r/Documentaries is a subreddit with 20.4M members. The community frequently discusses documentary, history, worst, recommendation request, and black, and they frequently recommend/review documentary recommendations and documentaries, and the most common flair used is history, crime, society, recommendation request, and offbeat.
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Popular Topics in r/Documentaries
#1
Documentary
84 posts
#2
History
34 posts
#3
Worst
18 posts
#4
Recommendation Request
13 posts
#5
Black
8 posts
#6
Usa
8 posts
#7
Politics
8 posts
#8
Nature
7 posts
#9
Science
6 posts
#10
War
6 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
History
: "Ho Chi Minh: The Price of Freedom (2008) - Lucasfilm Historical Documentary (CC) [30:58]"
7 posts
#2
Crime
: "CORRUPTIONLAND: The $377 Billion Trump Investigation (2026) [33:47]"
4 posts
#3
Society
: "In Guns We Trust (2026) – Two Australians explore America’s gun culture, from mass-shooting survivors to firearms collectors [01:17:00]"
3 posts
#4
Recommendation Request
: "Recommendation request: 1980s-1990s documentaries about regular people in NYC"
3 posts
#5
Offbeat
: ""Crack Open a Cold One" | A Documentary on Beer Memorabilia Collectors (2026) [00:29:53]"
3 posts
#6
Nature/Animals
: "Creatures of the Central Coast (2026) - The Great White Shark Investigation - Part Three (CC) [13:31]"
3 posts
#7
Palestine/Israel
: "How a Generation of Young Jews Turned on What They Were Taught | Israelism (2026) [1:24:17]"
2 posts
#8
Int'l Politics
: "They're Building a Machine to Make You Behave (2026) [38:48]"
2 posts
#9
Disaster
: "Four Minutes to the Key Bridge (2026): how the Dali lost power and hit Baltimore's bridge, from the NTSB's final report [00:07:13]"
2 posts
#10
Science
: "Ghosts in the Forest: Exploring Paleontology in the Appalachians of Tennessee and Virginia (2026) - A new documentary on paleontology in the southern Appalachians. It features experts from the region discussing fossils from the Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic Eras [50:25]"
2 posts
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Last updated: November 5, 2026