Documentary movies

Fascinating real-life stories, historical accounts, and educational deep dives that reveal the truth about our world.

Subgenres include: True Crime Documentary, Biographical Documentary, Social & Political Documentary.

Manhood

141. Manhood

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Upcoming

20261h 31min

Director: Daniel Lombroso

A Texas businessman strives to make penis enlargement as common as Botox. Along the way, an OnlyFans star and a father of five put their bodies—and their insecurities—on the line. Blending dark humor with unexpected empathy, "Manhood" examines shame, addiction, and the fragile myths of American masculinity. From Executive Producers World of Wonder ("RuPaul’s Drag Race"), Sheila Nevins ("Real Sex"), Penny Lane ("Hail Satan"), and Director Daniel Lombroso ("White Noise").


No Tears on the Field

142. No Tears on the Field

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Upcoming

20261h 33min

Director: Lisa Burd

In New Zealand’s heartland, teams of aspiring female rugby players must shatter glass ceilings both on and off the field to achieve their improbable dream of international glory.


Ein Sommer in Italien - WM 1990

143. Ein Sommer in Italien - WM 1990

Documentary
Upcoming

2026

Director: Nadja Kölling

Documentary from Nadja Kölling and Vanessa Nöcker about the soccer world championship 1990 in Italy.


Summer 2000: The X-Cetra Story

144. Summer 2000: The X-Cetra Story

Documentary
Upcoming

20261h 44min

Director: Ayden Mayeri

Four friends reunite when the album they made as pre-teens becomes a cult hit on the internet and scores a record deal twenty years later. Together, they revisit their friendship and early 2000s girlhood.


The Life We Leave

145. The Life We Leave

Documentary
Upcoming

20261h 27min

Director: J.J. Gerber

When Washington legalizes human composting, entrepreneur Micah bets everything on a new vision of deathcare. With funeral directors Brie and Katey, he builds the first large-scale terramation facility, reshaping how we grieve and return to the Earth.


The Ascent

146. The Ascent

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Upcoming

20261h 42min

Director: Edward Drake

The Ascent is the inspiring true story of Colorado Springs bilateral-amputee climber Mandy Horvath's record-breaking attempt to crawl to the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro and the mysterious circumstances under which she lost her legs at the age of 21.


Mickey

147. Mickey

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Upcoming

20261h 15min

Director: Dano García

Mickey spent the last ten years exploring her transition process within the conservative context of Sinaloa, Mexico. Through digital archives, artistic reenactments, and deeply personal encounters, the film moves between tenderness and rage, transforming memory into an act of freedom. An exploration of self-perception and a non-punitive confrontation with the past.


Los Lobos Native Sons

148. Los Lobos Native Sons

Documentary
Upcoming

20261h 36min

Director: Piero F. Giunti

Los Lobos Native Sons is the definitive chronicle of the global Latin rock ’n’ roll legends Los Lobos, offering an unparalleled 50-year musical journey through exclusive access to the band’s personal archives and extraordinary legacy.


We Are The Shaggs

149. We Are The Shaggs

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20261h 38min

Director: Ken Kwapis

We Are The Shaggs is a music documentary about The Shaggs, an all-girl band that created some of the most provocative and polarizing music in rock-and-roll history.


Beyond The Duplex Planet

150. Beyond The Duplex Planet

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Upcoming

20261h 33min

Director: Beth Harrington

In 1979, artist David Greenberger's talks with senior citizens become a word-of-mouth hit 'zine, The Duplex Planet. Four decades on, now a senior himself, he has much to tell us about the nature of art, conversation and growing old.