This overview contains all Netflix Political Documentaries movies and series. Netflix's content is updated with several new Political Documentaries movies and series every month. Currently, the best rated title in this category, with a rating of 4.3, is Greatest Events of WWII in Colour.
November 9, 2023 | Show | 2023
How did a conflict between the world's wealthiest woman and her daughter spiral into national scandal? This riveting docuseries tells the whole story.
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September 11, 2023 | Show | 2023
Intelligence operatives from MI6 to the CIA share insider stories of spy craft, Cold War campaigns, and coups carried out by covert agents.
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August 3, 2023 | Documentaries | 2023 | 84 minutes
Through revealing interviews with experts and victims' families, this gripping documentary examines the problem of deadly foodborne illness in the US.
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December 9, 2022 | Documentaries | 2022 | 108 minutes
This documentary unveils evidence of corruption in the investigation into the murder of five people in the Narvarte neighborhood of Mexico City in 2015.
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November 18, 2022 | Documentaries | 2022 | 96 minutes
Vanessa Guillen was 20 years old when she was found murdered at a US Army base. Rather than submit to silence, her family fought for justice and change.
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November 18, 2022 | Documentaries | 2022 | 93 minutes
As Western forces withdraw, Afghanistan's youngest female mayor braves mortal danger to lead a fight for education for the next generation of Afghans.
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August 26, 2022 | Show | 2022
Was Florence Cassez the mastermind of a kidnapping ring? Or a victim of corruption? This documentary examines one of Mexico's most controversial cases.
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July 15, 2022 | Documentaries | 2022 | 129 minutes
In politics, most pursue power. He pursued peace. Shimon Peres’s influence and integrity were instrumental in the founding and preservation of Israel.
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June 18, 2022 | Documentaries | 2022 | 40 minutes
This documentary profiles the Cabinet wife who spoke out during Watergate — and the Nixon administration's campaign to gaslight her into silence.
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May 23, 2022 | Show | 2022
Love it or hate it, the government plays a huge role in our lives. Adam Conover explores its triumphs, failures and how we might be able to change it.
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February 24, 2022 | Documentaries | 2022 | 91 minutes
Survivors and insiders recount March 11, 2004's terrorist attack on Madrid, including the political crisis it ignited and the hunt for the perpetrators.
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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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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
This docuseries investigates the 1991 killing of politician Detlev Rohwedder, an unsolved mystery at the heart of Germany's tumultuous reunification.
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November 29, 2021 | Show | 2020
The right to vote is at the foundation of America's democracy. But not every vote is created equal. How does the system work, and can it be fixed?
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November 29, 2021 | Show | 2021
Nevenka Fernández, the plaintiff in Spain's first successful lawsuit against a politician for sexual harassment, breaks her silence after 20 years.
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November 29, 2021 | Documentaries | 2020 | 91 minutes
This documentary follows gay rights activist Peter Tatchell from his early life to his fight for justice amid controversy and political turmoil.
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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 | 2020 | 82 minutes
María de Jesús Patricio — also known as Marichuy — is the first Indigenous woman to run for president of Mexico, with a modest but radical campaign.
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November 29, 2021 | Show | 2021
Ruling with an iron fist requires an aspiring dictator to know the playbook for absolute power, as history's despots prove in this sardonic docuseries.
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