Top Rated Documentary Movies on Netflix - Page 10

My Beautiful Broken Brain

2014

My Beautiful Broken Brain

2014
7.1
A profoundly personal voyage into the complexity, fragility and wonder of the human brain, after Lotje Sodderland miraculously survives a hemorrhagic stroke and finds herself starting again in an alien world, bereft of language and logic. This feature documentary takes us on a genre-twisting tale that is by turns excruciating and exquisite - from the devastating consequences of a first-time neurological experiment, through to the extraordinary revelations of her altered sensory perception.
Print the Legend

2014

Print the Legend

2014
6.6
3D printing is changing the world – from printing guns and human organs to dismantling the world’s industrial infrastructure by enabling home manufacturing. The 3D Printing revolution has begun. Who will make it?
Gladbeck: The Hostage Crisis

2022

Gladbeck: The Hostage Crisis

2022
7.6
In August 1988, two armed bank robbers keep German police at bay for 54 hours during a hostage-taking drama that ends in a shootout and three deaths.
The Ivory Game

2016

The Ivory Game

2016
7.6
Wildlife activists and investigators put their lives on the line to battle the illegal African ivory trade, in this suspenseful on-the-ground documentary.
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.
Race to the Summit

2023

Race to the Summit

2023
6.9
Fearless alpine climbers Ueli Steck and Dani Arnold enter into a death-defying rivalry to set speed records on the Swiss Alps' great north faces.
A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

2023

A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

2023
6.9
When a 5-year-old girl falls from her father's apartment, her mother embarks on a quest for justice — and is put under the national spotlight.
Unknown: Cosmic Time Machine

2023

Unknown: Cosmic Time Machine

2023
7.6
The James Webb Telescope stirs imaginations with vivid photos of distant galaxies. This documentary tracks its historic journey from inception to launch.
Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet

2021

Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet

2021
7.4
David Attenborough and scientist Johan Rockström examine Earth's biodiversity collapse and how this crisis can still be averted.
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.
Vjeran Tomic: The Spider-Man of Paris

2023

Vjeran Tomic: The Spider-Man of Paris

2023
7
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.
Bank Robbers: The Last Great Heist

2022

Bank Robbers: The Last Great Heist

2022
6.7
Through candid interviews, the perpetrators of Argentina's most notorious bank heist detail how — and why — they carried out the radical 2006 operation.
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.
A Cop Movie

2021

A Cop Movie

2021
7.2
This documentary walks the line between fact and fiction, delving into corruption in the Mexican police through the experiences of two officers.
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema

2022

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema

2022
7.5
With mesmerizing footage and time lapses of animators at work, this behind-the-scenes special captures the artistry of a unique tale years in the making.
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.
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.
A Love Song for Latasha

2019

A Love Song for Latasha

2019
7.1
A dreamlike conversation with the past and the present, reimagining Latasha Harlins' story by excavating intimate memories shared by those who loved her.
Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold

2017

Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold

2017
7.3
Literary icon Joan Didion reflects on her remarkable career and personal struggles in this intimate documentary directed by her nephew, Griffin Dunne.
"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.