This overview contains all Netflix documentaries. Netflix's content is updated with many new movies and series every week. Therefore, you should check this list regularly to see if there are any new documentaries.
May 19, 2019 | Documentaries | 2018 | 88 minutes
Seeking answers after a life-changing incident in 2012, filmmaker Hernán Zin interviews other war reporters about the personal toll of their work.
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May 19, 2019 | Documentaries | 2019 | 84 minutes
After discovering the family of Solomon Linda, the writer of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight," a reporter tries to help them fight for fair compensation.
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May 15, 2019 | Documentaries | 2018 | 94 minutes
Buoyed by hopeful experiences with medical marijuana, physicians and parents of children with cancer call for more research of its healing potential.
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May 13, 2019 | Documentaries | 2018 | 88 minutes
New Zealand film archivist Heperi Mita traces the cinematic legacy of his mother and trailblazing Maori filmmaker Merata Mita.
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May 11, 2019 | Documentaries | 2018 | 87 minutes
Participants recall the first integrated Little League game played in the racially segregated South during the summer of 1955 in Orlando, Florida.
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May 10, 2019 | Documentaries | 2018 | 87 minutes
A comedy writer for David Letterman unearths a hidden world of hilariously bizarre musicals, which turns into a toe-tapping obsession.
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May 8, 2019 | Documentaries | 2018 | 71 minutes
Seven female chefs describe what it’s like breaking into the restaurant industry's notorious boys' club.
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May 8, 2019 | Documentaries | 2019 | 85 minutes
A commercial diver becomes trapped on the ocean floor with dwindling oxygen and little hope of a timely rescue, so he tries to save himself.
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May 4, 2019 | Documentaries | 2019 | 40 minutes
After starting a family of his very own in America, a gay filmmaker documents his loving, traditional Chinese family's process of acceptance.
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May 2, 2019 | Documentaries | 2019 | 87 minutes
Go behind the scenes as four determined women -- including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez -- challenge big-money politicians in the 2018 race for Congress.
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May 2, 2019 | Documentaries | 2018 | 52 minutes
In 1931, a young Navy wife tore apart Hawaii on racial lines after claiming she was raped by a gang of nonwhite islanders.
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May 2, 2019 | Documentaries | 2018 | 89 minutes
Featuring interviews and never-before-seen footage, this film tells the story behind John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s seminal 1971 album, “Imagine.”
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April 27, 2019 | Documentaries | 2019 | 48 minutes
Cloaked in mystery, bluesman Robert Johnson left his mark on American music. Now family, critics and famous fans look for the real man behind the music.
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April 22, 2019 | Documentaries | 2018 | 70 minutes
In the waning days of the 70s, two young photographers document the Jewish retirees who dominated the sunny shores of South Beach.
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April 22, 2019 | Documentaries | 2018 | 115 minutes
A look at how a world-renowned medical institution prioritizes patients' needs and has adapted to healthcare's evolving demands for over 150 years.
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April 22, 2019 | Documentaries | 2019 | 76 minutes
With humor and empathy, Brené Brown discusses what it takes to choose courage over comfort in a culture defined by scarcity, fear and uncertainty.
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April 22, 2019 | Documentaries | 2019 | 97 minutes
It lit up jazz and hip-hop -- and ignited a war on drugs steeped in racial injustice. Experts explore America's complicated relationship with weed.
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April 18, 2019 | Documentaries | 2019 | 137 minutes
This intimate, in-depth look at Beyoncé's celebrated 2018 Coachella performance reveals the emotional road from creative concept to cultural movement.
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April 17, 2019 | Documentaries | 2019 | 52 minutes
Neuroscientist David Eagleman taps into the creative process of various innovators while exploring brain-bending, risk-taking ways to spark creativity.
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April 16, 2019 | Documentaries | 2018 | 95 minutes
Bodybuilders come together from around the world to compete in the Mr. Olympia competition and try to achieve their goals of physical perfection.
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