Movies can be many things for different people. If all you want out of cinema is entertainment then your options are unlimited. But if you want to learn more about your world and expand your horizons, then documentaries are the way to go. They have an unmatched ability to educate and enlighten. Fortunately, Netflix has a world-class library of documentaries at your fingertips, with a wide variety of subjects to choose from. It’s not all World War II documentaries here! And we’re all better for it. To keep you up to speed on the latest titles, we’ve updated our list of the best documentaries on Netflix right now.
We’ve also rounded up the best documentaries on Amazon Prime Video and the best documentaries on Hulu if Netflix doesn’t have what you’re looking for.
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Miss Americana2020
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Pray Away2021
Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed (2021) new
Miss Americana (2020) new
White Hot: The Rise & Fall of Abercrombie & Fitch (2022) new
Pray Away (2021) new
Conversations with a Killer: The John Wayne Gacy Tapes (2022)
Meltdown: Three Mile Island (2022)
Trust No One: The Hunt for the Crypto King (2022)
Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives. (2022)
Formula 1: Drive to Survive (2019)
The Tinder Swindler (2022)
jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy (2022)
Cheer (2020)
Voir (2021)
Seaspiracy (2021)
Heist (2021)
Cat People (2021)
Penguin Town (2021)
Black Holes: The Edge of All We Know (2020)
Hell Spa (1992)
Evil Genius (2018)
My Octopus Teacher (2020)
Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal (2021)
Bikram: Yogi, Guru, Predator (2019)
Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer (2021)
Surviving Death (2021)
Pelé (2021)
Strip Down, Rise Up (2021)
Fyre (2019)
The Social Dilemma (2020)
American Murder: The Family Next Door (2020)
Last Breath (2019)
Becoming (2020)
Athlete A (2020)
13th (2016)
Chasing Coral (2017)
Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness (2020)
Amanda Knox (2016)
The Ivory Game (2016)
The Short Game (2013)
Icarus (2017)
American Factory (2019)
Our Planet (2019)
Night on Earth (2020)
Birders (2019)
Into the Inferno (2016)
Team Foxcatcher (2016)
Don't F**k with Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer (2019)
The Great Hack (2019)
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