r/Documentaries is a subreddit with 20.3M 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, crime, society, and music.
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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: looking for strange/crazy/weird documentaries"
28 posts
#2
History
: "Israel's Secret Attack on Tunis: Operation Wooden Leg (2026)[00:10:28]"
15 posts
#3
Crime
: "Pakistan's Hidden Shame (2014) [00:47:00]"
14 posts
#4
Society
: "Norwegian boy left in Mumbai slums by parents (2026) [00:17:38]"
12 posts
#5
Music
: "A Band Called Death (2012) - documentary about Death, an all-Black rock band from 1970s Detroit whose music went unheard until decades after they broke up. [01:35:51]"
8 posts
#6
Int'l Politics
: "How Israel Got Away With Attacking the U.S.S. Liberty (2024) | 59 years ago today, 34 Americans were killed by Israel [41:05]"
7 posts
#7
Nature/Animals
: "What's The Point of Spiders (2026) [0:03:04]"
7 posts
#8
Biography
: "Jupiter's Wife (1995) The story of a homeless woman in Central Park NYC [01:17:48]"
6 posts
#9
Tech/Internet
: "We Saw What AI Data Centers Don't Want You to See (2026) - A short PBS Doc investigating pollution and energy costs of data centers that power AI and their effects on nearby communities [21:44]."
4 posts
#10
American Politics
: "Investigating Trump, Project 2025 and the future of the United States (2024) [55:45]"
4 posts
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Last updated: July 1, 2026