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.

Gypsy Tales travels to Japan to spend 100 hours with Jo Shimoda.


In 1968, Tom Zé moved from Bahia to São Paulo, went to the movies, had lunch with Caetano Veloso, and one morning composed the song that would go on to win the main music festival on Brazilian television that year. In "História de Música", the most São Paulo–minded of Bahian artists tells how filmmaker Luiz Sérgio Person introduced him to the paulista capital at one of the city's most famous intersections.


Madame Favre's

903. Madame Favre's

Documentary Drama Family
0.0

2026

Director: Robin Kaufmann

In a nursing home, a young man visits his grandmother. As she constantly repeats that she wants to go home, his grandson visits her now empty apartment, seeking to capture memories of a fading past.


The Assassination of Charlie Kirk

904. The Assassination of Charlie Kirk

Documentary
0.0

202642min

Director: Louis Dubreuil

The assassination of Charlie Kirk exposes decades of polarisation, revealing how media, power and fear fractured America.


My People: The Jews of Greece

905. My People: The Jews of Greece

Documentary
9.2

20261h 32min

Director: Anna Rezan

The story of the Greek Jews during the Holocaust,the Axis occupation,the resistance,the role of the Christian clergy;a hymn to love and courage as it is discovered by a young woman in her quest to uncover her Greek Jewish family's history.


American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez

906. American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez

Documentary
8.1

20261h 32min

Director: David Alvarado

Against political resistance and industry skepticism, Luis Valdez pushes Chicano storytelling from the fields to the film screen with Zoot Suit and La Bamba, crafting iconic works that challenge, celebrate, and expand America’s story.


Hanging by a Wire

907. Hanging by a Wire

Documentary Thriller
7.8

20261h 17min

Director: Mohammed Naqvi

On a Tuesday morning in August 2023, a group of kids set off for school, climbing into a makeshift cable car for the journey across a mountain pass in northwest Pakistan. What happened next would make headlines around the world. Suddenly, 900 feet above the ground, two cables snapped, putting the teenagers in mortal danger.


Disneyland Handcrafted

908. Disneyland Handcrafted

Documentary
7.8

20261h 18min

Director: Leslie Iwerks

Oscar and Emmy nominated filmmaker Leslie Iwerks returns with an all-new Disney documentary giving viewers an up-close look at the dedication, effort, and passion that was required to realize a dream that would go on to inspire millions around the world.


The History of Concrete

909. The History of Concrete

Documentary
7.5

20261h 41min

Director: John Wilson

After attending a workshop on how to write and sell a Hallmark movie, filmmaker John Wilson tries to use the same formula to sell a documentary about concrete.


Megadeth: Behind the Mask

910. Megadeth: Behind the Mask

Music Documentary
7.3

20261h 49min

Director: Casey Tebo

Dave Mustaine reveals 40 years of Megadeth history and premieres their final album in a special event featuring career-spanning interviews and track-by-track commentary on this landmark release.