Top Rated Documentary Movies on Netflix - Page 5

The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes

2022

The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes

2022
6.4
This documentary explores the mystery surrounding the death of movie icon Marilyn Monroe through previously unheard interviews with her inner circle.
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead

2018

They'll Love Me When I'm Dead

2018
7.1
As his life comes to its end, famous Hollywood director Orson Welles puts it all on the line at the chance for renewed success with the film The Other Side of the Wind.
Take Your Pills

2018

Take Your Pills

2018
6.5
In a hypercompetitive world, drugs like Adderall offer students, athletes, coders and others a way to do more -- faster and better. But at what cost?
Team Foxcatcher

2016

Team Foxcatcher

2016
6.9
With never-before seen home video, this film recounts the paranoid downward spiral of John E. du Pont and the murder of Olympic wrestler Dave Schultz.
Shiny_Flakes: The Teenage Drug Lord

2021

Shiny_Flakes: The Teenage Drug Lord

2021
7.5
Max S. reveals how he built a drug empire from his childhood bedroom in this story that inspired the series "How to Sell Drugs Online."
The Minimalists: Less Is Now

2021

The Minimalists: Less Is Now

2021
6.2
They've built a movement out of minimalism. Longtime friends Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus share how our lives can be better with less.
Disclosure

2020

Disclosure

2020
7.9
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.
One of Us

2017

One of Us

2017
6.8
Penetrating the insular world of New York's Hasidic community, focusing on three individuals driven to break away despite threats of retaliation.
Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal

2021

Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal

2021
6.9
An examination that goes beyond the celebrity-driven headlines and dives into the methods used by Rick Singer, the man at the center of the shocking 2019 college admissions scandal, to persuade his wealthy clients to cheat an educational system already designed to benefit the privileged.
Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese

2019

Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese

2019
7.1
Part documentary, part concert film, part fever dream, this film captures the troubled spirit of America in 1975 and the joyous music that Dylan performed during the fall of that year.
Kevin Hart: Irresponsible

2019

Kevin Hart: Irresponsible

2019
6.7
Stand-up comedian Kevin Hart talks about his family, travel and a year full of reckless behavior in front of a live sold-out crowd in London.
Get Me Roger Stone

2017

Get Me Roger Stone

2017
7
From his days of testifying at the Watergate hearings to advising recent presidential candidate Donald Trump, Roger Stone has long offended people on both sides of the political fence as a force in conservative America. Outspoken author, pundit, ahead of his time election strategist, this is his story.
Creating The Queen's Gambit

2021

Creating The Queen's Gambit

2021
7.9
A fascinating character. Exquisite sets. A wig for every era. The stars, creators and crew reveal how the hit series about a chess prodigy came to life.
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.
Jerry Before Seinfeld

2017

Jerry Before Seinfeld

2017
6.9
Jerry Seinfeld returns to the club that gave him his start in the 1970s, mixing iconic jokes with stories from his childhood and early days in comedy.
Lover, Stalker, Killer

2024

Lover, Stalker, Killer

2024
6.8
In this twisting documentary, a mechanic tries online dating for the first time and meets a woman who takes romantic obsession to a deadly extreme.
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell

2021

Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell

2021
7.2
Christopher Wallace, AKA The Notorious B.I.G., remains one of Hip-Hop’s icons, renowned for his distinctive flow and autobiographical lyrics. This documentary celebrates his life via rare behind-the-scenes footage and the testimonies of his closest friends and family.
Shirkers

2018

Shirkers

2018
7.3
In 1992, teenager Sandi Tan shot Singapore's first indie road movie with her enigmatic American mentor Georges – who then vanished with all the footage. Twenty years later, the 16mm film is recovered, sending Tan, now a novelist in Los Angeles, on a personal odyssey in search of Georges' vanishing footprints.
The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker

2023

The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker

2023
6.2
This shocking documentary chronicles a happy-go-lucky nomad's ascent to viral stardom and the steep downward spiral that resulted in his imprisonment.
Bigger Stronger Faster*

2008

Bigger Stronger Faster*

2008
6.8
In America, we define ourselves in the superlative: we are the biggest, strongest, fastest country in the world. Is it any wonder that so many of our heroes are on performance enhancing drugs? Director Christopher Bell explores America's win-at-all-cost culture by examining how his two brothers became members of the steroid-subculture in an effort to realize their American dream.