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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.

Rainway

661. Rainway

Music Documentary
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20262min

Director: xv amane

stop motion photography in y/d square, toronto. flickered and transformed using processing. produced song from chopped samples made in fl studio. title: rainway (extended interlude).


Reform: Ready to Rule?

662. Reform: Ready to Rule?

Documentary
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202659min

Director: Eddie Stafford

From its origins on the political fringes to representation on local councils and in Westminster, she asks whether Reform UK is ready to be a party of government. Featuring interviews with leading members of the party, the film explores how voter dissatisfaction is reshaping Britain’s political landscape.


The Fabulous Funeral Parlour

663. The Fabulous Funeral Parlour

Documentary
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202647min

Director: Lydia Noakes

The work of one-of-a-kind funeral director Hayley as she help families make their personal farewells in her own unique way. Filmed over 10 months, the documentary tells the story of three families navigating loss - a daughter mourning the mother she never got to say goodbye to, a family burying their father a year after losing their sister and a woman in her 40s planning her own funeral.


Rivals: The 4 Nations Face-Off

664. Rivals: The 4 Nations Face-Off

Documentary
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20261h 29min

Director: Yon Motskin

In early February 2025, the world’s top hockey nations, including Canada, Finland, Sweden and the U.S., came together to pit their best players against each other in the 4 Nations Face-Off. The tournament replaced the NHL’s annual All-Star game and offered a chance for players to wear their national colours and assert their hockey dominance. None more so than Canada and the U.S. For decades, each team has staked a claim as “world’s best,” but as the first puck dropped, things were more heated than normal.


OnlyBob

665. OnlyBob

Documentary
0.0

202643min

Director: Eva Schötteldreier

The Olympic dream comes at a price: Bobsleigh world champion Lisa Buckwitz fights for gold and financial freedom - in the ice channel, against prejudices and with OnlyFans as a sponsor


Parasisi

666. Parasisi

Documentary
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20261h 1min

Director: Zaïde Bil

On the border of Surinam and French Guyana, indigenous Wayana territory is overrun by intruders. Illegal gold miners poison the river, missionaries repress indigenous identity, and even doctors with the best intentions leave marks that are often silently violent. The Wayana call these intruders Parasisi.


La vallée

667. La vallée

Documentary
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20261h 4min

Director: Gwennaël Bolomey

When his two daughters were born, the filmmaker felt an urgent need to return to the valley. The valley of his childhood, of happy summers spent in the mountain pastures, but also the valley of a rupture: the downfall of his alcoholic father.


Puuluup: Cables in the Car

668. Puuluup: Cables in the Car

Documentary Music
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20261h 35min

Director: Taavi Arus

Puuluup: Cables in the Car, Still is a humorous and poetic music documentary about two middle-aged musicians who are bringing the long-forgotten Talharpa to world stages. Dry humor, absurd situations, and "neo-zombie-post-folk" music intertwine in a portrait where the glory of the stage clashes with everyday life and fatherhood. The film proves that late success can be the sweetest.


Vieillir et jouir sans entraves

669. Vieillir et jouir sans entraves

Documentary
7.0

20261h 5min

Director: Dominique Thiéry

One of society’s last taboos is elderly desire, which remains strong for many: half of older adults remain sexual. Advances in medicine and lifestyle mean people in their 70s, 80s, or 90s can still explore and enjoy intimacy. Yet society often ignores this—aged bodies are deemed unattractive, and sexual desire beyond tenderness is stigmatized, sometimes leading to mistreatment in care homes where couples are separated. The documentary Vieillir et jouir sans entraves confronts this taboo. Featuring celebrities and real-life couples—including Francine and Marc (60 years together) and gay couple Jean-Marc and Alain (34 years together)—it explores aging bodies, love, sexuality, and the challenges of libido and illness. The film highlights initiatives supporting sexual expression for older adults, including LGBT-friendly housing and sex-positive care, urging society to rethink its view of aging intimacy.


Contaminated: The Carpet Industry's Toxic Legacy

670. Contaminated: The Carpet Industry's Toxic Legacy

Documentary
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202654min

Director: Jonathan Schienberg

How did PFAS chemicals once used in popular stain-resistant carpets end up in the water and environment in parts of Georgia, Alabama and South Carolina? FRONTLINE, The Associated Press, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Post and Courier and AL.com investigate what happened with these forever chemicals and the ongoing health impacts. The joint investigation draws on thousands of pages of documents and court depositions and interviews with former regulators and industry insiders, as well as doctors, scientists and people who have the kinds of illnesses that researchers have linked to PFAS contamination.