Documentary movies on Netflix in the US

Top 20: Documentary movies on Netflix in the US

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

1. Schumacher ’94 – The Birth of a Legend (2026) · ★ 7.5/10 · Documentary
   Michael Schumacher's first World Championship win roars to life through personal interviews and archival footage of the legendary 1994 Formula 1 season.
2. The Widower: 'Til Death Do Us Part (2026) · ★ 6.5/10 · Documentary
   A journalist and a detective uncover the truth about a killer whose charm masked a trail of failed marriages and suspicious deaths.
3. Marty, Life Is Short (2026) · ★ 8.0/10 · Documentary
   Martin Short looks back on a life fueled by joy in this documentary with classic clips, fresh interviews and star-studded, never-before-seen home movies.
4. A Child of My Own (2026) · ★ 8.6/10 · Documentary
   Desperate for a baby and burdened by family and societal expectations, a woman fakes a pregnancy and gets tangled in a crime.
5. Being Eddie (2025) · ★ 6.8/10 · Documentary
   From teen comedian to Hollywood legend, Eddie Murphy revisits his extraordinary showbiz ride with raw honesty and humor.
6. Noah Kahan: Out of Body (2026) · ★ 8.1/10 · Documentary, Music
   After rocketing to global fame, singer-songwriter Noah Kahan returns to his Vermont roots to get back in tune with himself.
7. A Toxic Love Story (2026) · ★ 6.4/10 · Documentary
   A string of threatening emails escalates into a revenge plot involving a newly married US marshal and his ex-girlfriend.
8. André Is an Idiot (2026) · ★ 7.3/10 · Documentary
   André, a brilliant idiot, is dying because he didn’t get a colonoscopy. His sobering diagnosis, complete irreverence, and insatiable curiosity, send him on an unexpected…
9. Turning Point: Generation 9/11 (2026) · ★ 6.1/10 · Documentary
   A quarter-century after September 11th, the attacks' ripple effects persist across generations. Orphaned children, War on Terror journalists, young Afghans, and U.S.…
10. The Social Dilemma (2020) · ★ 7.5/10 · Documentary, Drama
    This documentary-drama hybrid explores the dangerous human impact of social networking, with tech experts sounding the alarm on their own creations.
11. Avicii - I'm Tim (2024) · ★ 8.1/10 · Documentary, Music
    Before Avicii, there was Tim. Through his own words, witness how a prodigious musical talent became one of the defining artists of his generation.
12. The Crash (2026) · ★ 6.9/10 · Documentary, Crime
    A teen slams her car into a building, killing her boyfriend and his friend. What seems like a tragic accident becomes a murder case.
13. Chompoo: Lost​ &​ Forgotten​ (2026) · ★ 5.6/10 · Documentary
    When a young girl vanishes from a remote village, the frantic police hunt become a media frenzy. But who turned a suspected criminal into a celebrity?
14. Cover-Up (2025) · ★ 7.1/10 · Documentary, History
    He's devoted his career to uncovering stories the powerful want buried. From My Lai to Abu Ghraib, dig into the life's work of journalist Seymour Hersh.
15. The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist (2026) · ★ 7.0/10 · Documentary
    A father-to-be tries to figure out what is happening with all this AI insanity, and explores the most powerful technology humanity has ever created... and what's at…
16. Who Is Martin Mull? (2026) · ★ 4.5/10 · Documentary, Comedy
    Discover Martin Mull's restless reinvention from smoky folk clubs to primetime sitcoms to gallery walls, told in his own words and by the friends who watched it happen,…
17. David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet (2020) · ★ 8.4/10 · Documentary, Drama
    The story of life on our planet by the man who has seen more of the natural world than any other. In more than 90 years, Attenborough has visited every continent on the…
18. BTS: THE RETURN (2026) · Documentary, Music
    They're back! BTS gathers in LA to record their album "Arirang" in this documentary offering unprecedented access to the band as they enter a new era.
19. Queen of Chess (2026) · ★ 7.5/10 · Documentary
    A Hungarian girl dreams of conquering international men’s chess. After a 15-year battle against world champion Garry Kasparov and her domineering father, Judit Polgár…
20. How to Rob a Bank (2024) · ★ 6.7/10 · Documentary, Crime
    In this true-crime documentary, a charismatic rebel in 1990s Seattle pulls off an unprecedented string of bank robberies straight out of the movies.

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