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r/Documentaries is a subreddit with 20.3M members. Its distinguishing qualities are that the community is massive in size, and has high activity.
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Popular Themes in r/Documentaries
#1
Advice Requests
: "Recommendation request: documentaries about life in 1980s Britain"
14 posts
Popular Topics in r/Documentaries
#1
Documentary
: "Chasing Childhood (2020) – What happens when kids never learn to fail? This urgent Documentary reveals how overparenting and the loss of free play are fueling a mental health crisis in youth. The freedom kids lost is costing them their future. [01:19:35]"
83 posts
#2
Documentaries
: "Recommendation request: Documentaries about life in 1980s Britain"
31 posts
#3
History
: "Loch Thom History Documentary (2021) duration [00:17:17]"
27 posts
#4
Politics
: "Israeli forces detain young Palestinian boys riding their bikes (2021) - [00:03:33]"
8 posts
#5
War
: "The Last Great Roman General? (2022) - Belisarius and the Wars of Justinian [02:14:46]"
8 posts
#6
Recommendation Request
: "Recommendation Request: Looking for docs on companies, either their rise or fall"
6 posts
#7
Israel
: "The Settlers by Louis Theroux (2025) - Louis meets the growing community of illegal extremist religious-nationalist Israelis settlers [01:01:58]"
6 posts
#8
Space
: "The Story of Opportunity Rover | Space Legends (2024) - Discover how a humble rover, originally planned for just 90 days, operated for 15 years!! (CC) [00:07:59]"
6 posts
#9
Palestine
: "Clash of the worlds - Palestine (2008) - Missing BBC Documentary focusing on the relationship between Britain and Palestine, the resulting foundation of the state of Israel, and the effects felt to this day. [00:58:00]"
5 posts
#10
Trailer
: "The Encampments | Official Trailer (2025) [00:02:09]"
4 posts
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