Rated 7+ IMDb · 70%+ RT Little-known finds Curated by humans
Rated 7+ IMDb · 70%+ RT Little-known finds Curated by humans
They say art imitates life, but nothing gets to the heart of humanity like documentary filmmaking. Whether you want to flex your history knowledge or binge a true crime, here are the best documentaries and docuseries available to stream now.
An ad exec who skipped his colonoscopy films his own terminal cancer with humor intact. A documentary about death that's…
Dir. Colin Hanks
John Candy: I Like Me takes a somewhat standard approach in remembering the titular comedian. The film pulls out old…
Dir. Mariska Hargitay
Unlike the other documentaries depicting “Hollywood’s smartest dumb blonde”, My Mom Jayne takes on a different approach to Jayne Mansfield.…
Dir. Andrew Jarecki & Charlotte Kaufman
Depicting the horrifying cycle of abuse in the state’s prison system, The Alabama Solution is tough to watch. It was…
Dir. Ahmad Hassunah & Ahmed Al Danaf
From Ground Zero doesn’t have the most number of shorts within an anthology film, though it comes pretty close with…
Dir. Amy J. Berg
It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley depicts the life of a musician whose time was cut too short. It’s a tale…
In Pee-wee as Himself, actor Paul Reubens tells all about his notoriously private life. He sets the record straight about…
Dir. Bradford Thomason & Brett Whitcomb
For the longest time, television seemed to be the antithesis to reading– part of that belief still lingers to this…
Dir. David Hinton
Is there anything more lovely than hearing Martin Scorsese talk about cinema? Maybe it’s just the film nerds in us–…
Dir. Shiori Itō
Continuing her fight to tell the world the truth about her sexual assault case, journalist Shiori Ito released Black Box…
Dir. Ian Bonhôte & Peter Ettedgui
At the peak of his fame in the 80s, Christopher Reeve was constantly seen as his onscreen character, Superman. Like…
Dir. D.W. Young
Those unfamiliar with James Hamilton would be forgiven for asking “Why him?” Why does he get a documentary? What makes…
Dir. Emily Kassie & Julian Brave NoiseCat
Everything about Sugarcane is arresting, whether it’s the epic shots of the sweeping reservation (“Canada is our land,” one native…
Dir. Johan Grimonprez
In the 1950s and 60s, as Congo freed itself from Western rule, it also played a vital role in the…
Dir. Irene Taylor
Celebrities are often described as being “vulnerable” in documentaries, but it’s never been more fitting in this case. Here, Celine…
Dir. Nenad Cicin-Sain
If you’re expecting a documentary about the particular U2 concert in Sarajevo, to focus exclusively on U2, you’re not really…
Dir. Kristen Lappas
Giannis Antetokounmpo’s rags-to-riches life story is the stuff of movies, and indeed it’s been told many times on print and…
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