Documentary (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)
1. Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb (2020)
TV-PG | 113 min | Documentary
After unearthing a tomb that had been untouched for 4,400 years, Egyptian archaeologists attempt to decipher the history of the astonishing find.
Director: James Tovell | Stars: Ghareeb Ali Mohammed Abushousha, Nabil Eldaleel, Sabry Mohyeldin Farag, Salima Ikram
Votes: 2,954
2. The Social Dilemma (2020)
PG-13 | 94 min | Documentary, Drama
Explores the dangerous human impact of social networking, with tech experts sounding the alarm on their own creations.
Director: Jeff Orlowski | Stars: Tristan Harris, Jeff Seibert, Bailey Richardson, Joe Toscano
Votes: 52,724
3. Endless Corridor (2014)
52 min | Documentary, History
Narrated by Jeremy Irons, this definitive account tells of the heart-rending human rights tragedy in 1992 when hundreds of Azerbaijanis were massacred after Armenians stormed the city of Khojaly.
Directors: Aleksandras Brokas, Mindaugas Urbonavicius | Star: Jeremy Irons
Votes: 35,963
4. My Octopus Teacher (2020)
85 min | Documentary
A filmmaker forges an unusual friendship with an octopus living in a South African kelp forest, learning as the animal shares the mysteries of her world.
Directors: Pippa Ehrlich, James Reed | Stars: Craig Foster, Tom Foster
Votes: 11,361
5. David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet (2020)
PG | 83 min | Documentary, Biography
One man has seen more of the natural world than any other. This unique feature documentary is his witness statement.
Directors: Alastair Fothergill, Jonathan Hughes, Keith Scholey | Stars: David Attenborough, Max Hughes
Votes: 18,832
6. The Plot Against the President (2020)
91 min | Documentary
Follows the story of the biggest political scandal in U.S. history. Based on Lee Smith's book.
Director: Amanda Milius | Stars: Michael Anton, Mike Cernovich, Tom Fitton, Matt Gaetz
Votes: 2,199
7. Totally Under Control (2020)
TV-14 | 123 min | Documentary
An in-depth look at how the United States government handled the response to the COVID-19 outbreak during the early months of the pandemic.
Directors: Alex Gibney, Ophelia Harutyunyan, Suzanne Hillinger | Stars: Burak Agan, Alex Azar, Charlie Baker, Scott Becker
Votes: 1,651
8. American Murder: The Family Next Door (2020)
TV-MA | 82 min | Documentary, Crime
In 2018, 34-year-old Shanann Watts and her two young daughters disappear in Colorado. With the heartbreaking details emerging, the family's story made headlines around the world.
Director: Jenny Popplewell | Stars: Nickole Atkinson, Jim Benemann, Luke Epple, Mark Jamieson
Votes: 14,451
9. Life After the Navigator (2020)
91 min | Documentary
A feature that not only celebrates the 1986 classic "Flight of the Navigator", but also looks at the life of its child star, Joey Cramer, and his roller-coaster life since that breakthrough role.
Director: Lisa Downs | Stars: Joey Cramer, Veronica Cartwright, Cliff De Young, Howard Hesseman
Votes: 9
10. Three Identical Strangers (2018)
PG-13 | 96 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
In 1980 New York, three young men who were all adopted meet each other and find out they're triplets who were separated at birth. But their quest to find out why turns into a bizarre and sinister mystery.
Director: Tim Wardle | Stars: Robert Shafran, Michael Domnitz, Howard Schneider, Ellen Cervone
Votes: 25,911 | Gross: $12.32M
11. Zappa (2020)
129 min | Documentary
An in-depth look into the life and work of musician Frank Zappa.
Director: Alex Winter | Stars: Frank Zappa, Steve Vai, Pamela Des Barres, Gail Zappa
Votes: 19
12. Trump Card (2020)
PG-13 | 103 min | Documentary
Filmmaker Dinesh D'Souza examines the ideas of socialism and the state of politics in America.
Directors: Dinesh D'Souza, Bruce Schooley | Stars: Stephen Brodie, Dinesh D'Souza, John Di Domenico, Kathryn Palmer
Votes: 1,250
13. David Byrne's American Utopia (2020)
TV-14 | 105 min | Documentary, Music, Musical
Spike Lee documents the former Talking Heads frontman's brilliant, timely 2019 Broadway show, based on his recent album and tour of the same name.
Director: Spike Lee | Stars: David Byrne, Jacqueline Acevedo, Gustavo Di Dalva, Daniel Freedman
Votes: 1,063
14. After Porn Ends 3 (2018)
TV-MA | 86 min | Documentary
After Porn Ends 3 continues to explore whether a career as an adult performer is inherently damaging to the balance of a performer's life once retired.
Director: Brittany Andrews | Stars: Christy Canyon, Jenteal, Tera Patrick, Priya Rai
Votes: 1,410
15. The Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash (2018 TV Movie)
86 min | Documentary, Family, Musical
Fans, cast members, and celebrities alike gather at Hollywood Forever Cemetery to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of Disney's Hocus Pocus and its long-lasting impact.
Director: Joe DeMaio | Stars: Vanessa Hudgens, Jordan Fisher, Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker
Votes: 92
16. Hot Girls Wanted (2015)
TV-MA | 84 min | Documentary
A documentary about young women who have been drawn into the sex trade - and how easy it is for a web-savvy generation to end up making porn.
Directors: Jill Bauer, Ronna Gradus | Stars: Tressa Silguero, Riley Reynolds, Rachel Bernard, John Anthony
Votes: 15,718
17. The Way I See It (2020)
PG-13 | 100 min | Documentary
Former Chief Official White House Photographer Pete Souza's journey as a person with top secret clearance and total access to the President.
Director: Dawn Porter | Stars: Pete Souza, Barack Obama, Ben Rhodes, Patti Lease
Votes: 792
18. The Phenomenon (2020)
Not Rated | 100 min | Documentary
This documentary examines unidentified aerial phenomenon. With testimony from high-ranking government officials, and NASA Astronauts, Senator Harry Reid says it "makes the incredible credible."
Director: James Fox | Stars: Bill Clinton, Peter Coyote, George Knapp, Christopher Mellon
Votes: 604
19. I Am Greta (2020)
97 min | Documentary, Biography
Documentary follows teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg on her international crusade to get people to listen to scientists about the world's environmental problems.
Director: Nathan Grossman | Stars: Malena Ernman, António Guterres, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Greta Thunberg
Votes: 2,991
20. Citizen Bio (2020)
TV-MA | 95 min | Documentary
CITIZEN BIO follows the stories of four of America's most notorious bio-hackers and their relationships with Aaron Traywick, self-proclaimed bio-hacker who was found dead at a meditation spa at the age of 28.
Director: Trish Dolman | Stars: Aaron Traywick, Anastasia Synn
Votes: 64
21. Time (I) (2020)
PG-13 | 81 min | Documentary
Fox Rich fights for the release of her husband, Rob, who is serving a 60-year sentence in prison.
Director: Garrett Bradley | Stars: Rob Rich II, Fox Rich, Freedom Rich, Justus Rich
Votes: 663
22. The Mole: Undercover in North Korea (2020)
123 min | Documentary
A real-life undercover thriller about two ordinary men who embark on an outrageously dangerous ten-year mission to penetrate the world's most secretive and brutal dictatorship: North Korea.
Director: Mads Brügger | Stars: Ulrich Løvenskjold Larsen, Mads Brügger, Alejandro Cao de Benos de Les y Pérez, Jim Latrache-Qvortrup
Votes: 1,569
23. A Most Beautiful Thing (2020)
95 min | Documentary
Narrated by Common, this film chronicles the first African American high school rowing team in this country (made up of young men, many of whom were in rival gangs from the West Side of Chicago, coming together to row in the same boat).
Director: Mary Mazzio | Stars: Common, Arshay Cooper, Ken Alpart, David Banks
Votes: 87
24. They Shall Not Grow Old (II) (2018)
R | 99 min | Documentary, History, War
A documentary about World War I with never-before-seen footage to commemorate the centennial of the end of the war.
Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Thomas Adlam, William Argent, John Ashby, Attwood
Votes: 28,133 | Gross: $17.96M
25. Free Solo (2018)
PG-13 | 100 min | Documentary, Adventure, Sport
Alex Honnold attempts to become the first person to ever free solo climb El Capitan.
Directors: Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi | Stars: Alex Honnold, Tommy Caldwell, Jimmy Chin, Cheyne Lempe
Votes: 52,336 | Gross: $17.54M
26. Class Action Park (2020)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary
A documentary that focuses on a dangerously legendary water park and its slew of injuries and crimes along with child safety concerns.
Directors: Seth Porges, Chris Charles Scott III | Stars: Mary Pilon, Jim DeSaye, Jessi Paladini, Andrew Mulvihill
Votes: 2,534
27. Fahrenheit 11/9 (2018)
R | 128 min | Documentary
Filmmaker Michael Moore examines the current state of American politics, particularly the Donald Trump presidency and gun violence, while highlighting the power of grassroots democratic movements.
Director: Michael Moore | Stars: Jim Acosta, Roger Ailes, Brooke Baldwin, Ashleigh Banfield
Votes: 17,559 | Gross: $6.35M
28. Blackpink: Light Up the Sky (2020)
TV-14 | 79 min | Documentary, Music
Chart the meteoric rise of the South Korean girl group BLACKPINK in director Caroline Suh's documentary.
Director: Caroline Suh | Stars: Jennie Kim, Ji-soo Kim, Lalisa Manoban, Rosé
Votes: 3,982
29. Wolfman's Got Nards (2018)
91 min | Documentary, Horror
This documentary explores the power of cult film told through the lens of The Monster Squad (1987) and the impact it has on fans, cast and crew, and the industry.
Director: Andre Gower | Stars: Shane Black, Fred Dekker, Seth Green, Adam F. Goldberg
Votes: 173
30. The Perfect Weapon (2020)
TV-MA | 87 min | Documentary
The rise of cyber conflict as the primary way nations now compete and sabotage each other.
Director: John Maggio | Stars: Dmitri Alperovitch, John Stimac
Votes: 361
31. Häxan (1922)
Not Rated | 91 min | Documentary, Fantasy, History
Fictionalized documentary showing the evolution of witchcraft, from its pagan roots to its confusion with hysteria in Eastern Europe.
Director: Benjamin Christensen | Stars: Benjamin Christensen, Elisabeth Christensen, Maren Pedersen, Clara Pontoppidan
Votes: 12,183
32. Uncle Tom (2020)
G | 106 min | Documentary
An oral history of the American black conservative.
Director: Justin Malone | Stars: Chad Jackson, Brandon Tatum, Candace Owens, Larry Elder
Votes: 4,287
33. After Porn Ends (2012)
Not Rated | 94 min | Documentary
An exploration of the lives of several former adult performers who have retired from the porn industry.
Director: Bryce Wagoner | Stars: Amber Lynn, Asia Carrera, Bobby Slayton, Crissy Moran
Votes: 7,504
34. The Great Hack (2019)
TV-MA | 114 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The Cambridge Analytica scandal is examined through the roles of several affected persons.
Directors: Karim Amer, Jehane Noujaim | Stars: Brittany Kaiser, David Carroll, Paul-Olivier Dehaye, Ravi Naik
Votes: 19,688
35. Rocco (2016)
TV-MA | 105 min | Documentary
A behind-the-scene account of the porn world and its stars as they've never been seen before - and the no-holds-barred portrait of a true giant.
Directors: Thierry Demaizière, Alban Teurlai | Stars: Rocco Siffredi, Anikka Albrite, Veronica Avluv, Eva Berger
Votes: 3,239
36. Citizenfour (2014)
R | 114 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A documentarian and a reporter travel to Hong Kong for the first of many meetings with Edward Snowden.
Director: Laura Poitras | Stars: Edward Snowden, Glenn Greenwald, William Binney, Jacob Appelbaum
Votes: 51,884 | Gross: $2.80M
37. Kiss the Ground (2020)
84 min | Documentary
A revolutionary group of activists, scientists, farmers, and politicians band together in a global movement of "Regenerative Agriculture" that could balance our climate, replenish our vast water supplies, and feed the world
Directors: Joshua Tickell, Rebecca Harrell Tickell | Stars: Woody Harrelson, Ray Archuleta, John Wick, Kristin Ohlson
Votes: 3,989
38. Apollo 11 (I) (2019)
G | 93 min | Documentary, History
A look at the Apollo 11 mission to land on the moon led by commander Neil Armstrong and pilots Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins.
Director: Todd Douglas Miller | Stars: Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, Buzz Aldrin, Deke Slayton
Votes: 20,929 | Gross: $9.04M
39. 537 Votes (2020)
TV-MA | 104 min | Documentary
The international custody battle over six-year old Elian Gonzalez triggers a political earthquake in Miami-Dade County in 2000, swaying the outcome of the presidential election.
Director: Billy Corben | Stars: Fernand Amandi, Ann Louise Bardach, Mitchell Berger, Brad Blakeman
Votes: 330
40. 13th (2016)
TV-MA | 100 min | Documentary, Crime, History
An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.
Director: Ava DuVernay | Stars: Melina Abdullah, Michelle Alexander, Cory Booker, Dolores Canales
Votes: 30,769
41. An Inconvenient Truth (2006)
PG | 96 min | Documentary, News
Filmmaker Davis Guggenheim follows Al Gore on the lecture circuit, as the former presidential candidate campaigns to raise public awareness of the dangers of global warming and calls for immediate action to curb its destructive effects on the environment.
Director: Davis Guggenheim | Stars: Al Gore, Billy West, George Bush, George W. Bush
Votes: 79,994 | Gross: $23.81M
42. Dick Johnson Is Dead (2020)
PG-13 | 89 min | Documentary, Drama
A daughter helps her father prepare for the end of his life.
Director: Kirsten Johnson | Stars: Michael Hilow, Ana Hoffman, Dick Johnson, Kirsten Johnson
Votes: 1,474
43. I Am Not Your Negro (2016)
PG-13 | 93 min | Documentary
Writer James Baldwin tells the story of race in modern America with his unfinished novel, Remember This House.
Director: Raoul Peck | Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, James Baldwin, Martin Luther King, Malcolm X
Votes: 18,989 | Gross: $7.12M
44. After Porn Ends 2 (2017)
TV-MA | 90 min | Documentary
After Porn Ends 2 turns back the clock to meet the oldest living stars in adult film's history, but goes in depth with some of its most current retirees, and juxtaposes their experiences in a life after porn.
Director: Bryce Wagoner | Stars: Lisa Ann, Georgina Spelvin, Darren James, Ginger Lynn
Votes: 2,373
45. Samsara (I) (2011)
PG-13 | 102 min | Documentary, Music
Filmed over nearly five years in twenty-five countries on five continents, and shot on seventy-millimetre film, Samsara transports us to the varied worlds of sacred grounds, disaster zones, industrial complexes, and natural wonders.
Director: Ron Fricke | Stars: Balinese Tari Legong Dancers, Ni Made Megahadi Pratiwi, Puti Sri Candra Dewi, Putu Dinda Pratika
Votes: 32,910 | Gross: $2.67M
46. Super Size Me (2004)
PG-13 | 100 min | Documentary
While examining the influence of the fast food industry, Morgan Spurlock personally explores the consequences on his health of a diet of solely McDonald's food for one month.
Director: Morgan Spurlock | Stars: Morgan Spurlock, Daryl Isaacs, Chemeeka Walker, Dania Abu-Rmaileh
Votes: 100,492 | Gross: $11.53M
47. Stripped: Los Angeles (2020)
TV-MA | 80 min | Documentary
An unflinching look at Los Angeles' top exotic & private dancers. Enter with a full-access pass into the lives of five women whose raw ambitions drive them through struggles and taboo to ... See full summary »
Director: Marc Ostrick | Stars: Bama Babii, Erica Solitaire Chappell, Della Dane, Nikki Knightly
Votes: 90
48. Feels Good Man (2020)
92 min | Documentary, Comedy
Artist Matt Furie, creator of the comic character Pepe the Frog, begins an uphill battle to take back his iconic cartoon image from those who used it for their own purposes.
Director: Arthur Jones | Stars: Robert Barnes, Samantha Bee, Jeremy Blackburn, Susan Blackmore
Votes: 1,705
49. Faces of Death (1978)
Not Rated | 105 min | Documentary, Horror
A collection of death scenes, ranging from TV material to homemade super 8 movies.
Director: John Alan Schwartz | Stars: Michael Carr, Samuel Berkowitz, Mary Ellen Brighton, Thomas Noguchi
Votes: 6,097 | Gross: $35.00M
50. The Painter and the Thief (2020)
102 min | Documentary
An artist befriends the thief who stole her paintings. She becomes his closest ally when he is severely hurt in a car crash and needs full time care, even if her paintings are not found. But then the tables turn.
Director: Benjamin Ree | Stars: Karl Bertil-Nordland, Barbora Kysilkova, Øystein Stene
Votes: 955