r/Documentaries is a subreddit with 20.3M members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests, and the community frequently discusses documentary, history, politics, worst, and war, and they frequently recommend/review documentary recommendations and documentaries.
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Popular Themes in r/Documentaries
#1
Advice Requests
: "Recommendation request: What is the most inspiring and motivating movies or documentary that you’ve ever seen? Something that made you want to get up off your butt and make something happen! Anything from 1994-2026"
15 posts
Popular Topics in r/Documentaries
#1
Documentary
: "How to Steal a City | Hebron: Battle for the West Bank (2026) - A Documentary on how Israel is building settlements in the heart of a Palestinian city [00:58:51]"
212 posts
#2
History
: "The Greatest Legal Casino Heist in History (2024) [1:15:13]"
60 posts
#3
Politics
: "The Damage of ‘Trump Math’ Is Adding Up (2026) (CC) [00:07:40]"
29 posts
#4
Worst
26 posts
#5
War
: "'Our Genocide': How do Israelis feel about the War in Gaza? (2025) - The Guardian reporter Matthew Cassel speaks to Israelis in Tel Aviv, to see what they think of the War, famine and genocide happening next door, and the growing international condemnation against it [00:15:33]"
21 posts
#6
Recommendation
: "Recommendation request: What is the most inspiring and motivating movies or documentary that you’ve ever seen? Something that made you want to get up off your butt and make something happen! Anything from 1994-2026"
21 posts
#7
Nature
: "Healing for Ukrainian Soldiers in the Carpathians (2026) In the Carpathians, wounded soldiers seek healing through Nature, therapy, faith, and community support [00:30:34]"
19 posts
#8
Struggling
: ""Inequality for All - Documentary (2013) [1:30:30]""
17 posts
#9
Documentaries
: "Recommendation request for Documentaries for someone trying to deeply understand the modern world"
15 posts
#10
Recommendation Request
13 posts
Products Discussed in r/Documentaries
Documentary Recommendations
7 reviews
#1
American Experience
5.0★ from 3 reviews
#2
Every Knee Shall Bow: The Truth and Tragedy of Ruby Ridge
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Ruby Ridge
5.0★ from 1 review
Documentaries
7 reviews
#1
Netflix
4.4★ from 5 reviews
#2
BBC
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
MSNBC
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/Documentaries
#1
Recommendation Request
: "Recommendation request: What is the most inspiring and motivating movies or documentary that you’ve ever seen? Something that made you want to get up off your butt and make something happen! Anything from 1994-2026"
23 posts
#2
History
: "Fahrenheit 11/9 (2018) - Scene from Michael Moore’s film tracing the rise of fascism from Nazi Germany to modern America [00:11:50]"
19 posts
#3
Society
: "Norwegian boy left in Mumbai slums by parents (2026) [00:17:38]"
19 posts
#4
Nature/Animals
: "Jumping Spiders Shouldn’t Be This Smart (2026)[00:39:18]"
15 posts
#5
Crime
: "Death in Dubai (2025) - When a young Ugandan woman's death from a high-rise in Dubai goes viral, she becomes the face of the disturbing online trend, #DubaiPortaPotty...but nothing is as it seems. [01:04:44]"
14 posts
#6
War
: "Where Everything Disappears (2026) - a pacifist's evolution into paratrooper and spiritual experience of horror, fear and love [1:29:30]"
8 posts
#7
Activism/Social Justice
: "Dominion (2018) uses drones, hidden and handheld cameras to expose the dark underbelly of modern animal agriculture, questioning the morality and validity of humankind’s dominion over the animal kingdom. [1:59:59]"
7 posts
#8
American Politics
: "Turning Point’s Numbers Don’t Add Up (2026) [00:09:40]"
7 posts
#9
Palestine/Israel
: "Kids Under Fire (2025) - Emmy Award-winning documentary investigating Israeli soldiers shooting children [00:25:03]"
7 posts
#10
Int'l Politics
: "Israel's Most Feared Politician | Itamar Ben-Gvir (2026) [00:08:49]"
6 posts
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Last updated: June 9, 2026