Best Documentary Movies

Documentaries trade plot for truth — profiles, investigations, history and the occasional stranger-than-fiction story. The collection pulls together non-fiction films across subjects and countries. Ranked by audience score, so the genuinely revealing rise above the merely worthy.

All Documentary Movies

The Elephant Whisperers

The Elephant Whisperers

Piece by Piece

Piece by Piece

Martha

Martha

The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother, Hillel

The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother, Hillel

Britain and the Blitz

Britain and the Blitz

A Trip to Infinity

A Trip to Infinity

Kidnapped: Elizabeth Smart

Kidnapped: Elizabeth Smart

Cover-Up

Cover-Up

Titan: The OceanGate Submersible Disaster

Titan: The OceanGate Submersible Disaster

Miracle: The Boys of '80

Miracle: The Boys of '80

Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear

Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear

Pamela, A Love Story

Pamela, A Love Story

Air Force Elite: Thunderbirds

Air Force Elite: Thunderbirds

3212 Un-redacted

3212 Un-redacted

Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain

Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain

Invisible Demons

Invisible Demons

The Thief Collector

The Thief Collector

Pets

Pets

Pavements

Pavements

Assassins

Assassins

Oklahoma City Bombing: American Terror

Oklahoma City Bombing: American Terror

The Perfect Neighbor

The Perfect Neighbor

The Anthrax Attacks: In the Shadow of 9/11

The Anthrax Attacks: In the Shadow of 9/11

The Carman Family Deaths

The Carman Family Deaths

My Father, the BTK Killer

My Father, the BTK Killer

Stolen: Heist of the Century

Stolen: Heist of the Century

Con Mum

Con Mum

Jackass Forever

Jackass Forever

Aileen: Queen of the Serial Killers

Aileen: Queen of the Serial Killers

The Twister: Caught in the Storm

The Twister: Caught in the Storm

Being Eddie

Being Eddie

The Crash

The Crash

Sweet Bobby: My Catfish Nightmare

Sweet Bobby: My Catfish Nightmare

Trainwreck: Mayor of Mayhem

Trainwreck: Mayor of Mayhem

2nd Chance

2nd Chance

Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere

Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere

A Deadly American Marriage

A Deadly American Marriage

Trujillo: El poder del jefe II

Capturing the Killer Nurse

Capturing the Killer Nurse

Our Father

Our Father

Jackass 4.5

Jackass 4.5

Bitconned

Bitconned

Untold: The Death & Life of Lamar Odom

Untold: The Death & Life of Lamar Odom

Untold: Jail Blazers

Untold: Jail Blazers

The Investigation of Lucy Letby

The Investigation of Lucy Letby

Running with the Devil: The Wild World of John McAfee

Running with the Devil: The Wild World of John McAfee

Ghislaine Maxwell: Filthy Rich

Ghislaine Maxwell: Filthy Rich

Don't Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever

Don't Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever