Documentaries currently listed in the Netflix US library.
Documentary, Reality-TV
This docuseries takes a deep dive into the lucrative wellness industry, which touts health and healing. But do the products live up to the promises?
First added Aug 11, 2020
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Food, Travel, Documentary
Explore the Philippines' rich history, culture and cuisine through the kaleidoscope of Filipino identity in this documentary series.
First added Aug 26, 2025
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Reality-TV
One hundred hardy souls from diverse backgrounds participate in playful experiments exploring age, sex, happiness and other aspects of being human.
Cast Zainab Johnson, Sammy Obeid, Alie Ward, Ryan Zamo
First added Mar 12, 2020
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Documentary
Survivors and insiders recount March 11, 2004's terrorist attack on Madrid, including the political crisis it ignited and the hunt for the perpetrators.
Director Jose Gomez
Added Feb 22, 2022
Documentary, Short
The cast, writers, producers and mental health experts discuss scenes dealing with sexual assault, shame and other issues and share how to find help.
Cast Jay Asher, Alisha Boe, Ross Butler, Devin Druid
First added May 17, 2018
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Documentary
In this documentary, law enforcement faces scrutiny as Americans demand justice after police violence claims multiple Black lives in Cleveland.
Director Michael Milano
Added Dec 14, 2021
Documentary, Crime, History
In this thought-provoking documentary, scholars, activists and politicians analyze the criminalization of African Americans and the U.S. prison boom.
Director Ava DuVernay
Cast Melina Abdullah, Michelle Alexander, Cory Booker
Added Oct 6, 2017
Oprah Winfrey sits down with director Ava DuVernay to discuss her Oscar-nominated film, historical cycles of oppression and the broken prison system.
Cast Oprah Winfrey, Ava DuVernay
Added Jan 25, 2017
Documentary, Adventure, Sport
Fearless Nepali mountaineer Nimsdai Purja embarks on a seemingly impossible quest to summit all 14 of the world's 8,000-meter peaks in seven months.
Director Torquil Jones
Added Nov 28, 2021
Documentary
Archival video and new interviews examine Mexican politics in 1994, a year marked by the rise of the EZLN and the assassination of Luis Donaldo Colosio.
Director Diego Enrique Osorno
First added May 16, 2019
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Documentary
This intimate documentary follows rock star Artiwara Kongmalai on his historic, 2,215-kilometer charity run across Thailand in 2017.
Director Nottapon Boonprakob
Cast Artiwara Kongmalai, Samitada Sungkapo
Added Apr 14, 2023
Sports, Documentary
Led by players like Isiah Thomas and Dennis Rodman, the Detroit Pistons of the late 1980s and early '90s made their mark as the "bad boys" of the NBA.
Director Zak Levitt
Added Dec 1, 2024
Documentary, Sports
This doc dives deep into the thrilling 1988 Notre Dame-Miami football game, its rich backstory and the legacy still defined by a T-shirt slogan.
Director Patrick Creadon
Added Sep 15, 2024
Sports, Documentary
Follow the story of basketball's fiercest rivalry through a battle for playoff victory that echoes the turbulent social conflicts of the United States.
Director Jim Podhoretz
Cast Ice Cube, Donnie Wahlberg
First added Dec 1, 2024
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Sports, Documentary
The glory days of Southern Methodist University's football program ended with the discovery of illegal recruiting violations.
Added Sep 15, 2024
Sports, Documentary
This documentary explores Randy Moss' roots and how his career was almost derailed before becoming one of the NFL's all-time greats.
Director Marquis Daisy
Cast Randy Moss
Added Sep 15, 2024
Sport
Sonny Vaccaro is the fast-talking, controversial maverick who made sneaker endorsements for college teams and star players a basketball institution.
Director Jon Weinbach, Dan Marks
Cast Sonny Vaccaro
Added Dec 1, 2024
Sports, Documentary
A 1980s football coach transforms the University of Miami's image and culture when he bucks tradition to recruit Black players from South Florida.
Director Billy Corben
Added Sep 15, 2024
Sports, Documentary
University of Miami's football team overcomes sanctions and scandals to win a national championship --Â but more troubles begin plaguing the program.
Director Billy Corben
Added Sep 15, 2024
Sports, Documentary
Take a look back at the Orlando Magic of the mid-1990s, an NBA dream team that never quite materialized despite major talents like Shaquille O'Neal.
Director Gentry Kirby, Erin Leyden
Added Dec 1, 2024
Sports, Documentary
This documentary examines WWE mogul Vince McMahon's audacious attempt to compete with the NFL, and how his XFL fizzled soon after its hyped 2001 debut.
Director Charlie Ebersol
Cast Vince McMahon, Dick Ebersol
Added Dec 1, 2024
Sports, Documentary
NBA legend Reggie Miller became an enemy to New York Knicks fans, especially after helping the Pacers win the 1995 Eastern Conference Semifinals.
Director Dan Klores
Added Dec 3, 2024
Documentary, True-Crime
This documentary series explores the case of Fernando Baez Sosa, whose fatal beating by a group of young men was caught on video, shocking Argentina.
Director Martin Rocca
First added Nov 12, 2025
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The 500-day manhunt for Colombia's Pablo Escobar is detailed through interviews and archival images in this crime documentary.
Director Simón Hernández
Added Jul 18, 2024
Documentary
Witness the excitement and drama behind the scenes in the seven days leading up to major live events in the worlds of sports, fashion, space and food.
First added Dec 20, 2018
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Documentary
The true story of former college football player Chris Norton, who defied the odds after a devastating accident -- with the woman he loves by his side.
Director Jonathon Link
Cast Chris Norton, Mike Barwis, Emily Norton
Added Mar 29, 2021
Nature
From fangs to claws to venomous stings, they all wield deadly weapons. But which creature will be crowned the fiercest of all?
Cast Bob Brisbane
Added Aug 9, 2018
Powerful cats, indestructible arachnids and flesh-melting pit vipers are just the beginning in this series about Latin America's deadliest creatures.
Cast Bob Brisbane
Added Dec 21, 2017
Documentary
In 2017, Spain suffered two terrorist attacks perpetrated by young members of its community. How could this happen? This incisive series investigates.
Director Elías León
First added Mar 24, 2022
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Documentary, Crime
Anabel Segura's abduction held Spain in suspense for 900 days. This docuseries explores the case through never-before-heard recordings of the kidnappers.
First added Nov 21, 2024
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Documentary, Short
This documentary captures the joy and heartbreak of families separated by the U.S.-Mexico border sharing a short but bittersweet reunion in 2018.
Director Everardo González
Added Oct 27, 2019
Documentary
This documentary walks the line between fact and fiction, delving into corruption in the Mexican police through the experiences of two officers.
Director Alonso Ruizpalacios
Cast Mónica Del Carmen, Raúl Briones, María Teresa Hernández Cañas, José…
Added Nov 4, 2021
Documentary, Crime
Murder or self-defense? Told from both sides, this documentary explores the killing of Jason Corbett during a dispute with his wife and her father.
Director Jessica Burgess, Jenny Popplewell
Added May 8, 2025
Documentary
Jason Bateman, Laura Linney and other cast members open up about the show's characters and creators, plus what they'll miss most. Contains spoilers.
Added Apr 28, 2022
Documentry, True Crime
Deep friendships and horrific crimes intersect in a quiet corner of Denmark after a teenage girl disappears, as told in this gripping documentary.
First added Mar 4, 2026
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Documentary
David Attenborough tells the remarkable story of his first encounter with the baby gorilla Pablo, how that gorilla grew up to be a top Silverback and how Pablo's direct descendants are doing today.
Director James Reed, Callum Webster
Cast David Attenborough
Added Apr 16, 2026
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