This overview contains all Netflix Social & Cultural Docs movies and series. Netflix's content is updated with several new Social & Cultural Docs movies and series every month. Currently, the best rated title in this category, with a rating of 4.3, is City of Trees.
January 22, 2019 | Show | 2019
In this funny and provocative series, rapper and activist Killer Mike puts his revolutionary ideas about achieving social change into action.
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January 19, 2019 | Documentaries | 2018 | 96 minutes
This documentary captures the environmental and societal impact of Brazil's Cerrado savanna suffering from severe deforestation.
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January 17, 2019 | Documentaries | 2018 | 88 minutes
This documentary details DuPont's alleged decades-long cover-up of the potential harm caused by chemicals used to make popular Teflon products.
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January 10, 2019 | Documentaries | 2017 | 52 minutes
Following the stories of five diverse individuals, this documentary offers a glimpse into the indomitable tenacity of several Mumbai residents.
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December 31, 2018 | Documentaries | 2016 | 99 minutes
When street vices keep them coming back, three prisoners make sense of their lives in a penitentiary -- and beyond it -- through rap.
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December 31, 2018 | Documentaries | 2016 | 122 minutes
This film details the rise of British rock group Oasis and the creativity and chaos that brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher brought to the iconic band.
December 31, 2018 | Documentaries | 2013 | 72 minutes
This intimate look at a São Paulo birth center features interviews with mothers, activists, doctors and midwives. Third in a series of films.
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December 23, 2018 | Documentaries | 2018 | 105 minutes
Artists in LA discover the work of forgotten Polish sculptor Stanislav Szukalski, a mad genius whose true story unfolds chapter by astounding chapter.
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December 23, 2018 | Documentaries | 2012 | 98 minutes
This eye-opening documentary tracks the stories of five different families whose children are struggling to defend themselves from school bullies.
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December 19, 2018 | Documentaries | 2017 | 100 minutes
With interviews from experts on both sides of the debate, this film questions the routine practice of non-religious infant circumcision in the U.S.
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December 13, 2018 | Documentaries | 2018 | 34 minutes
In this documentary short, a diverse group of men and women discuss their personal journeys as they prepare for the U.S. citizenship test.
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December 10, 2018 | Documentaries | 2016 | 82 minutes
Filmmakers follow a Colorado family's highly public battle for the rights of their transgender daughter, Coy, in a landmark civil rights case.
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December 10, 2018 | Documentaries | 2018 | 98 minutes
Social media stars Paris Hilton, Josh Ostrovsky, Brittany Furlan and Kirill Bichutsky hustle to build online empires -- and face the pitfalls of fame.
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December 3, 2018 | Documentaries | 2018 | 73 minutes
Delving into the disappearance of 43 college students in Mexico, this documentary seeks to give justice and a voice to the victims and their families.
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November 15, 2018 | Documentaries | 2015 | 136 minutes
Through interviews with locals, this documentary investigates the triggers and outcomes of the 2013 communal riots in the heart of Uttar Pradesh.
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November 7, 2018 | Documentaries | 2015 | 90 minutes
After noting a strange odor in his child’s pajamas, a single dad’s search for the source uncovers potentially toxic secrets of the chemical industry.
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November 1, 2018 | Documentaries | 2017 | 91 minutes
This documentary traces the life of "Tales of the City" author Armistead Maupin, from his conservative roots to his rise as an LGBTQ champion.
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October 17, 2018 | Show | 2018
Actor and fight enthusiast Frank Grillo travels the world, immersing himself in different fight cultures to understand their traditions and motivations.
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October 17, 2018 | Documentaries | 2018 | 86 minutes
Revisiting 1970s photos of women that captured a feminist awakening, this film explores those women's lives and examines the continued need for change.
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October 17, 2018 | Documentaries | 2018 | 57 minutes
In 1976, reggae icon Bob Marley survived an assassination attempt as rival political groups battled in Jamaica. But who exactly was responsible?
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