Top Rated Documentary Movies on Netflix - Page 31

André and His Olive Tree

2020

André and His Olive Tree

2020
3.5
Chef André Chiang is returning his Michelin stars, and has publicly declared that he is returning to his roots after 30 years. What would make him do so? How does the perfectionist define success? What haunts him at night? Following Chef André weeks before he officially closes his restaurant, we chart his emotional journey, and dive into nostalgic elements of his life. From how he first fell in love with cooking as a result of his mother’s influence, to the challenges that he faced when he first learnt cooking in France, we tell the story of a passionate and determined individual, now ready for the next season of his life.
El límite infinito

2020

El límite infinito

2020
1.5
From early struggles to his climb up the Himalayas, Jean Maggi gets profiled in this documentary that highlights his advancement of adaptive sports.
Carlos Almaraz: Playing with Fire

2019

Carlos Almaraz: Playing with Fire

2019
4.5
Mixing archival footage with interviews, this film celebrates one of Los Angeles's most influential painters and Chicano art activists from the 1970s.
Ibrahim: A Fate to Define

2019

Ibrahim: A Fate to Define

2019
6
In this provocative and personal documentary, director Lina Al Abed searches for traces of her disappeared father: a seemingly ordinary Palestinian family man who was actually a secret member of a militant splinter faction and vanished when she was just a child.
Save the Children

1973

Save the Children

1973
6
A concert film highlighted by performances from Marvin Gaye, Jerry Butler, and Roberta Flack.
Making Emilia Pérez

2025

Making Emilia Pérez

2025
7
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.
Making The Helicopter Heist

2024

Making The Helicopter Heist

2024
10
This behind-the-scenes documentary shows the making of the one-take robbery episode of "The Helicopter Heist" directed by Daniél Espinosa.
Bangarang

2024

Bangarang

2024
8
Children can be loud, carefree, playful, unaware, violent. Also in Taranto, an industrial city in Southern Italy which has the largest steel mill factory in Europe since the 1960s. Observing their movements and listening to their emotions, we enter the world of childhood while losing ourselves in the present of this territory, the scene of one of the most serious health and environmental disasters in Italian and European history. Bangarang is a Jamaican word meaning tumult, disorder, chaos.
The Ladies With Style

2023

The Ladies With Style

2023
6
The multi-generational story of women’s football in South Africa through the ambitious Mamelodi Sundowns FC. The film follows the team as they battle it out at the inaugural CAF Women’s Champions League in Cairo.
Open Heart

2023

Open Heart

2023
6
An intimate profile of New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist's struggles to return to hockey after heart surgery.
Rather

2023

Rather

2023
6
For decades, Dan Rather delivered the news with authenticity, integrity and courage. RATHER chronicles his rise to prominence, sudden and dramatic public downfall, and redemption and re-emergence as a voice of reason to a new generation.
Medo Na Minha Pele

2019

Medo Na Minha Pele

2019
10
Tri Am the Movie

2023

Tri Am the Movie

2023
1
Vietnamese pop queen Mỹ Tâm presents a behind-the-scenes look at her landmark Tri Âm concert in this emotionally charged documentary.
Renaissance

2023

Renaissance

2023
2
Faced with a breast cancer diagnosis, [the protagonist] is determined to approach her journey with positivity. Through intimate flashbacks, we see moments that shaped her journey and images that show it’s possible to find beauty and light even in the darkest moments.
Black Sunshine Baby

2023

Black Sunshine Baby

2023
2
Family memories and personal art movingly portray author and motivational speaker Aisha Chaudhary's journey with an immune disorder and terminal illness.
Indigo Girls: It's Only Life After All

2024

Indigo Girls: It's Only Life After All

2024
8
An intimate look into the lives of one of the most iconic folk-rock bands in America - the Indigo Girls. With never-before-seen archival and intimate vérité the film dives into the songwriting and storytelling of the music that transformed a generation.
LiVE is Smile Always ~Eve&Birth~ "the Birth" at NIPPON BUDOKAN

2022

LiVE is Smile Always ~Eve&Birth~ "the Birth" at NIPPON BUDOKAN

2022
2
Live is Smile Always, Eve&Birth: The Birth at Nippon Budokan. Performance and documentary release surrounding LiSA’s 10th anniversary show at Nippon Budokan in April 2022.
Sun of the Soil

2022

Sun of the Soil

2022
7
Acclaimed artist Abdou Ouologuem delves into the legend and legacy of the richest person in the history of the world, the 14th century Malian king Mansa Musa, who has been almost entirely wiped from recorded history.
Split at the Root

2022

Split at the Root

2022
2
When a Guatemalan mother seeking asylum was separated from her kids under Zero Tolerance Policy, a group of women sprang into action. Our film focuses on immigrant mothers navigating US bureaucracy and the volunteer group reuniting separated families.
Frontliner

2021

Frontliner

2021
4
Several characters including medical personnel and food-delivery riders, play their part in Malaysia's handling of the Covid-19 pandemic in its first few months.