Social & Cultural Documentaries

Some stories are too riveting to be true – yet they are. These documentaries tackle some deeply important topics, from war to politics to sports and so much more.

Documentary Films

Blackfish
The Redeem Team
Higuita: The Way of the Scorpion
Unknown: The Lost Pyramid
WHAM!
Lorena, Light-Footed Woman
Stamped from the Beginning
The Minimalists: Less Is Now
The Antisocial Network: Memes to Mayhem
Becoming
Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado
Butterfly in the Sky: The Story of Reading Rainbow
ReMastered: The Two Killings of Sam Cooke
Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali
Heroin(e)
Money Shot: The Pornhub Story
ReMastered: Devil at the Crossroads
Found
Halftime
Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal
The Black Godfather
American Factory: A Conversation with the Obamas
A Tale of Two Kitchens
Get Me Roger Stone
Black Barbie
Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press
Los Tigres del Norte at Folsom Prison
Studio 54
Hello, Privilege. It's Me, Chelsea
Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb
American Factory
Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold
The Rachel Divide
ReMastered: Tricky Dick & The Man in Black
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
Cocaine Cowboys 2
Resurface
Three Songs for Benazir
Ghosts of Sugar Land

Documentaries

30 for 30: O.J.: Made in America
The Antisocial Network: Memes to Mayhem
Becoming
Stamped from the Beginning
The Minimalists: Less Is Now
Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan
Dark Tourist
The Family
Somebody Feed Phil
Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali
Roman Empire
FIFA Uncovered
ReMastered: The Two Killings of Sam Cooke
Heroin(e)
The Black Godfather
Halftime
Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal
Los Tigres del Norte at Folsom Prison
ReMastered: Devil at the Crossroads
Terrorism Close Calls
Money Shot: The Pornhub Story
Rotten
Black Barbie
ReMastered: Tricky Dick & The Man in Black
Sunderland 'Til I Die
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell
Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb
Studio 54
Get Me Roger Stone
American Factory
Street Food: Asia
The Chef Show
Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics
Cocaine Cowboys 2
The Day I Met El Chapo
Hip-Hop Evolution
Chef's Table: Pizza
100 Humans
Flavorful Origins
Dirty Money

History Documentaries

Roman Empire
Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali
Get Me Roger Stone
ReMastered: Devil at the Crossroads
The Black Godfather
Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb
Black Barbie
ReMastered: Tricky Dick & The Man in Black
Struggle: The Life and Lost Art of Szukalski
Cuba and the Cameraman
Grass Is Greener
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
Never Stop Dreaming: The Life and Legacy of Shimon Peres
Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre
Club América vs. Club América
Bad Boy Billionaires: India
ReMastered: The Lion's Share
Perú: Tesoro escondido
Making The Billion Dollar Code
El sendero de la anaconda
History 101
Taco Chronicles
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom: A Legacy Brought to Screen
Bigger Than Africa
Whose Vote Counts, Explained
The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson
Mystery Lab
Sun of the Soil
Pelé
Afrobeats: The Backstory
I'm Glad I Did
Patria

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The Family
Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal
Heroin(e)
Terrorism Close Calls
Daughters of Destiny
FIFA Uncovered
Halftime
Rotten
Get Me Roger Stone
The Rachel Divide
Hello, Privilege. It's Me, Chelsea
Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press
The Day I Met El Chapo
BREAK IT ALL: The History of Rock in Latin America
800 Meters
Living Undocumented
Dirty Money
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
Little Miss Sumo
The G Word with Adam Conover
November 13: Attack on Paris
Bad Boy Billionaires: India
Making The Billion Dollar Code
Virunga: Gorillas in Peril
After Maria
Broken
Knock Down The House
Live to Lead
The American Meme
The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson
Whose Vote Counts, Explained
Into the Inferno
The Principles of Pleasure
Maradona in Mexico
After the Raid
The Last Forest
Emicida: AmarElo - It’s All For Yesterday
The White Helmets
Black Beauty Effect
Four Daughters

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American Factory: A Conversation with the Obamas
Hello, Privilege. It's Me, Chelsea
Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press
Rotten
ReMastered: Tricky Dick & The Man in Black
Out of Many, One
Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb
Working: What We Do All Day
Struggle: The Life and Lost Art of Szukalski
American Factory
All In My Family
Three Songs for Benazir
Pandemic: How to Prevent an Outbreak
Human Playground
Never Stop Dreaming: The Life and Legacy of Shimon Peres
Cuba and the Cameraman
Little Miss Sumo
Cooked
Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis)
The G Word with Adam Conover
Perú: Tesoro escondido
Birders
Babies
Human: The World Within
Making The Billion Dollar Code
Disclosure
Knock Down The House
BLACKPINK: Light Up the Sky
El sendero de la anaconda
Broken
Dance Dreams: Hot Chocolate Nutcracker
Live to Lead
Money, Explained
Tales by Light
Bigger Than Africa
Enter the Anime
Explained
History 101
Seen
Abstract: The Art of Design

Human Connections

Somebody Feed Phil
Halftime
A Tale of Two Kitchens
Sunderland 'Til I Die
Race: Bubba Wallace
BREAK IT ALL: The History of Rock in Latin America
Resurface
Human Playground
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
Flavorful Origins
Chef's Table: Pizza
Little Miss Sumo
Babies
The Joys and Sorrows of Young Yuguo
Club América vs. Club América
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
John Was Trying to Contact Aliens
Dance Dreams: Hot Chocolate Nutcracker
BLACKPINK: Light Up the Sky
Never Stop Dreaming: The Life and Legacy of Shimon Peres
Disclosure
Live to Lead
Bigger Than Africa
Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres
Spelling the Dream
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom: A Legacy Brought to Screen
Stay on Board: The Leo Baker Story
GIMS: On the Record
Guatemala: Heart of the Mayan World
The Claudia Kishi Club
Home Game
Ahead of the Curve
Pelé
The White Helmets
Emicida: AmarElo - It’s All For Yesterday
Heart of Invictus
Giving Voice
I'm Glad I Did
Midnight Asia: Eat · Dance · Dream
Black Beauty Effect

Award-Winning Movies

American Factory
Ghosts of Sugar Land
Resurface
John Was Trying to Contact Aliens
ReMastered: The Lion's Share
Disclosure
Knock Down The House
Virunga
The Thin Blue Line
The Last Forest
The Order of Myths
The White Helmets
Giving Voice
Four Daughters
The Act of Killing: Theatrical Cut
Samouni Road

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The Day I Met El Chapo
Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
Little Miss Sumo
Dance Dreams: Hot Chocolate Nutcracker
BLACKPINK: Light Up the Sky
Pretend It’s a City
The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom: A Legacy Brought to Screen
Ahead of the Curve
Black Beauty Effect
Who We Become

Heartfelt Movies

Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
The Joys and Sorrows of Young Yuguo
Stay on Board: The Leo Baker Story
Bigger Than Africa
A 3 Minute Hug
Ahead of the Curve
Emicida: AmarElo - It’s All For Yesterday
Giving Voice
Who We Become
We Are One
André & his olive tree
I'm Glad I Did
From Meir, to Meir

Critically Acclaimed TV Shows

Working: What We Do All Day
Living Undocumented
Ugly Delicious
Hip-Hop Evolution
Dirty Money
November 13: Attack on Paris
Pretend It’s a City
Abstract: The Art of Design

Women Behind the Camera

Money Shot: The Pornhub Story
The Rachel Divide
Three Songs for Benazir
Recovery Boys
Birders
After Maria
Knock Down The House
Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres
Enter the Anime
Frontiers of Dreams and Fears
Stay on Board: The Leo Baker Story
Naomi Osaka
Ahead of the Curve
The Order of Myths
Four Daughters
Children of Shatila
What a Party! Stories About Gabriel García Márquez
Ibrahim a Fate to Define
From Meir, to Meir

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