Social & Cultural Documentaries
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The Last Dance
Instadocs: Jane Doe v. Cornell
Ancient Apocalypse
Grant
American Manhunt: O.J. Simpson
Katrina: Come Hell and High Water
The American Experiment
Selena y Los Dinos: A Family’s Legacy
Sinatra: All or Nothing at All
Mob War: Philadelphia vs. The Mafia
Roman Empire
Queen Cleopatra
The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist
Churchill at War
Instadocs: AI Gone Wild
Harry & Meghan
Turning Point: Generation 9/11
Trump: An American Dream
Untold: Swamp Kings
DEPP V HEARD
Somebody Feed Phil
Secrets of the Neanderthals
Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones
Trainwreck: Woodstock '99
Longest Third Date
Will & Harper
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
Get Gotti
The Queen of Versailles
The Plastic Detox
Thomas Jefferson
Secret Mall Apartment
Breakdown: 1975
Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan
Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal
The Family
Unknown: The Lost Pyramid
The Day I Met El Chapo
MARINES
Human: The World Within
Secrets of the Neanderthals
The Plastic Detox
Human: The World Within
Unknown: The Lost Pyramid
Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb
What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates
Air Force Elite: Thunderbirds
The Mind, Explained
The Philosopher's Kitchen Jeong Kwan
Rotten
100 Humans
Birders
Pandemic: How to Prevent an Outbreak
Coronavirus, Explained
Virunga
Sex, Explained
Into the Inferno
Babies
Explained
Folktales
Virunga: Gorillas in Peril
The Principles of Pleasure
Tales by Light
Selena y Los Dinos: A Family’s Legacy
Sinatra: All or Nothing at All
The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
Will & Harper
Secret Mall Apartment
The Queen of Versailles
The Redeem Team
Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal
Hip-Hop Evolution
Simone Biles Rising
Heroin(e)
WHAM!
Stamped from the Beginning
Halftime
Ugly Delicious
Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold
DEVO
Best of Enemies
Cuba and the Cameraman
The Black Godfather
Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado
Becoming
American Factory
Living Undocumented
The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
Man on Wire
Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang
Disclosure
Pretend It’s a City
Ghosts of Sugar Land
Pelé
Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press
Virunga
All the Empty Rooms
BLACKPINK: Light Up the Sky
Into the Inferno
Abstract: The Art of Design
Working: What We Do All Day
The American Experiment
Mob War: Philadelphia vs. The Mafia
Roman Empire
Instadocs: AI Gone Wild
Queen Cleopatra
Harry & Meghan
Churchill at War
Trump: An American Dream
Untold: Swamp Kings
Somebody Feed Phil
Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones
DEPP V HEARD
Trainwreck: Woodstock '99
Thomas Jefferson
Get Gotti
Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan
MARINES
The Family
The Day I Met El Chapo
Human: The World Within
Simone Biles Rising
Daughters of Destiny
Dark Tourist
Dirty Money
Hip-Hop Evolution
America: Our Defining Hours
What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates
FIFA Uncovered
Terrorism Close Calls
Chef's Table: BBQ
Ugly Delicious
Captains
Chef's Table: Pizza
Sunderland 'Til I Die
Instadocs: The Prediction Games
Rotten
The Philosopher's Kitchen Jeong Kwan
Street Food: Asia
Living Undocumented
The Mind, Explained
Food For Hungry Brains
Churchill at War
The Family
Thomas Jefferson
Breakdown: 1975
Daughters of Destiny
The New Yorker at 100
What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates
America: Our Defining Hours
Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali
Stamped from the Beginning
Captains
Cuba and the Cameraman
ReMastered: Tricky Dick & The Man in Black
The Black Godfather
Rotten
Human Playground
Three Songs for Benazir
Air Force Elite: Thunderbirds
Instadocs: The Prediction Games
History 101
Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang
The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson
American Factory
The Mind, Explained
Disclosure
The Antisocial Network: Memes to Mayhem
Masaka Kids, A Rhythm Within
The G Word with Adam Conover
Whose Vote Counts, Explained
Birders
Struggle: The Life and Lost Art of Szukalski
Pandemic: How to Prevent an Outbreak
Home Game
African Queens: Njinga
Coronavirus, Explained
Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press
FIGHTWORLD
Money, Explained
The Root Of The Game
All In My Family
Turning Point: Generation 9/11
Longest Third Date
The Queen of Versailles
Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal
The Redeem Team
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell
Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb
WHAM!
Found
Rebel Royals: An Unlikely Love Story
The New Yorker at 100
Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali
Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold
Heroin(e)
Best of Enemies
Stamped from the Beginning
Rebbeca
DEVO
Cuba and the Cameraman
Lorena, Light-Footed Woman
Air Force Elite: Thunderbirds
ReMastered: Devil at the Crossroads
Three Songs for Benazir
Halftime
ReMastered: Tricky Dick & The Man in Black
The Black Godfather
Becoming
Man on Wire
Grass Is Greener
Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado
The Minimalists: Less Is Now
Somm
ReMastered: The Two Killings of Sam Cooke
The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson
The Hollywood Rabbi
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
Los Tigres del Norte at Folsom Prison
Disclosure
The Rachel Divide
Birders
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Provocative Documentary Series
Somebody Feed Phil
Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones
WHAM!
Chef's Table: Pizza
Rebel Royals: An Unlikely Love Story
Air Force Elite: Thunderbirds
Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali
Lorena, Light-Footed Woman
Captains
Halftime
Human Playground
Rebbeca
Sunderland 'Til I Die
Becoming
ReMastered: Tricky Dick & The Man in Black
The Black Godfather
Somm
The Minimalists: Less Is Now
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
Disclosure
Home Game
Masaka Kids, A Rhythm Within
Garnachas: Glorious Street Food!
Pelé
Resurface
BREAK IT ALL: The History of Rock in Latin America
Little Miss Sumo
The Claudia Kishi Club
FIGHTWORLD
BLACKPINK: Light Up the Sky
Babies
Move
Midnight Asia: Eat · Dance · Dream
Race: Bubba Wallace
GIMS: On the Record
Never Stop Dreaming: The Life and Legacy of Shimon Peres
1 in 7641
I Love Filipino
Live to Lead
We Speak Dance
History Documentaries
Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan
America: Our Defining Hours
Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali
Stamped from the Beginning
ReMastered: Devil at the Crossroads
Best of Enemies
ReMastered: Tricky Dick & The Man in Black
Cuba and the Cameraman
Grass Is Greener
The Black Godfather
History 101
Man on Wire
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
Bad Boy Billionaires: India
The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson
Whose Vote Counts, Explained
Struggle: The Life and Lost Art of Szukalski
African Queens: Njinga
Pelé
The Way We Wore
Taco Chronicles
Black Barbie
Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre
Never Stop Dreaming: The Life and Legacy of Shimon Peres
1 in 7641
ReMastered: The Lion's Share
Patria
Mystery Lab
A King Like Me
Get Me Roger Stone
Club América vs. Club América
Making The Billion Dollar Code
Supreme Models
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom: A Legacy Brought to Screen
Award-Winning Documentaries
Heroin(e)
Lorena, Light-Footed Woman
American Factory
Bad Boy Billionaires: India
Man on Wire
Disclosure
Ghosts of Sugar Land
Resurface
Virunga
All the Empty Rooms
Race: Bubba Wallace
ReMastered: The Lion's Share
Working: What We Do All Day
Knock Down The House
The White Helmets
John Was Trying to Contact Aliens
Giving Voice
Spanish-Language TV Shows
Three Songs for Benazir
After the Raid
Los Tigres del Norte at Folsom Prison
Pelé
Birders
Little Miss Sumo
Enter the Anime
Sing, Dance, Act: Kabuki featuring Toma Ikuta
Higuita: The Way of the Scorpion
Yellow Door: '90s Lo-fi Film Club
GIMS: On the Record
A Tale of Two Kitchens
We Are One
Virgilio
Patria
A 3 Minute Hug
Emicida: AmarElo - It’s All For Yesterday
A Plan To Suit Your Needs
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