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 society, film/tv, crime, offbeat, and recommendation request.
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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
Society
: "Power Trip (2003) Electricity and Corruption in Tblisi, Georgia [00:55:00]"
6 posts
#2
Film/TV
: "The Making of “All The President’s Men” (1976) [22:04]"
4 posts
#3
Crime
: "How Sarah Khalifa Went From TV Star to a Death Sentence (2026) [00:25:43]"
4 posts
#4
Offbeat
: "The Golden Spurtle (2025) [01:15:23]"
3 posts
#5
Recommendation Request
: "How the NFL Keeps the Profits While Taxpayers Pay the Bills (2026) [00:60:18]"
3 posts
#6
Palestine/Israel
: "Breaking Ranks: Inside Israel’s War (2025) – Israeli soldiers speak about their experiences and the treatment of civilians in Gaza [01:09:54]"
2 posts
#7
History
: "America Bulldozed Homes for 343 Miles of Interstate It Never Built (2026) [22:23]"
2 posts
#8
Anthropology
: "The Origin & Evolution of Gods: 300,000 Years of Imagination (2026) [00:37:36]"
2 posts
#9
Economics
: "What REALLY Happened To Red Lobster? (2026) - How Red Lobster went Bankrupt [00:23:34]"
2 posts
#10
War
: "Ethos The Shadow of the Wolf (2023) the film documents the brutal reality of modern warfare across multiple critical phases: [1:05:55]"
2 posts
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Last updated: September 30, 2026