Top Rated Documentary Movies on Peacock - Page 15

D.L. Hughley: Reset

2012

D.L. Hughley: Reset

2012
7.8
If you like your comedy served up raw, tasty and wicked-funny, D.L. Hughley is your kind of stand-up guy. One of the most popular comedians of film, TV and radio unleashes a hilarious display of stand-up comedy genius in this uncut Showtime special taped before a wildly enthusiastic live New Jersey audience. It's comedy that'll re-boot your entire sense of humor: D.L. HUGHLEY: RESET!
Sinbad: Where U Been?

2010

Sinbad: Where U Been?

2010
6
Sinbad returns to the stage and answers the question his fans have been asking him, “Where Ya Bin?”
James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston

2008

James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston

2008
6.6
On April 5, 1968, soul legend James Brown performed a concert in Boston that many say shielded that city from the kinds of devastating riots that ripped other cities apart after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Green Day - 20 Years of American Idiot

2024

Green Day - 20 Years of American Idiot

2024
5.8
A celebration of the 20th anniversary of the punk band's bestselling and award-winning seventh studio album.
Good One: A Show About Jokes

2024

Good One: A Show About Jokes

2024
7.2
Follow Mike Birbiglia from Providence, R.I. to Washington, D.C. as he builds jokes based on personal truths, mixing comedy with revelations and anecdotes from family and his fellow comedians.
God & Country: The Rise of Christian Nationalism

2024

God & Country: The Rise of Christian Nationalism

2024
6.1
Examines the implications of Christian Nationalism, how it distorts not only our constitutional republic, but Christianity itself, and asks the question: What happens when a faith built on love, sacrifice, and forgiveness grows political tentacles, conflating power, money, and belief into hyper-nationalism?
Downwind

2023

Downwind

2023
7
A documentary about nuclear fallout in the United States, specifically members of the Shoshone Nation whose sacred land continues to be cordoned off as a nuclear test site.
Diamond Hands: The Legend of WallStreetBets

2022

Diamond Hands: The Legend of WallStreetBets

2022
5.5
It was the perfect storm. A global pandemic. An app aspiring to democratize trading. A group of Reddit users stuck at home with stimulus dollars to burn. And a video game company on its last legs. DIAMOND HANDS is the incredible true story of how an army of retail traders rallied around GameStop to rock our financial system. This is the legend of r/WallStreetBets.
The Secret Life of the Cruise

2018

The Secret Life of the Cruise

2018
6.3
A floating city on the sea, the MSC Seaside is one of the biggest cruise ships in the world. With privileged access to every part of the cruise's operation, this film uncovers the army of people and complex systems that keep this extraordinary ship at the top of its game. Full of surprising facts, this captivating program reveals life on board in a way that viewers have never seen before.
Cat Daddies

2022

Cat Daddies

2022
6.2
Man has a new best friend in this heartwarming portrait of nine men whose lives have been forever changed by their proud love of cats.
Exposing Muybridge

2021

Exposing Muybridge

2021
7
The story of trailblazing 19th-century photographer Eadweard Muybridge, who changed the world with his camera. Artful, resilient, selfish, naive, eccentric, deceitful--Muybridge is a complicated, imperfect man and his story drips with ambition and success, loss and betrayal, near death experiences and even murder. "The machine cannot lie," Stanford declared of Muybridge's pioneering motion images. But what about the photographer?
Paper & Glue

2021

Paper & Glue

2021
8.5
A documentary following JR's artwork giving a global voice to everyday people.
Killing Escobar

2021

Killing Escobar

2021
6.2
The untold story of the attempted assassination of Pablo Escobar, while at the height of his powers, by a small team of elite mercenaries.
Herb Alpert Is...

2020

Herb Alpert Is...

2020
6.8
From the success of Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass, through the founding of A&M Records, to giving away more than $150 million to arts and education programs across the country, we’ll witness the humanity and the humility inherent in everything he does, as well as come to understand the power of creativity to entertain, inspire, heal and transform.
The State of Texas vs. Melissa

2021

The State of Texas vs. Melissa

2021
5.4
Melissa Lucio was the first Hispanic woman sentenced to death in Texas. For ten years she has been awaiting her fate, and now faces her last appeal.
We Don't Deserve Dogs

2021

We Don't Deserve Dogs

2021
6.5
A contemplative odyssey across our planet, looking at the simple and extraordinary ways that dogs influence our daily lives. Former child soldiers in Uganda. The local pub in a Scottish town. A dog walker on the streets of Istanbul. A kaleidoscope of unconventional portraits from fascinating locations. People need dogs, and perhaps they need us, but what do humans do to deserve the unconditional love they provide?
Manson: The Women

2019

Manson: The Women

2019
5
Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme, Sandra “Blue” Good, Catherine “Gypsy” Share, and Dianne “Snake” Lake recount their experiences with Manson, life on Spahn Ranch and their leader’s eventual decent into madness. Their candid, in-depth interviews provide a unique perspective on what it meant to be a part of the infamous Manson family and vividly depict the collapse of a freewheeling family whose leader groomed a few of its own to commit murder.
Iliza Shlesinger: Over & Over

2019

Iliza Shlesinger: Over & Over

2019
6.8
A documentary following Iliza Shlesinger behind-the-scenes as she prepares for her fourth special: Elder Millennial.
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story

2021

Boulevard! A Hollywood Story

2021
5
Dickson Hughes and Richard Stapley, two young composers and romantic partners, are caught in the web of silent film star Gloria Swanson when she hires them to write a musical version of Sunset Boulevard, her 1950 film directed by Billy Wilder.
First to the Moon

2018

First to the Moon

2018
7.8
When the world was in turmoil, three men went faster and farther than anyone thought possible. This is the story of the first people to leave the Earth and travel to the Moon — this is Apollo 8. Through restored archival films and audio, Apollo 8 astronauts Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and Bill Anders tell you in their own words how their three different stories got them into the same tiny capsule pointed at the Moon — and what happened next.