
8
From the very beginning, actor Paul Newman captivated the cinema audience with his exceptional azure eyes. The reserved Newman himself finds it trivial and even disturbing that everyone is so taken with his appearance. The actor and director - who has played in more than sixty films and directed twelve of them - prefers to focus on his work and family. And, at least as important, on his philanthropic ventures and political activism.
Starring Jerry as Himself

2024

Starring Jerry as Himself

2024
6
Jerry, an ordinary immigrant dad, retired in Orlando, is recruited to be an undercover agent for the Chinese police. Jerry’s family recreates the events on film and his three sons discover a darker truth. True crime meets spy thriller in this genre-bending docufiction hybrid about an immigrant’s search for the American dream. A Slamdance Film Festival Grand Jury and Audience Award winner.
Children of the Taliban

2023

Children of the Taliban

2023
7
The story of four kids in Afghanistan whose lives changed dramatically after US troops completed their withdrawal and the Taliban swept to power
'Tis the Season: The Holidays on Screen

2022

'Tis the Season: The Holidays on Screen

2022
5
A CNN Documentary covering the history and impact of Christmas movies and TV.
Waking Up in Silence

2023

Waking Up in Silence

2023
7.5
A summer’s day in a former German military barrack: children forced to flee Ukraine have found refuge here. In their games, they discover military symbols from the past and link them to their experiences.
Dream's Gate

2023

Dream's Gate

2023
8.5
Driven by the desire to understand her inner truth as a marginalised woman in Iran, Negin Ahmadi embarks on a self-exploring precarious adventure to meet the Kurdish women fighters in the war zone of North Syria.
Old Friends: A Dogumentary

2022

Old Friends: A Dogumentary

2022
8
The paw-inspiring story of the most beloved animal sanctuary in the world, the Old Friends Senior Dog Sanctuary in Mount Juliet, Tennessee. From their humble beginnings as a small backyard sanctuary, we follow founders Zina and Michael Goodin, their amazing staff, and the gang of one hundred plus senior pooches, as they grow and settle into a brand new 20,000 square foot state-of-the-art facility. You’ll meet the dogs, and the people who fostered them and gave them a reason to wag their tails. It’s a tale of compassion and commitment, where love knows no bounds and as Zina likes to say, “The sky is the limit.” Old Friends: A Dogumentary, a film about a place where love never grows old.
Missing 411: The U.F.O. Connection

2023

Missing 411: The U.F.O. Connection

2023
3.5
In Missing 411: The UFO Connection, David Paulides continues the story of people who vanish in the wild without a trace. In his third documentary, David reveals the first evidence documenting a link between UFOs and missing people.
PLAN C

2023

PLAN C

2023
3.5
A hidden grassroots organization doggedly fights to expand access to abortion pills across the United States keeping hope alive during a global pandemic and the fall of Roe v. Wade.
Twice Colonized

2023

Twice Colonized

2023
7.8
Renowned Inuit lawyer Aaju Peter has long fought for the rights of her people. When her son suddenly dies, Aaju embarks on a journey to reclaim her language and culture after a lifetime of whitewashing and forced assimilation. But can she both change the world and mend her own wounds?
King Coal

2023

King Coal

2023
7.5
The cultural roots of coal continue to permeate the rituals of daily life in Appalachia even as its economic power wanes. The journey of a coal miner’s daughter exploring the region’s dreams and myths, untangling the pain and beauty, as her community sits on the brink of massive change.
Lionesses: How Football Came Home

2022

Lionesses: How Football Came Home

2022
6.5
LIONESSES: HOW FOOTBALL CAME HOME gives unrivaled insight into England’s historic Women’s EURO 2022 victory, featuring brand new exclusive interviews from the stars of the team, this is the inside story of How Football Came Home.
The Climate Baby Dilemma

2022

The Climate Baby Dilemma

2022
9
Deciding whether to have a child is an emotionally fraught and deeply personal process. Deciding amid increasingly dire warnings about the climate makes it even more paralyzing. The Climate Baby Dilemma is a documentary charting the growing number of young people either refusing to bring a child into an increasingly unstable world or struggling with the ethics of whether they should or not. As the conversation about intimacy and climate change heats up, we meet activists, journalists, parents and prospective parents, ethicists and scientists to unpack this growing trend.
Where Is Amy Pressman

2010

Where Is Amy Pressman

2010
6.5
In 2007, a teen girl from a posh L.A. suburb must deal with the grizzly murder of her family while trapped in the company of their killers.