Documentaries

21 curated picks · Content worth your time

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Planet Earth

David Attenborough · 2006 · 9h 10m

Attenborough's groundbreaking nature documentary series.

Blue Planet II

David Attenborough · 2017 · 7h

Exploring the world's oceans and marine life.

Life on Earth

David Attenborough · 1979 · 13h

Attenborough's epic survey of life on our planet.

The Blue Planet

David Attenborough · 2001 · 8h

The first comprehensive series on the world's oceans.

Baraka

Ron Fricke · 1992 · 1h 36m

A wordless meditation on humanity and nature.

Samsara

Ron Fricke · 2011 · 1h 42m

A visual journey exploring life, death, and rebirth.

Koyaanisqatsi

Godfrey Reggio · 1982 · 1h 26m

'Life out of balance' - a visual tone poem with Philip Glass score.

Man on Wire

James Marsh · 2008 · 1h 34m

Philippe Petit's high-wire walk between the Twin Towers.

Citizenfour

Laura Poitras · 2014 · 1h 54m

Edward Snowden's revelations about NSA surveillance.

Cave of Forgotten Dreams

Werner Herzog · 2010 · 1h 30m

Herzog explores the Chauvet Cave's 32,000-year-old paintings.

The Thin Blue Line

Errol Morris · 1988 · 1h 41m

Morris' investigation that helped free a wrongly convicted man.

Gates of Heaven

Errol Morris · 1978 · 1h 25m

Morris' meditation on pet cemeteries and mortality.

The Staircase

Jean-Xavier de Lestrade · 2004 · 10h

A true crime documentary following a murder trial.

The Last Dance

Jason Hehir · 2020 · 8h 20m

Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls' final championship.

Burden of Dreams

Les Blank · 1982 · 1h 35m

The making of Werner Herzog's Fitzcarraldo.

Amy

Asif Kapadia · 2015 · 2h 8m

The life and death of Amy Winehouse.

Blackfish

Gabriela Cowperthwaite · 2013 · 1h 23m

The dark side of keeping orcas in captivity.