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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.

The Moment

631. The Moment

Documentary
0.0

20261h 16min

Director: Kristen Lappas

From early pioneers to today’s sellout run, trace the 50-year rise of women’s hoops to coach Dawn Staley and her champion South Carolina Gamecocks.


Chérie

632. Chérie

Documentary
7.0

2026

Director: Arne Rombouts

Eddy Wally was a folk hero, showman, and cult figure. But who was the man behind the legend? Chérie follows his daughter Marina Wally in Ertvelde and Zelzate, explores the rich VRT archives, and reveals unique, never-before-seen private footage of his life at home, in Miami, and in Egypt.


Short documentary on the United States' 2026 Olympic Biatholon teams, covering their training and hopes to take home the first American medal in the sport.


The definitive story of the fantasy genre's journey to the heart of popular culture.


Drive Me To The Moon is a firsthand look at the Colorado-based private group, Lunar Outpost, and its inaugural mission to the lunar surface.


The Mask of the Cursed Kiss

636. The Mask of the Cursed Kiss

Documentary Comedy
0.0

202613min

Director: Benji Narazem

A woman's orgy becomes cursed thanks to an ancient artifact. Told through the artform of a fake History Channel documentary.


Coexistence, My Ass!

637. Coexistence, My Ass!

Documentary
9.5

20261h 35min

Director: Amber Fares

Noam Shuster Eliassi grew up the literal poster child for the Israeli-Palestinian peace process before making a hard pivot to stand-up comedy and political satire. But as the region sinks deeper into devastating violence, she must meet the moment by challenging her audiences with hard truths that are no laughing matter.


Kabul, Between Prayers

638. Kabul, Between Prayers

Documentary
0.0

20261h 39min

Director: Aboozar Amini

A devoted soldier of the Taliban's ideology that has shaped his destiny since birth, Samim (23) struggles between the alluring promises of martyrdom and the mundanity of his daily existence as a husband and farmer. Samim's younger brother, Rafi (14), idolizes his big brother as he navigates the confusion of adolescence, leaving behind playfulness to enter a world shaped by decades of military intervention and resulting radicalization.


Blue Has No Borders

639. Blue Has No Borders

Documentary
0.0

20261h 28min

Director: Jessi Gutch

A young filmmaker is determined to know her neighbours in the port town of Folkestone. But in the aftermath of Brexit, building new relationships isn’t easy.


Los niños

640. Los niños

Documentary
0.0

20261h 22min

Director: Julián Giulianelli

Taking as its starting point the discovery of the bodies of the children of Llullaillaco and the debates that their discovery sparked, the central objective of the project is to question how the influence of the Inca Empire in the region was ignored during the geopolitical, cultural, and social formation of our country. An essayistic approach that, from a variety of perspectives, enables reflection on some of the identity contradictions that still underlie the idea of nationhood today.