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.
September 16, 2019 | Documentaries | 2019 | 64 minutes
The beloved norteño band Los Tigres del Norte performs for the inmates of Folsom Prison on the 50th anniversary of Johnny Cash's iconic concert.
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September 16, 2019 | Documentaries | 2019 | 64 minutes
In this documentary, Chelsea Handler explores how white privilege impacts American culture -- and the ways it’s benefited her own life and career.
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September 16, 2019 | Documentaries | 2019 | 82 minutes
Go behind the scenes with stars, puppeteers and creators as they bring Jim Henson's magical world of Thra back to life in a sweeping fantasy series.
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September 12, 2019 | Documentaries | 2019 | 96 minutes
Haunted by the suicide of a brother, a director and his kin walk across the U.K. in an emotionally trying, visually sublime journey toward healing.
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September 12, 2019 | Documentaries | 2019 | 92 minutes
In 1986, Tommaso Buscetta became the first top-level Mafia boss ever to testify against the mob. It cost him and his family everything.
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September 5, 2019 | Documentaries | 2019 | 10 minutes
Barack and Michelle Obama talk with directors Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert about the documentary and the importance of storytelling.
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September 2, 2019 | Documentaries | 2018 | 92 minutes
A woman with a passion for fowl keeps a menagerie of birds that draws the ire of neighbors, animal rights advocates and even her own family.
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August 29, 2019 | Documentaries | 2019 | 85 minutes
While crafting his Grammy-nominated album "Astroworld," Travis Scott juggles controversy, fatherhood and career highs in this intimate documentary.
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August 22, 2019 | Documentaries | 2019 | 110 minutes
In this documentary, hopes soar when a Chinese company reopens a shuttered factory in Ohio. But a culture clash threatens to shatter an American dream.
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August 20, 2019 | Documentaries | 2019 | 63 minutes
Years spent recording footage of creatures from every corner of the globe is bound to produce a bit of drama. Here's a behind-the-scenes look.
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August 14, 2019 | Documentaries | 2019 | 97 minutes
For the 50th anniversary of the legendary Woodstock festival, organizers and attendees reminisce about one of the defining moments of the 1960s.
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August 14, 2019 | Documentaries | 2019 | 93 minutes
Bodybuilder and two-time Mr. Universe, Calum von Moger, reflects on his rise to fame and battle to come back from a debilitating injury.
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August 14, 2019 | Documentaries | 2018 | 109 minutes
This documentary follows the controversy surrounding the 2010 murders of two students, who were framed as criminals and killed by the Mexican military.
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August 10, 2019 | Documentaries | 2019 | 96 minutes
A look into the journey of influential strength coach Louie Simmons and the Westside Barbell gym he founded, evolving the sport of powerlifting.
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August 9, 2019 | Documentaries | 2018 | 80 minutes
This compelling documentary follows the 2012 Steubenville, Ohio rape case, putting social media and high school football culture in the spotlight.
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August 8, 2019 | Documentaries | 2019 | 76 minutes
In a time of turbulence for the free market system, one economist explores how it has lifted billions out of poverty, and might just save us all.
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August 7, 2019 | Documentaries | 2018 | 104 minutes
A steroid peddler explains how he went from an unlicensed anti-aging expert to the point man for the biggest scandal in baseball history.
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August 6, 2019 | Documentaries | 2019 | 58 minutes
What is anime? Through deep-dives with notable masterminds of this electrifying genre, this fast-paced peek behind the curtain seeks to find the answers.
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August 3, 2019 | Documentaries | 2019 | 84 minutes
Best friends Léa and Camille explore the notion of healing while traveling to Latin America in search of a cure for a terminal disease.
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July 25, 2019 | Documentaries | 2019 | 114 minutes
Explore how a data company named Cambridge Analytica came to symbolize the dark side of social media in the wake of the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
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