You will find a complete overview of all Netflix documentaries below. Netflix's content is updated with several new documentaries every week. Currently, the best rated title in this category, with a rating of 4.8, is Down The Fence.
An overview of all Netflix documentaries. 789 titles were found.
4.10
Italians in London reveal the ups and downs of immigration and touch upon their uneasiness about leaving behind their crisis-ridden homeland.
19 April 2018 | Documentaries | 2016 | 89 minutes
4.55
This documentary reveals the cracks in India's anti-dowry act and gives voice to both women and men who've been victimized by the law's abusers.
19 April 2018 | Documentaries | 2016 | 83 minutes
3.80
Two very different men struggle to save pink dolphins in the Amazon. But their well-intentioned activism has murky consequences.
19 April 2018 | Documentaries | 2017 | 87 minutes
3.20
A documentarian details her Jewish family's escape from Nazi-occupied Prague to refuge in Brazil, where her father built a life as an architect.
19 April 2018 | Documentaries | 2017 | 79 minutes
3.60
Scapegoated in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, an immigrant family indicted for fraud fights to defend the legacy of their small Chinatown bank.
19 April 2018 | Documentaries | 2016 | 90 minutes
2.10
Doctors, scientists and patients shed light on recent breakthroughs in gene therapy and efforts to tackle the root causes of hereditary diseases.
19 April 2018 | Documentaries | 2017 | 54 minutes
In this exploration of the life-changing power of the ocean, six people from very different backgrounds find purpose and meaning in the sea.
19 April 2018 | Documentaries | 2017 | 48 minutes
Winnie Mandela speaks about her extraordinary and controversial career, from her early life to her marriage to her ongoing efforts to end apartheid.
19 April 2018 | Documentaries | 2017 | 84 minutes
A willing team of chefs and researchers goes on a gastronomic adventure around the globe to weigh the benefits of using bugs as a future food source.
19 April 2018 | Documentaries | 2016 | 73 minutes
3.10
In this documentary, architect Bjarke Ingels offers his vision for 2 World Trade Center as he aims to restore Manhattan's skyline to its former glory.
19 April 2018 | Documentaries | 2017 | 90 minutes
3.65
In 1915, newspaper editor William Monroe Trotter mobilized against a lauded racist epic, becoming a forerunner of the civil rights movement to follow.
19 April 2018 | Documentaries | 2017 | 54 minutes
4.25
As the 2011 Cricket World Cup begins, three Indians demonstrate their passion and the sacrifices they've made for the country's most popular sport.
19 April 2018 | Documentaries | 2013 | 97 minutes
4.05
Follow singer and YouTube sensation Todrick Hall as he launches an original musical based on growing up gay in Texas and finding showbiz success.
19 April 2018 | Documentaries | 2017 | 100 minutes
3.50
The rising heavyweight grants behind-the-scenes access as he prepares for one of the biggest fights of his career -- and in British boxing history.
19 April 2018 | Documentaries | 2017 | 77 minutes
4.05
This documentary recounts the miraculous true story of a great-grandfather with no flying experience who landed a small plane after its pilot died.
19 April 2018 | Documentaries | 2014 | 46 minutes
4.15
In the '90s, the explosive popularity of hip-hop music in Italy impacts the nation's character while creating a new kind of renegade artist.
19 April 2018 | Documentaries | 2015 | 90 minutes
2.55
A man and a woman confined indoors because of their weight seek specialists' help to overcome their eating addictions and turn their lives around.
19 April 2018 | Documentaries | 2015 | 47 minutes
3.25
A documentarian looks back on his 100 sexual partners -- and reconnects with many -- while musing about society's evolution on gay rights.
19 April 2018 | Documentaries | 2017 | 94 minutes
This documentary chronicles Elouise Cobell's long fight against the U.S. government for the gross mismanagement of mineral-rich Native American land.
19 April 2018 | Documentaries | 2016 | 74 minutes
Mothers, nurses, soldiers and deportees -- these women fought against persecution for freedom and survival amid the turbulence of World War II.
29 March 2018 | Documentaries | 2015 | 91 minutes
Cinematographers visit the remote forests and mountains of China in hopes of capturing footage of pandas, monkeys, red-crowned cranes and more.
29 March 2018 | Documentaries | 2017 | 78 minutes
3.60
From making ends meet to lavish rides and fur coats, the Irish MMA champion grants an all-access pass to the highs -- and lows -- of his ascent.
29 March 2018 | Documentaries | 2017 | 90 minutes
Experience the lives of pet owners who open up about their obsessive love of animals and how they care for their massive menageries.
22 March 2018 | Documentaries | 2012 | 45 minutes
At Dallas County Jail in Texas, women working to guard some of the country's most dangerous inmates are prepared to keep order and command respect.
22 March 2018 | Documentaries | 2017 | 44 minutes
A classic car enthusiast follows the painstaking process to recreate one of the world’s most exclusive cars: the Jaguar Lightweight E-Type.
15 March 2018 | Documentaries | 2015 | 47 minutes
Los Angeles police officers embark on an innovative program mentoring promising students from the harsh, gang-infested Watts neighborhood.
15 March 2018 | Documentaries | 2017 | 91 minutes
3.80
The TV personality and daredevil racer helps restore a British fighter plane that crashed during World War II and tells the true story of its pilot.
8 March 2018 | Documentaries | 2014 | 72 minutes
Guy Martin assists in preparing the last airworthy Vulcan bomber for a farewell tour while revealing the stories behind the iconic aircraft.
8 March 2018 | Documentaries | 2015 | 57 minutes
3.55
A team of pathologists performs an autopsy on a clinically obese donor to examine how excess fat damages the human body.
8 March 2018 | Documentaries | 2016 | 54 minutes
With more than a thousand victims of 9/11 still missing, forensic teams continue their work to identify remains and bring closure to the families.
8 March 2018 | Documentaries | 2014 | 44 minutes