Top Rated Documentary TV Shows - Page 21

Investigation Alien

2024

Investigation Alien

2024
7.2
In this gripping docuseries, legendary reporter George Knapp travels the globe to uncover new evidence about UFOs and investigate their presence on Earth.
The Program: Cons, Cults, and Kidnapping

2024

The Program: Cons, Cults, and Kidnapping

2024
7.7
Years after being sent to a disciplinary school, a woman still haunted by her experiences exposes the corruption and abuse of the troubled teen industry.
Can I Tell You a Secret?

2024

Can I Tell You a Secret?

2024
4.2
Three women's lives are changed forever when a prolific stalker infiltrates their social media accounts. And they're only a fraction of his many victims.
Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones

2023

Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones

2023
7.6
Travel around the world with author Dan Buettner to discover five unique communities where people live extraordinarily long and vibrant lives.
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields

2023

Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields

2023
7.4
Actor, model, and global superstar Brooke Shields’ journey from a sexualized young girl to a woman who embraces her identity and voice.
Orelsan: Never Show This to Anyone

2021

Orelsan: Never Show This to Anyone

2021
8.1
In the early 2000s, Aurelien Cotentin is a young middle-class man from Caen with an uncertain future. When he gets into rap music with his friends, he's really starting from the bottom. Yet, through hardships, controversies and constantly being filmed by his admiring little brother, Aurelien becomes Orelsan, one of the most popular French artists of his generation, changing the rap genre forever.
Heaven's Gate: The Cult of Cults

2020

Heaven's Gate: The Cult of Cults

2020
6.9
What started in 1975 with the disappearance of 20 people from a small town in Oregon, ended in 1997 with the largest suicide on US soil and changed the face of modern New Age religion forever. This four-part docuseries uses never-before-seen footage and first-person accounts to explore the infamous UFO cult that shocked the nation with their out-of-this-world beliefs.
Street Food: Asia

2019

Street Food: Asia

2019
7.6
Embark on a global cultural journey into street food and discover the stories of the people who create the flavorful dishes.
American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story

2017

American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story

2017
5.7
A fascinating docuseries chronicling Playboy magazine’s charismatic founder, Hugh Hefner, and his impact on global culture. Told from his unique perspective with never-before-seen footage from his private archive, discover the captivating story about the man behind the bunny.
Evil Lives Here

2016

Evil Lives Here

2016
7.9
The true stories of people who lived with a killer. How well do you really know your family? Would you recognize the warning signs? Or would you become entangled in evil?
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History

2014

The Roosevelts: An Intimate History

2014
7.7
Chronicles the lives of Theodore, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, three members of the most prominent and influential family in American politics. It is the first time in a major documentary television series that their individual stories have been interwoven into a single narrative. This seven-part, fourteen hour film follows the Roosevelts for more than a century, from Theodore’s birth in 1858 to Eleanor’s death in 1962.
Life Story

2014

Life Story

2014
8.4
The remarkable and often perilous story of the journey through life. It is a story that unites each of us with every animal on the planet, because we all set out on this journey from the moment we are born. For animals there is just one goal in life – to continue their bloodline in the form of offspring. This series follows that journey through its six crucial stages: first steps, growing up, finding a home, gaining power, winning a mate and succeeding as a parent.
The Trap: What Happened to Our Dream of Freedom

2007

The Trap: What Happened to Our Dream of Freedom

2007
8
Individual freedom is the dream of our age. It's what our leaders promise to give us, it defines how we think of ourselves and, repeatedly, we have gone to war to impose freedom around the world. But if you step back and look at what freedom actually means for us today, it's a strange and limited kind of freedom.
Snapped

2004

Snapped

2004
7.9
The fascinating cases of every day, seemingly average moms, wives and girlfriends accused of murder. Did they really do it? And if so, why?
The Life of Birds

1998

The Life of Birds

1998
8.1
In the documentary series produced by the BBC, The Life of Birds, Sir David Attenborough unveils a new investigation into the behaviour of birds, perfectly adapted animals that conquer the air. This ten-part series reveals the secret of the birds' great success, their remarkable strategies for finding food, their complex social systems, and their ingenious and often bizarre ways of mating and breeding. From the high speed of large airborne hunters to long distance migrations or the bright colors of nectar feeding hummingbirds, this is the ultimate bird series that every ornithologist should not miss.
Once Upon a Time... The Discoverers

1994

Once Upon a Time... The Discoverers

1994
7.6
From flashes of genius to curious experiments, humankind's innovations lead explorers and inventors on a brilliant journey of discovery in this series.
Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends

1998

Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends

1998
8.1
Louis Theroux which delves into the weirder fringes of American society.
How Do They Do It?

2006

How Do They Do It?

2006
7.6
An insider's look at the engineering and scientific miracles behind the things that form the modern world.
Amy Bradley Is Missing

2025

Amy Bradley Is Missing

2025
7.1
This true-crime series investigates the 1998 disappearance of a 23-year-old woman from a Caribbean cruise and her family's tireless search for answers.
Devil in the Family: The Fall of Ruby Franke

2025

Devil in the Family: The Fall of Ruby Franke

2025
8.3
When popular vlogger Ruby Franke is arrested for child abuse in August 2023, it quickly becomes one of the biggest trending stories in America. For years, the Frankes' YouTube channel had documented a wholesome, happy family life, with nearly 3 million subscribers tuning in at its peak. But as the cracks began to show, the family turned to counselor Jodi Hildebrandt for guidance – and rapidly found themselves trapped in a nightmare.