r/Documentaries is a subreddit with 20.4M members. The community frequently discusses documentary, history, politics, worst, and war, and they frequently recommend/review documentary recommendations and documentaries, and the most common flair used is recommendation request, history, society, nature/animals, and crime.
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Popular Topics in r/Documentaries
#1
Documentary
212 posts
#2
History
60 posts
#3
Politics
29 posts
#4
Worst
26 posts
#5
War
21 posts
#6
Recommendation
21 posts
#7
Nature
19 posts
#8
Struggling
17 posts
#9
Documentaries
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: disturbing documentaries"
25 posts
#2
History
: "Palestine, 1949 (1949) - Quaker relief workers document Palestinian refugees in Gaza after the 1948 war [00:11:21]"
21 posts
#3
Society
: "Gale is Dead (1970) [00:49:29] – Examining the life and death of Gale Persons, a 19-year-old homeless drug addict who had grown up in 14 children's homes, borstals, psychiatric hospitals and prisons, and asking if her death was always a forgone conclusion."
15 posts
#4
Nature/Animals
: "Eating Animals (2017) - Nearly all of the meat, eggs, and dairy we eat comes from the industrial system known as “factory farming.” This film spotlights the heroic farmers, whistleblowers, and innovators who are standing up to fight this system and provide a new way forward. [01:34:12]"
13 posts
#5
Crime
: "How Supermax Prisons Actually Work-Eric King served almost two years at the federal super-maximum security prison ADX Florence in Colorado. (2026) [41:18]"
9 posts
#6
Biography
: "Palestine in the Eye (1976) - A portrait of cinematographer Hani Jawharieh and the Palestine Film Unit [00:28:33]"
9 posts
#7
Int'l Politics
: "Apartheid in Palestine (2026) [0:44:58]"
8 posts
#8
Human Rights
: "Exposing the Russian Military Unit Behind a Massacre in Bucha | Visual Investigations (2023) [28:50]"
7 posts
#9
American Politics
: "The Brainwashing of My Dad (2015) [01:29:16]"
6 posts
#10
Media/Journalism
: "The company funding the world's largest human trafficking ring (2026) [17:16]"
6 posts
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Last updated: September 4, 2026