This overview contains all Netflix Historical Documentaries movies and series. Netflix's content is updated with several new Historical Documentaries movies and series every month. Currently, the best rated title in this category, with a rating of 4.5, is WWII in HD.
December 23, 2021 | Show | 2021
Gripping historical footage and expert commentary give detailed insights into the leading figures and decisive turning points of World War II.
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December 9, 2021 | Show | 2009
Rare color footage interwoven with firsthand interviews and diary entries bring to life the global sweep of World War II via those who were there.
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November 29, 2021 | Show | 2020
Soda Stereo, Café Tacvba, Aterciopelados and others figure in this 50-year history of Latin American rock through dictatorships, disasters and dissent.
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November 29, 2021 | Show | 2020
Amidst a heroin crisis, Vincenzo Muccioli cared for the addicted, earning him fierce public devotion — even as charges of violence began to mount.
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November 29, 2021 | Documentaries | 2021 | 72 minutes
This documentary examines the 1999 London bombings that targeted Black, Bangladeshi and gay communities, and the race to find the far-right perpetrator.
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November 29, 2021 | Documentaries | 2021 | 89 minutes
Join the creative process behind Nacho Cano’s new musical based on the love story of Malinche and Hernán Cortés and the merging of their two worlds.
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November 29, 2021 | Documentaries | 2021 | 32 minutes
In this delightful short documentary, an Italian American grandmother and film buff finds strength and joy in the life of her screen idol, Sophia Loren.
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November 29, 2021 | Documentaries | 2020 | 67 minutes
Declassified documents reveal the post-WWII life of Otto Skorzeny, a close Hitler ally who escaped to Spain and became an adviser to world presidents.
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November 29, 2021 | Documentaries | 2021 | 28 minutes
In this featurette, ART + COM members join the cast and crew of the show to discuss its factual basis and the development of the court case.
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November 29, 2021 | Documentaries | 2020 | 89 minutes
Between scenes from his concert in São Paulo's Theatro Municipal, rapper and activist Emicida celebrates the rich legacy of Black Brazilian culture.
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November 29, 2021 | Show | 2021
Dynamic reenactments and expert commentaries bring to life the tumultuous history and power struggles of a warring 16th-century feudal Japan.
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November 29, 2021 | Show | 2020
Engineers, officials and the crew members' families provide their perspective on the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger disaster and its aftermath.
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November 29, 2021 | Documentaries | 2021 | 96 minutes
From a chance meeting to a tragic fallout, Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali's extraordinary bond cracks under the weight of distrust and shifting ideals.
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November 29, 2021 | Show | 2021
In 1990, two men dressed as cops con their way into a Boston museum and steal a fortune in art. Take a deep dive into this daring and notorious crime.
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November 29, 2021 | Show | 2021
Black food is American food. Chef and writer Stephen Satterfield traces the delicious, moving throughlines from Africa to Texas in this docuseries.
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November 29, 2021 | Show | 2021
The real-life pirates of the Caribbean violently plunder the world's riches and form a surprisingly egalitarian republic in this documentary series.
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November 29, 2021 | Show | 2021
After Birgit Meier vanishes in 1989, police missteps plague the case for years. But her brother never wavers in his tireless quest to find the truth.
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November 29, 2021 | Show | 2021
Suicide, murder... or something else? This docuseries examines chilling truths and theories around the deaths of 11 members of a Delhi family.
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November 29, 2021 | Show | 2021
Will Smith hosts this look at the evolving, often lethal, fight for equal rights in America through the lens of the US Constitution's 14th Amendment.
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November 29, 2021 | Documentaries | 2021 | 108 minutes
Against the backdrop of a turbulent era in Brazil, this documentary captures Pelé’s extraordinary path from breakthrough talent to national hero.
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