Documentary Movies on Netflix - Page 6
Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese
2019
star 7.1Part documentary, part concert film, part fever dream, this film captures the troubled spirit of America in 1975 and the joyous music that Dylan performed during the fall of that year."Sr."
2022
"Sr."
2022
star 6.9A portrait of the life and career of Robert Downey Sr. (1936-2021), the visionary and fearless US filmmaker — father of actor Robert Downey Jr. — who in the sixties and seventies laid the foundations for countercultural comedy.Oprah + Viola: A Netflix Special Event
2022
star 7.1In this special event, Oprah Winfrey sits down with actor Viola Davis for an interview about her memoir, "Finding Me."Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet
2021
star 7.4David Attenborough and scientist Johan Rockström examine Earth's biodiversity collapse and how this crisis can still be averted.Schumacher
2021
Schumacher
2021
star 7.3Through exclusive interviews and archival footage, this documentary traces an intimate portrait of seven-time Formula 1 champion Michael Schumacher.Einstein and the Bomb
2024
star 6.1What happened after Einstein fled Nazi Germany? Using archival footage and his own words, this docudrama dives into the mind of a tortured genius.Breaking the Silence: The Maria Soledad Case
2024
star 7.4In '90s Argentina, the murder of a high school student sparks widespread protests. Retold by her loved ones, this documentary shows their fight for justice.Abducted in Plain Sight
2018
star 6.5In 1974, 12-year-old Jan Broberg is abducted from a small church-going community in Idaho by a trusted neighbour and close family friend.Seaspiracy
2021
Seaspiracy
2021
star 7.8Passionate about ocean life, a filmmaker sets out to document the harm that humans do to marine species — and uncovers an alarming global conspiracy.Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa
2024
star 7.4A Nepali mountaineer risks everything on a record-breaking Mount Everest climb to secure a brighter future for her daughters.Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold
2017
star 7.3Griffin Dunne’s years-in-the-making documentary portrait of his aunt Joan Didion moves with the spirit of her uncannily lucid writing: the film simultaneously expands and zeroes in, covering a vast stretch of turbulent cultural history with elegance and candor.Anelka: Misunderstood
2020
star 6.5Bad boy or football genius? Famed French footballer Nicolas Anelka's controversial legacy is examined in an unflinching documentary.Britain and the Blitz
2025
star 7.2Documentary looking back at a Britain during the darkest days of WWII using stunning new archived footage and interviews with people who lived through it.Athlete A
2020
Athlete A
2020
star 7.5Follow the Indianapolis Star reporters that broke the story about USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar's abuse and hear from gymnasts.Travis Scott: Look Mom I Can Fly
2019
star 6.8While crafting his Grammy-nominated album "Astroworld," Travis Scott juggles controversy, fatherhood and career highs in this intimate documentary.Becoming
2020
Becoming
2020
star 7.3Join former first lady Michelle Obama in an intimate documentary looking at her life, hopes and connection with others.Black Holes: The Edge of All We Know
2020
star 6.6Black holes stand at the limit of what we can know. To explore that edge of knowledge, the Event Horizon Telescope links observatories across the world to simulate an earth-sized instrument. With this tool the team pursues the first-ever picture of a black hole, resulting in an image seen by billions of people in April 2019. Meanwhile, Hawking and his team attack the black hole paradox at the heart of theoretical physics—Do predictive laws still function, even in these massive distortions of space and time? Weaving them together is a third strand, philosophical and exploratory using expressive animation. “Edge” is about practicing science at the highest level, a film where observation, theory, and philosophy combine to grasp these most mysterious objects.Untold: Hall of Shame
2023
star 6.6Examine one of sports' biggest steroid scandals via interviews with the head of BALCO lab, athletes suspected of using performance-enhancing drugs and more.The Three Deaths of Marisela Escobedo
2020
star 8.8After the death of her daughter at the hand of her boyfriend, Marisela Escobedo began to fight for justice not only against the murderer but also against the corrupt Mexican judicial system.Fyre
2019
Fyre
2019
star 6.9He promised supermodels and yachts, but delivered tents and cheese sandwiches. How one man engineered a music festival disaster.
