Documentary Movies on Netflix - Page 29
This Was the XFL
2017
This Was the XFL
2017
star 7A bold challenge, a fearless experiment and ultimately, a spectacular failure. In 2001, sports entertainment titans Ebersol and McMahon launched the XFL. It was hardly the first time a league had tried to compete with the NFL, but the brash audacity of the bid, combined with the personalities and charisma of Ebersol and McMahon and the marketing behemoths of their respective companies -- NBC and WWE -- captured headlines and a sense of undeniable anticipation about what was to come.Civil: Ben Crump
2022
Civil: Ben Crump
2022
star 7.4Crump's mission to raise the value of Black life as the civil lawyer for the families of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Black farmers and banking while Black victims, Crump challenges America to come to terms with what it owes his clients.The Joys and Sorrows of Young Yuguo
2022
star 6.616-year-old Yuguo, who has a passion for Eastern European romantic poetry, makes a pilgrimage from his home in China to the foothills of Romania’s Carpathian Mountains.137 Shots
2021
137 Shots
2021
star 6.4In this documentary, law enforcement faces scrutiny as Americans demand justice after police violence claims multiple Black lives in Cleveland.Recovery Boys
2018
Recovery Boys
2018
star 6.4In the heart of America's opioid epidemic, four men try to reinvent their lives and mend their broken relationships after years of drug abuse.Nowitzki: The Perfect Shot
2014
star 7.4This documentary chronicles the life story of the Dallas Mavericks' Dirk Nowitzki and his inspiring journey from Germany to superstardom in the NBA.Angèle
2021
Angèle
2021
star 7Belgian pop star Angèle reflects on her life and hopes as she finds balance amid the tears, joys and loneliness of fame. Told through her own words.Call Me Kate
2023
Call Me Kate
2023
star 7.8A feature documentary which captures Katharine Hepburn's spirit and determination, exploring her story using her own words, through a combination of hours of previously hidden and intimate audio tapes, video and photographic archive.Extremis
2016
Extremis
2016
star 6.9A purely observational non-fiction film that takes viewers into the ethically murky world of end-of-life decision making in a public hospital.LiSA Another Great Day
2022
star 7.7Glimpse into the world of the songstress known as the "Rock Heroine" as she reflects on the first decade of her career and looks to the future.This Magic Moment
2016
This Magic Moment
2016
star 7.2In the mid-1990s, Orlando was the center of excitement in the NBA. The young franchise, led by mega-stars Shaquille O'Neal and Penny Hardaway, beat the mighty Bulls en route to the 1995 NBA Finals. While it was clear Orlando was a dynasty in the making, the Magic's moment on top was never fully realized.Derren Brown: Sacrifice
2018
star 7.2Illusionist Derren Brown concocts a psychological experiment in which he tries to manipulate an ordinary person into taking a bullet for a stranger.Guillermo Vilas: Settling the Score
2020
star 7.2For more than forty years, Argentinean sportsman Guillermo Vilas, a tennis legend, has tirelessly demanded that the official rankings (1973-78) be revised in order to finally be recognized as the best player in the world. Eduardo Puppo, a sports journalist, making Vilas' demand his own, fought for more than ten years against a powerful sports corporation to prove that Vilas was indeed unfairly displaced from the top of world tennis.Venus and Serena
2012
Venus and Serena
2012
star 6.1Venus and Serena takes an honest and unfiltered look into the remarkable lives of sisters and tennis legends Serena and Venus Williams. Through the prism of one year in their lives, the film tells the untold story of how these two great stars came to be and how they struggle to stay on top.The Hand of God: Through the Eyes of Sorrentino
2021
star 6.5Director Paolo Sorrentino returns to Naples, his hometown, and reflects on his youth in an exclusive tour of the locations of “The Hand of God”.Sweetie
2022
Sweetie
2022
star 6.8‘Theatre is my life,’ Yıldız Kenter admits in her biography written by Dikmen Gürün. This is the story of a star, who has dedicated her whole life to her theatre company, students, the stage. Recounting the prizes received as well as the prices paid for pursuing your passion, Sweetie is a testimony to the transforming cultural landscape of the country as it tells Kenter Theatre’s story and thus how a private theatre has managed to survive. Including interviews by family members, students, fellow actors, as well as rare archival images and footage, Sweetie is an homage to the ‘North Star of Turkish theatre.’ The documentary was written by Zeynep Miraç, scored by Murat Evgin, and features Dikmen Gürün as advisor.Joe Mande's Award-Winning Comedy Special
2017
star 5.9Stand-up comic Joe Mande aims for critical adulation with this special that covers dating shows, "Shark Tank," Jewish summer camp and much more.Lady Boss: The Jackie Collins Story
2021
star 6.2In 1968, Jackie Collins published her first novel The World Is Full of Married Men to remarkable success and immediate scandal. Over the next decades, Collins would go on to build an empire writing books where female agency came first. Jackie Collins’ women were unapologetic about their needs and their sexual desire, and to her devoted readers, Collins became a symbol of the effortless power that defined her heroines.Nature Boy
2017
Ghosts of Sugar Land
2019
Ghosts of Sugar Land
2019
star 5.7Shocked when their friend embraces extremism, a group of Muslim Americans in Texas recount their time with him and theories about his fate.
