Documentary movies on Channel 4 in the UK

Top 16: Documentary movies on Channel 4 in the UK

Updated 9 October 2026 · Ranked by TMDB popularity, which reflects what people are watching and searching for this week · Subscription titles only

1. Night Will Fall (2014) · ★ 7.6/10 · Documentary
   When Allied forces liberated the Nazi concentration camps in 1944-45, their terrible discoveries were recorded by army and newsreel cameramen, revealing for the first…
2. Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In (2021) · ★ 7.5/10 · Documentary
   A look at the life and legend of Sir Alex Ferguson, from his working-class roots in Glasgow through to his career as one of the greatest football managers of all time.…
3. Take the Ball, Pass the Ball (2018) · ★ 7.9/10 · Documentary
   Take the Ball, Pass the Ball is the definitive story of the greatest football team ever assembled. For four explosive years, Pep Guardiola's Barça produced the greatest…
4. Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer (2003) · ★ 6.7/10 · Documentary, Crime
   British documentarian Nick Broomfield creates a follow-up piece to his 1992 documentary of the serial killer Aileen Wuornos, a highway prostitute who was convicted of…
5. Biggie & Tupac (2002) · ★ 6.4/10 · Music, Documentary
   In 1997, rap superstars Tupac Shakur and Christopher Wallace (aka Biggie Smalls, The Notorious B.I.G.) were gunned down in separate incidents, the apparent victims of…
6. Kokomo City (2023) · ★ 6.7/10 · Documentary
   Four Black transgender sex workers in Atlanta and New York City break down the walls of their profession.
7. A Response to Your Message (2020) · Documentary
   A personal reflection on 2020's Black Lives Matter protests.
8. Death Row Dogs (2012) · ★ 6.0/10 · Documentary
   Delve into issues surrounding dangerous dogs, including attacks on humans, criminals who run fighting rings and police efforts to curb problems.
9. Save My XL Bully: Death Row Dogs (2024) · Documentary, Crime
   After maulings and killings across the UK, a colourful bunch of owners battle to save the lives of their beloved XL bully dogs in the run-up to a government ban.
10. To Catch a Serial Killer with Trevor McDonald (2018) · ★ 5.2/10 · Documentary, Crime
    Sir Trevor McDonald presents this documentary which explores the extraordinary pursuit of serial killer Christopher Halliwell by detective Steve Fulcher.
11. Uma Nova Paixão (2023) · Documentary, Music
12. Syria After Assad (2025) · ★ 10.0/10 · Documentary
    Frontline examines Syria’s uncertain future under jihadist-turned-statesman Ahmad al-Sharaa. After the fall of Bashar al-Assad, correspondent Martin Smith travels the…
13. Tortured to Death: Murdering the Nanny (2019) · ★ 7.0/10 · Documentary, Crime
    An investigation into the murder of Sophie Lionnet, a nanny whose burned body was found in the garden of her employers' South London home. Featuring the thoughts of…
14. How to Catch a Cat Killer (2022) · Crime, Documentary
    This documentary tells the story of how sleuthing cat owners in Brighton came together to catch an unknown killer who was preying on much-loved pets across the South…
15. Murder In Paradise (2001) · Documentary
    Stephen and Lynn Harvey left England for South Africa with their children, assuming a land of milk and honey. Their dreams ended in a bizarre tale of family betrayal and…
16. Murder in Paradise (2006) · Documentary, Crime
    The Bahamas in 1943 was the setting for one of the greatest unsolved crimes of the 20th century. This film reveals the findings of a five-year investigation into the…

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