Documentary Movies
Dawson City: Frozen Time

Dawson City: Frozen Time

Dawson City: Frozen Time
IMDb: 7.6
120

The true history of a collection of some 500 films dating from 1910s to 1920s, which were lost for over 50 years until being discovered buried in a sub-arctic swimming…

Genre: Documentary
Console Wars

Console Wars

Console Wars
IMDb: 7
93

In 1990, SEGA, a fledgling arcade company assembled a team of misfits to take on the greatest video game company in the world, Nintendo. It was a once-in-a-lifetime, no-holds-barred conflict…

Genre: Documentary
Supersonic

Supersonic

Supersonic
IMDb: 7.8
117

Supersonic charts the meteoric rise of Oasis from the council estates of Manchester to some of the biggest concerts of all time in just three short years. This palpable, raw…

It’s Your 50th Christmas Charlie Brown

It’s Your 50th Christmas Charlie Brown

It’s Your 50th Christmas Charlie Brown
IMDb: 7.2
60

A musical celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Christmas classic. Hosted by Kristen Bell.

The Latin Explosion: A New America

The Latin Explosion: A New America

The Latin Explosion: A New America
IMDb: 7
64

With more than 50 million Latinos now living in the United States, Latinos are taking their seat at the table as the new American power brokers in the world of…

Genre: Documentary
Miso Hungry

Miso Hungry

Miso Hungry
IMDb: 6.8
90

Imagine eating nothing but traditional, authentic Japanese cooking for 12 weeks. What sort of health benefits would this kind of diet have on one’s body? In a dieting experiment similar…

Genre: Documentary
A Plastic Ocean

A Plastic Ocean

A Plastic Ocean
IMDb: 7.9
102

A documentary focused on plastic pollution in the world’s oceans.

Genre: Documentary
View from a Blue Moon

View from a Blue Moon

View from a Blue Moon
IMDb: 6.5
58

From the dreamy blue perfection of the South Pacific to the darkest uncharted waters of Africa (and everywhere in between), John Florence faces a broad spectrum of emotions as he…

Genre: Documentary
The Florence Foster Jenkins Story

The Florence Foster Jenkins Story

The Florence Foster Jenkins Story
IMDb: 6.2
93

Florence Foster Jenkins is known as “the worst singer of all times” and yet she is a cult figure whose recordings still outsell many contemporary singers. Opera superstar Joyce DiDonato…

Mindfulness: Be Happy Now

Mindfulness: Be Happy Now

Mindfulness: Be Happy Now
IMDb: 5.3
84

Mindfulness is the art of simply being present. From Oprah to Phil Jackson to Anderson Cooper, it’s an art practiced by some of the world’s most successful people. Brought to…

Genre: Documentary
Chasing Niagara

Chasing Niagara

Chasing Niagara
IMDb: 6.2
77

When pro kayaker Rafa Ortiz makes the decision to paddle over Niagara Falls, he sets in motion an incredible series of events that eventually takes on a life of its…

Genre: Documentary
Sidemen: Long Road To Glory

Sidemen: Long Road To Glory

Sidemen: Long Road To Glory
IMDb: 7.2
77

An intimate look at the lives and legacies of piano player Pinetop Perkins, drummer Willie ‘Big Eyes’ Smith and guitarist Hubert Sumlin, all Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf sidemen. The…

Towards Tenderness

Towards Tenderness

Towards Tenderness
IMDb: 6.5
39

A documentary film that explores male feelings about sex and romantic relationships set against the banlieues of France.

Genre: Documentary
Cradle of Champions

Cradle of Champions

Cradle of Champions
IMDb: 6.5
100

Three extraordinary young people battle to change their lives through the three-month odyssey of the New York Daily News Golden Gloves – the biggest, oldest, most important amateur boxing tournament…

Genre: Documentary
Own The Sky

Own The Sky

Own The Sky
IMDb: 7.2
90

Self-flight heroes Nelson Tyler & Bill Suitor, join forces with rookie David Mayman on his gravity defying quest to build & fly the world’s first Jet Pack.

Genre: Documentary
The Price of Peace

The Price of Peace

The Price of Peace
IMDb: 6
N/A

Kim Webby’s background in investigative journalism is put to riveting use in this documentary about Tame Iti and the Urewera Four, taking a criminal case of national interest to explore…

Genre: Documentary
The Fantastic Mr Feynman

The Fantastic Mr Feynman

The Fantastic Mr Feynman
IMDb: 7.6
60

Richard Feynman is one of the most iconic, influential and inspiring scientists of the 20th century. He helped design the atomic bomb, solved the mystery of the Challenger Shuttle catastrophe…

Genre: Documentary
unReal

unReal

unReal
IMDb: 7.3
48

unReal is for those of us who escape. A film that celebrates breaking free from the confines of reality and venturing into a boundless world. This place isn’t remote or…

Genre: Documentary
Life in the Doghouse

Life in the Doghouse

Life in the Doghouse
IMDb: 8.4
84

Life in the Doghouse tells the inspiring story behind Danny & Ron’s Rescue, a dog rescue centre. Started by life partners Ron Danta and Danny Robertshaw, the two men were…

Genre: Documentary
Desert Age: A Rock and Roll Scene History

Desert Age: A Rock and Roll Scene History

Desert Age: A Rock and Roll Scene History
IMDb: 7.6
75

Desert Age: A Rock and Roll Scene History is a feature length documentary about the California desert rock and roll scene from the early 1980s and 1990s.

Genre: Documentary
The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game
IMDb: 6.5
95

The Name of the Game is a feature-length documentary about the team up between the legendary arcade game designer, Eugene Jarvis, and the Finnish game developer, Housemarque. The end result…

Genre: Documentary
After Porn Ends 2

After Porn Ends 2

After Porn Ends 2
IMDb: 5.5
90

After Porn Ends 2 picks up where its predecessor left off and not only turns back the clock to meet the oldest living stars in adult film’s history, but goes…

Genre: Documentary
What Lies Upstream

What Lies Upstream

What Lies Upstream
IMDb: 7.4
89

In this detective story, filmmaker Cullen Hoback investigates the largest chemical drinking water contamination in a generation. But something is rotten in state and federal regulatory agencies, and through years…

Genre: Documentary
Somm: Into the Bottle

Somm: Into the Bottle

Somm: Into the Bottle
IMDb: 7.3
90

The curtain is raised into the seldom seen world that surrounds the wine we drink. How many people understand how wine is produced? How it is grown? What goes on…

Genre: Documentary
Hissein Habré, A Chadian Tragedy

Hissein Habré, A Chadian Tragedy

Hissein Habré, A Chadian Tragedy
IMDb: 6.9
82

In 2013, former Chadian dictator Hissein Habré’s arrest in Senegal marked the end of a long combat for the survivors of his regime. Accompanied by the Chairman of the Association…

Genre: Documentary
Reach for the Sky

Reach for the Sky

Reach for the Sky
IMDb: 7.1
74

Danger. Reward. Adrenaline. Freeride mountain biking is synonymous with pushing the known boundaries of the sport. Cam Zink sits atop the Freeride world having won its most coveted titles, the…

Le Moulin

Le Moulin

Le Moulin
IMDb: 6.9
162

Poetry, literature, painting and old film clips converge in this lyrical, unusually designed film essay about Le Moulin, the Taiwanese poets’ collective which protested in the 1930s against the cultural…

Genre: Documentary
Cinema Perverso

Cinema Perverso

Cinema Perverso
IMDb: 6.9
59

Before there were home video formats and the internet, the “Bahnhofskinos” (“Train station cinemas”) in West Germany regularly showed trash and erotica movies. Various filmmakers and especially contemporary witnesses recount…

Genre: Documentary
Unseen

Unseen

Unseen
IMDb: 6.8
77

In 2009, police discovered the bodies of eleven women decomposing in and around the home of known sex offender. With unprecedented access to the surviving victims, UNSEEN looks into how…

The Future of Work and Death

The Future of Work and Death

The Future of Work and Death
IMDb: 6.9
88

The documentary focuses on how future technology could significantly change the two inevitable features of the human experience: punching the clock and fading away. With advanced automation and artificial intelligence,…

Genre: Documentary
Anne Clark: I’ll Walk Out Into Tomorrow

Anne Clark: I’ll Walk Out Into Tomorrow

Anne Clark: I’ll Walk Out Into Tomorrow
IMDb: 6.5
80

Anne Clark, an icon of music history and a terrific pioneer of spoken word art, has been on stage for more than 30 years. It transforms language into unique music….

Jago: A Life Underwater

Jago: A Life Underwater

Jago: A Life Underwater
IMDb: 7.4
48

Jago tells the story of an 80 year old sea nomad called Rohani who has spent his life plying the waters of South East Asia’s Coral Triangle. The story is…

Genre: Documentary
Kareem: Minority of One

Kareem: Minority of One

Kareem: Minority of One
IMDb: 7.4
89

This documentary charts the complexity and genius of the NBA’s all-time leading scorer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s legendary career, both on and off the court. Spotlighting a six-time MVP and six-time world…

Genre: Documentary
A German Life

A German Life

A German Life
IMDb: 7.3
109

Brunhilde Pomsel was a stenographer for Nazi Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels. Many people think that the dangers of fascism have been overcome, but she makes it clear that this is…

Genre: Documentary
The Happy Film

The Happy Film

The Happy Film
IMDb: 7.4
95

New York designer Stefan Sagmeister lives in the city of his dreams, and creates work for the likes of the Rolling Stones and Jay-Z. Business is good, creative juices are…

Genre: Documentary
Chasing Asylum

Chasing Asylum

Chasing Asylum
IMDb: 7.2
96

Chasing Asylum tells the story of Australia’s cruel, inhumane treatment of asylum seekers and refugees, examining the human, political, financial and moral impact of current and previous policy.

Genre: Documentary
The Gilligan Manifesto

The Gilligan Manifesto

The Gilligan Manifesto
IMDb: 4.6
86

At the height of the Cold War, Gilligan’s Island depicted seven Americans living in an analogue of a post-apocalyptic world where the survivors have to rebuild civilization. Remarkably, the society…

Genre: Documentary
Off the Rails

Off the Rails

Off the Rails
IMDb: 7.1
87

The remarkable true story of Darius McCollum, a man with Asperger’s syndrome whose overwhelming love of transit has landed him in jail 32 times for the criminal impersonation of NYC…

Genre: Documentary
Heavy Water

Heavy Water

Heavy Water
IMDb: 7.2
95

Follow big wave surfer Nathan Fletcher through the evolution of surfing and his relationship with big waves in this special premiere event from Fathom Events, 1091 Media and Red Bull…

Genre: Documentary
The Redemption of the Devil

The Redemption of the Devil

The Redemption of the Devil
IMDb: 6.7
82

Jesse Hughes, AKA Boots Electric, AKA The Fabulous Weapon, AKA “The Devil” – guitarist, beloved frontman of the band Eagles of Death Metal, man of God, and (possibly) aspiring conservative…