Documentary Movies on Netflix - Page 25
Racionais MC's: From the Streets of São Paulo
2022
star 8.3Armed with music and a message, influential hip-hop group Racionais MC's turned their street poetry into a powerful movement in Brazil and beyond.Def Comedy Jam 25
2017
Def Comedy Jam 25
2017
star 6In this special live event, giants of stand-up come together to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Russell Simmons's groundbreaking "Def Comedy Jam."Indigo Girls: It's Only Life After All
2024
star 8.5An intimate look into the lives of one of the most iconic folk-rock bands in America - the Indigo Girls. With never-before-seen archival and intimate vérité the film dives into the songwriting and storytelling of the music that transformed a generation.My Heroes Were Cowboys
2021
star 6.5Robin Wiltshire's painful childhood was rescued by Westerns. Now he lives on the frontier of his dreams, training the horses he loves for the big screen.Jerry Before Seinfeld
2017
star 6.7Jerry Seinfeld returns to the club that gave him his start in the 1970s, mixing iconic jokes with stories from his childhood and early days in comedy.Take Your Pills
2018
Take Your Pills
2018
star 6.5In a hypercompetitive world, drugs like Adderall offer students, athletes, coders and others a way to do more -- faster and better. But at what cost?ReMastered: Tricky Dick & The Man in Black
2018
star 6.6This documentary chronicles Johnny Cash's 1970 visit to the White House, where Cash's emerging liberal ideals clashed with Richard Nixon's policies.Breaking the Silence: The Maria Soledad Case
2024
star 7.5In '90s Argentina, the murder of a high school student sparks widespread protests. Retold by her loved ones, this documentary shows their fight for justice.One Hundred Years with Juan Rulfo
2017
This documentary explores key moments in the life of writer Juan Rulfo, with artists such as Werner Herzog and Eduardo Galeano reflecting on his work.Hold Your Breath: The Ice Dive
2022
star 6.6Follow free diver Johanna Nordblad in this documentary as she attempts to break the world record for distance traveled under ice with one breath.Beyond the Game: Samurai 2026 WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
2026
star 7The pressure of glory. A shocking loss. Raw locker room talk. Go behind the scenes into their reality as Samurai Japan's camera keeps rolling.Giving Voice
2020
Giving Voice
2020
star 6.4Every year, thousands of high schoolers enter the August Wilson monologue competition for a chance to perform on Broadway. This film follows these students, examining how Wilson and his characters speak to a new generation, inspiring them to listen to his words and find their own voice.My Beautiful Broken Brain
2014
star 7A profoundly personal voyage into the complexity, fragility and wonder of the human brain, after Lotje Sodderland miraculously survives a hemorrhagic stroke and finds herself starting again in an alien world, bereft of language and logic. This feature documentary takes us on a genre-twisting tale that is by turns excruciating and exquisite - from the devastating consequences of a first-time neurological experiment, through to the extraordinary revelations of her altered sensory perception.Camp Confidential: America's Secret Nazis
2021
star 6.3Camp Confidential: America's Secret Nazis, is a documentary short featuring animation that focuses on the story of a top secret POW camp that was classified for over 5 decades. In the midst of WWII, a group of young Jewish refugees are assigned to guard a top secret POW camp near Washington D.C. The Jewish soldiers soon discover that their prisoners are no other than Hitler's top scientists - What starts out as an intelligence mission to gather information from the Nazis, soon gets a shocking twist when the Jewish soldiers are tasked with a very different mission altogether. A mission that would question their moral values - exposing a dark secret from America's past.End Game
2018
End Game
2018
star 7.2Filmed and edited in intimate vérité style, this movie follows visionary medical practitioners who are working on the cutting edge of life and death and are dedicated to changing our thinking about both.Yo Yo Honey Singh: Famous
2024
star 5.3He was an ordinary boy with extraordinary dreams. This intimate documentary traces the rise, fall and comeback of Indian rapper Yo Yo Honey Singh.ReMastered: Who Killed Jam Master Jay?
2018
star 6.4Run-D.M.C. DJ Jam Master Jay made a huge impact in music and his community. But friends and family still seek closure years after his unsolved murder.Ram Dass, Going Home
2017
Ram Dass, Going Home
2017
star 5.9Ram Dass is one of the most important cultural figures from the 1960s and 70s. A pyschedelic pioneer, author of Be Here Now, beloved spiritual teacher, and outspoken advocate for death-and-dying awareness, Ram Dass is now himself approaching the end of life. Since suffering a life-changing stroke twenty years ago, he has been living at his home on Maui and deepening his spiritual practice — which is centered on love and his idea of merging with his surroundings and all living things. Shot in a nuanced cinematic style, the film is an intimate summary of his life learning and awareness, and is ultimately a poetic meditation on life, death, and the soul’s journey home.Free Leonard Peltier
2025
Free Leonard Peltier
2025
star 6Leonard Peltier, one of the surviving leaders of the American Indian Movement, has been in prison for 50 years following a contentious conviction. A new generation of Native activists is committed to winning his freedom before he dies.Mon Laferte, I Love You
2024
star 8.9Artist and singer Mon Laferte recounts intimate moments of her life as she navigates a world tour, motherhood, and her deepest wounds.
