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.

Tutu

481. Tutu

Documentary
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20261h 41min

Director: Sam Pollard

Through never-before-seen archival footage and first-hand accounts of those who knew him best, the film traces Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s rise as the voice of the oppressed, guided by faith, hope and an understanding of the power of forgiveness.


Yurugu - Invisible Lines

482. Yurugu - Invisible Lines

Documentary
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202643min

Director: Petna Ndaliko Katondolo

A film about the gift of re-membering what was dis-membered by the colonial project. Dreamscapes, ritualised practices of sharing and ancestral rhythms render visible the previously invisible lines that once held communities and ecosystems in sacred balance.


Flying Tigers

483. Flying Tigers

Documentary
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20261h 45min

Director: Madhusree Dutta

An Alzheimer-plagued mother’s fear of tigers in Assam sparks a multi-location probe into the US army unit supplying Kunming in WWII. A collective quest through history’s butterfly effects, told via found stories and turned hybrid.


Black Lions – Roman Wolves

484. Black Lions – Roman Wolves

Documentary
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20268h 51min

Director: Haile Gerima

Decades in the making, Haile Gerima's sweeping survey of Italy's brutal colonial legacy in Ethiopia is a monumental reckoning with suppressed history. With a balladeer's spirit, Gerima forges an epic ballad of resistance, freedom and national pride.


ALLOFTHELIGHTS

485. ALLOFTHELIGHTS

Documentary
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20262min

Director: Caio Omena

EVERY LIGHT


Dear Mae

486. Dear Mae

Documentary
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202616min

Director: Mona Patterson

After their mother’s passing, sisters Noi and Nai are left to run her restaurant. As grief alters their relationship and pressures mount, they must navigate the fragile terrain of family, memory, and tradition.


John 9:25 / 52:9 nhoJ

487. John 9:25 / 52:9 nhoJ

Documentary Animation Music
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202610min

Director: Joel Karppanen

Reworking of Karppanen's "John 9:25": double length, double reverse.


Ouroboros

488. Ouroboros

Documentary
10.0

20265min

Director: Enid Perry

A Personal Film using low-quality cam footage, animation, and voiceover to convey the personal struggles of the filmmakers mental health.


The Rise: The Inaugural Season of the PWHL

489. The Rise: The Inaugural Season of the PWHL

Documentary
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20261h 17min

Director: Patty Ivins Specht

In this documentary, the historic inaugural season of the Professional Women's Hockey League is explored through interviews and footage of the adrenaline-pumping games.


Booman II

490. Booman II

Documentary
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202610min

Director: Alexandre Moors

Second of three documentary shorts using archival home videos and present-day family interviews created in advance of Ca$ino: the second studio album from Baby Keem (released Feb. 20, 2026).