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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.

Signal Path

921. Signal Path

Drama Documentary
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202620min

Director: Eglė Razumaitė

Liepa and her daughter move to Germany in search of a fresh start, but soon must confront her family’s disapproval and the challenges of metropolitan life.


The Ode of the Cloak

922. The Ode of the Cloak

Documentary History
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202610min

Director: Ibrahim M. Sabzwari

This documentary explores the centuries-old Arabic poem "The Burdah" - it's origins, profound meaning, and enduring significance in modern-day life.


THE DISCIPLE

923. THE DISCIPLE

Music Documentary
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20261h 45min

Director: Joanna Natasegara

An outsider fueled by relentless determination works his way into the inner circle of the Wu-Tang Clan, where his ambition and creativity converge in the making of an album poised to ignite global controversy.


Paralyzed by Hope: The Maria Bamford Story

924. Paralyzed by Hope: The Maria Bamford Story

Documentary
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20261h 56min

Director: Judd Apatow

Blurring the line between performance and personal crisis, comedian Maria Bamford turns her mental health journey into material that’s riotously funny and ultimately inspiring. What emerges is a portrait of an artist transforming vulnerability into creative strength through honesty.


The Last First: Winter K2

925. The Last First: Winter K2

Documentary
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20261h 38min

Director: Amir Bar-Lev

The race to grab the last great prize in mountaineering, K2 in winter, left five dead. It exposed deep fault lines in alpinism today: pressures from commercialization, toxic effects of social media, and long-brewing tensions between those who've been marginalized and those who've always basked in the sport's glory.


Mudlarking

926. Mudlarking

Documentary
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20261h 23min

Director: Chris Newby

Poetic documentary about London.


A Theatre Without Walls

927. A Theatre Without Walls

Documentary
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20269min

Director: Aline Bernardino

A portrait of Clay and Paper Theater, Toronto artists whose storytelling, puppets and performances transform public spaces into celebrations of community and collective memory.


Anatomy

928. Anatomy

Documentary
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202610min

Director: Ivana Salvador

Ljubisa Terzic, a former war medic, flees Yugoslavia and rebuilds his life by transforming trauma into knowledge as an anatomy professor at Humber College.


Community Magic

929. Community Magic

Documentary
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20269min

Director: Marisa Cerasoli

A 90-year-old single-screen non-profit cinema in Hamilton, Ontario fights to survive mounting financial pressures, as the staff, volunteers, and patrons who love it reveal what’s at stake when a community’s cultural centre could be lost to history.


Hip-hop is Unity

930. Hip-hop is Unity

Documentary
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20268min

Director: Joshua Pillai

A non-profit organization uses the four elements of hip-hop to combat the youth mental health crisis and build community.