Documentary Movies on Netflix
Schumacher ’94 – The Birth of a Legend
2026
star 7.5Michael Schumacher's first World Championship win roars to life through personal interviews and archival footage of the legendary 1994 Formula 1 season.The Widower: 'Til Death Do Us Part
2026
star 6.5A journalist and a detective uncover the truth about a killer whose charm masked a trail of failed marriages and suspicious deaths.Marty, Life Is Short
2026
Marty, Life Is Short
2026
star 8Martin Short looks back on a life fueled by joy in this documentary with classic clips, fresh interviews and star-studded, never-before-seen home movies.A Child of My Own
2026
A Child of My Own
2026
star 8.6Desperate for a baby and burdened by family and societal expectations, a woman fakes a pregnancy and gets tangled in a crime.Being Eddie
2025
Being Eddie
2025
star 6.8From teen comedian to Hollywood legend, Eddie Murphy revisits his extraordinary showbiz ride with raw honesty and humor.Noah Kahan: Out of Body
2026
star 8.1After rocketing to global fame, singer-songwriter Noah Kahan returns to his Vermont roots to get back in tune with himself.A Toxic Love Story
2026
A Toxic Love Story
2026
star 6.4A string of threatening emails escalates into a revenge plot involving a newly married US marshal and his ex-girlfriend.André Is an Idiot
2026
André Is an Idiot
2026
star 7.3André, a brilliant idiot, is dying because he didn’t get a colonoscopy. His sobering diagnosis, complete irreverence, and insatiable curiosity, send him on an unexpected journey learning how to die happily and ridiculously without losing his sense of humor.Turning Point: Generation 9/11
2026
star 6.1A quarter-century after September 11th, the attacks' ripple effects persist across generations. Orphaned children, War on Terror journalists, young Afghans, and U.S. Marines shaped by the 2021 withdrawal share their stories.The Social Dilemma
2020
The Social Dilemma
2020
star 7.5This documentary-drama hybrid explores the dangerous human impact of social networking, with tech experts sounding the alarm on their own creations.Avicii - I'm Tim
2024
Avicii - I'm Tim
2024
star 8.1Before Avicii, there was Tim. Through his own words, witness how a prodigious musical talent became one of the defining artists of his generation.The Crash
2026
The Crash
2026
star 6.9A teen slams her car into a building, killing her boyfriend and his friend. What seems like a tragic accident becomes a murder case.Chompoo: Lost & Forgotten
2026
star 5.6When a young girl vanishes from a remote village, the frantic police hunt become a media frenzy. But who turned a suspected criminal into a celebrity?Cover-Up
2025
Cover-Up
2025
star 7.1He's devoted his career to uncovering stories the powerful want buried. From My Lai to Abu Ghraib, dig into the life's work of journalist Seymour Hersh.The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist
2026
star 7A father-to-be tries to figure out what is happening with all this AI insanity, and explores the most powerful technology humanity has ever created... and what's at stake if we get it wrong.Who Is Martin Mull?
2026
Who Is Martin Mull?
2026
star 4.5Discover Martin Mull's restless reinvention from smoky folk clubs to primetime sitcoms to gallery walls, told in his own words and by the friends who watched it happen, including Steve Martin, Tom Waits, David Alan Grier and others.David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet
2020
star 8.4The story of life on our planet by the man who has seen more of the natural world than any other. In more than 90 years, Attenborough has visited every continent on the globe, exploring the wild places of our planet and documenting the living world in all its variety and wonder. Addressing the biggest challenges facing life on our planet, the film offers a powerful message of hope for future generations.BTS: THE RETURN
2026
BTS: THE RETURN
2026
They're back! BTS gathers in LA to record their album "Arirang" in this documentary offering unprecedented access to the band as they enter a new era.Queen of Chess
2026
Queen of Chess
2026
star 7.5A Hungarian girl dreams of conquering international men’s chess. After a 15-year battle against world champion Garry Kasparov and her domineering father, Judit Polgár revolutionizes the sport’s patriarchal culture to become one of the greatest chess prodigies in history and the greatest woman chess player of all time.How to Rob a Bank
2024
How to Rob a Bank
2024
star 6.7In this true-crime documentary, a charismatic rebel in 1990s Seattle pulls off an unprecedented string of bank robberies straight out of the movies.
