Documentary movies

Fascinating real-life stories, historical accounts, and educational deep dives that reveal the truth about our world.

Subgenres include: True Crime Documentary, Biographical Documentary, Social & Political Documentary.

Untold: The Death & Life of Lamar Odom

121. Untold: The Death & Life of Lamar Odom

Documentary
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20261h 19min

Director: Ryan Duffy

This documentary traces the life of Lamar Odom, from his rise to NBA fame and marriage to Khloé Kardashian to his near-fatal overdose in a Nevada brothel.


The Artist Who Disappeared

122. The Artist Who Disappeared

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20261h

Director: David Kew

When artist Sergei Ivanov moves with his partner Tezman Chan to the remote Scottish island of Papa Westray, they start an International Arts Festival, bringing an eclectic mix of artists, performers and musicians to the island from as far afield as Japan and USA. With the festival entering its seventh year they invite their friend and filmmaker David Kew to make a documentary about their extraordinary life on the island. But when Sergei suddenly disappears without trace on Papa Westray three months into filming, the filmmaker is forced to embark on a profound journey of discovery and contemplation. As the filmmaker interviews those left behind each in their own way trying to make sense of Sergei's vanishing, the film gravitates towards Iszman as she attempts to come to terms with her grief by creating an elegiac and moving tribute to Sergei on the island.


Underland

123. Underland

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20261h 19min

Director: Rob Petit

Based on Robert Macfarlane’s bestseller, UNDERLAND is a cinematic voyage beneath the surface of the earth.


Something Divine

124. Something Divine

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20261h 18min

Director: Thomas Essig

Ray Cappo lead singer of the straightedge hardcore band Youth of Today at the height of their growing popularity, leaves the band and goes to India. Ray becomes the monk Raghunath. What follows is the confluence of two worlds coming together. Hardcore punk and spirituality. Something Divine is a pilgrimage through the holy cites of India and concert halls in America. The film highlights the connection between people of very different backgrounds coming together through self-discovery, spirituality, music, the desire to grow and transform themselves personally.


The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist

125. The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist

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20261h 44min

Director: Daniel Roher

A father-to-be tries to figure out what is happening with all this AI insanity, and explores the most powerful technology humanity has ever created... and what's at stake if we get it wrong.


The Roots Of Its Own Kind

126. The Roots Of Its Own Kind

Drama Documentary
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202613min

Director: Khalid Raffy

A short documentary about Khalid's upbringing in his parent's eyes.


BTS: THE RETURN

127. BTS: THE RETURN

Documentary Music
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20261h 31min

Director: Bao Nguyen

They're back! BTS gathers in LA to record their album "Arirang" in this documentary offering unprecedented access to the band as they enter a new era.


The Ghost Story.

128. The Ghost Story.

Documentary Horror Thriller Drama Fantasy
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20261h 24min

Director: Nicolás de Jesús

Everyone in town knows Simón's story, because like a rumor or an urban legend, it has been spreading among its inhabitants, the few who believe him and those who question everything about his story... But Simón will clear up doubts, recounting what happened during those supernatural events...


With Hasan in Gaza

129. With Hasan in Gaza

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20261h 46min

Director: Kamal Aljafari

Three MiniDV tapes of life in Gaza from 2001 were recently rediscovered. What started as a search for a former prison mate from 1989 led to an unexpected road trip from the north to the south of Gaza with Hasan, a local guide whose fate remains unknown.


I Was a Witness

130. I Was a Witness

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20261h 24min

Director: Andreas Reiner

What begins as a quiet photography project turns into a harrowing journey into the depths of a parallel religious world. Photographer Andreas Reiner meets former members of the Jehovah’s Witnesses—people who had the courage to leave a strictly controlled religious community. In open, poignant conversations, they talk about their childhood and youth within the tight corset of religious rules, psychological pressure, sexualized violence, conversion therapy, and the existential rupture that came with leaving.