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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.

O Testamento: O Segredo de Anita Harley

371. O Testamento: O Segredo de Anita Harley

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20264h 3min

Director: Camila Appel

Anita Harley is the main shareholder of Casas Pernambucanas, one of the most traditional retail chains in Brazil. This miniseries reveals the behind-the-scenes disputes surrounding her inheritance in one of the most complex and intriguing cases in the Brazilian judiciary.


Remember the Summit

372. Remember the Summit

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2026

Director: Timothy Dhalleine

Sir Chris Bonington’s return to Torres del Paine, 62 years after the first ascent of the Central Tower. At 91 years old, and while living with Alzheimer’s disease, the documentary accompanies Bonington in a profoundly human return: an attemp to reconnect with memories that time has erased, but that the Patagonian landscape still seems to guard. During the filming, Chris once again set foot on the territory of Estancia Cerro Guido, closing a circle between past and present, between the epic of mountainneering and the fragility of memory.


Brailled It

373. Brailled It

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20261h 13min

Director: Salome Cummins

Blind and low-vision kids take control of the cameras and capture their own experiences at the annual Braille Challenge — a weekend of high-pressure competition and raw coming-of-age moments.


In a world where the spotlight has long been dominated by men, five trailblazing women step into the ring to carve out their place in West Australian wrestling history — leaving behind stories of grit, triumph, rivalry, and legacy. The Femme Fatales of West Australian Wrestling is a powerful documentary that pulls back the curtain on a scene too often overlooked. Through the journeys of five extraordinary wrestlers — Chili, Harli Hyde, Layla Divine, Michelle K Hasluck, and Roxy Ryot — we explore the highs and hardships of carving a path in a male-dominated sport.


More than ever LGBTQI+ lives are under pressure and threat from the media and society, queer venues are disappearing, queer her/history is not being recorded. So this was a chance to record the everyday life that we and others don’t see, of what its like to be queer and live in Hackney, how we exist and support each other, the challenges and ways the community comes together, to cover working, creativity, expression, housing, mobility, ageing, support, love, all in one day as a snap shot of life, to show its diversity, and not just the more visible members, but the everyday people and a glimpse into their daily routine.


You Look Fine

376. You Look Fine

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20261h 25min

Director: J. Snow

Trapped in a hospital bed during a sickle cell crisis, a comedian turns the camera on himself — and his disease — to document the brutal, funny, and deeply human story behind the pain no one sees.


Back On Track

377. Back On Track

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202656min

Director: Peter Tkac

After a random shooting left him paralyzed, Chris Rivera rediscovered life through the Triad Trackers, a wheelchair basketball squad that redefines success beyond wins and losses.


When the original Ruby Slippers from The Wizard of Oz are stolen from a small-town museum in Minnesota, a maze of clues and calamities unfolds—colliding the heartland with Hollywood and big-time crime


For the first time in the history of the Games, an Olympic Ceremony took place inside this historic World Heritage Site, the Arena di Verona, transforming the renowned amphitheater into a spectacular stage. A symbolic choice that left a legacy of extraordinary value for the future of the city of Verona and its cultural and tourist programme.


Eat Now Pay Later

380. Eat Now Pay Later

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2026

Director: Dimitri Ellerington

Somewhere in England brave souls line up to take on this year's fiery chilli crop.