Best documentary on Reddit
148 reviews from r/MovieSuggestions, r/serialkillers, r/NetflixBestOf and 18 more subreddits
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#1
Netflix
5.0
(10)
"Dont fuck with cats"
"The Keepers on Netflix"
"Tiger King … series on Netflix. Completely over the top true story of competing big cat zoo owners."
"They’re amazing"
"My Octopus teacher was AMAZING!!"
"Tiger King 😉"
"I think My Octopus Teacher on Netflix is up there."
"A must see"
"I’m a documentary whore tbh but the one that has always stuck with me."
#2
Documentary
4.5
(8)
"Documentaries:
- Moment of Contact
- Ariel Phenomenon
- The Phenomenon
- Investigation Alien
- Investigating the unknown
Start there."
"There's a documentary on Netflix called "Turning Point: 9/11 and the War On Terror"."
"Best I have seen is Long Promised Road with Brian Wilson"
"Personally, Stanley Nelson’s “The Life and Death of Peoples Temple.”"
"Cowspiracy. It’s a bit dated (2014, I think), but is on Netflix in the US."
"Bitter Lake (2015)"
"*Cult Massacre: One Day in Jonestown* is rather informative."
"There is “Penguins” on Disney+, “March of the Penguins 2” on Hulu."
#3
The Alpinist
5.0
(5)
"The Alpinist (2021) makes Free Solo look like a guy in a climbing gym."
"The most amazing documentary I’ve seen."
"Is pretty incredible"
"The Alpinist. Amazing movie about an even more amazing person."
"An amazing documentary!"
#4
Free Solo
5.0
(4)
"Free Solo (2018) is pretty amazing."
"I really liked Free Solo (2018)..."
"So well done, so gripping and frightening."
#5
Capturing The Friedmans
4.5
(4)
"Ooooooooooo I love docs too! Here are some of my faves. 6. Capturing The Friedmans..."
"It’s really messed up and can be difficult to watch. I don’t often bring it up because It’s pretty disturbing but it was captivating and mind blowing."
"Capturing the Friedmans"
#6
The Thin Blue Line
5.0
(3)
"Game changer in documentaries involving a crime"
"Ooooooooooo I love docs too! Here are some of my faves. 1. The Thin Blue Line..."
#7
Muscle Shoals
5.0
(3)
"It's about a bunch of white session players in a Mississippi town."
"So much incredible music has come out from this studio"
"So much incredible music has come out from this studio"
#8
Grey Gardens
5.0
(3)
"Grey Gardens! You can find a copy on YouTube in excellent quality."
"Grey Gardens (1975)"
"And of course Grey Gardens is a classic."
#9
Grizzly Man
5.0
(3)
"Ooooooooooo I love docs too! Here are some of my faves. 3. Grizzly Man..."
"For me, it's a toss-up, between 'Grizzly Man' (2005) and 'The Bridge' (2006)"
"I will never, ever forget 'Grizzly Man' (2005)."
#10
My Octopus Teacher
5.0
(3)
"My Octopus Teacher was pretty damn good."
"I would suggest My Octopus Teacher."
"My octopus teacher ❤️."
#11
Man on Wire
5.0
(3)
"About the guy who tightrope walked between the twin towers without permission."
"Is wonderful!"
"Man on Wire (2008) and Samsara (2011) are probably my two favorite documentaries."
#12
Searching for Sugar Man
5.0
(3)
"Two South Africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero."
"Searching for Sugar Man."
"Searching for Sugar Man"
#13
Honeyland
5.0
(3)
"Honeyland"
"Honeyland"
"First documentary to get an Oscar."
#14
Wild Wild Country
5.0
(3)
"Wild wild country"
"Wild, Wild Country. True story about a foreign cult that tries to take control of Oregon."
"Wild Wild Country..."
#15
Jiro Dreams of Sushi
5.0
(3)
"Jiro Dreams of Sushi"
"Jiro Dreams of Sushi."
"A great look at the devotion certain (arguably many) Japanese people have for their work."
#16
Blackfish
5.0
(3)
"Blackfish"
"Blackfish. I watched it twice in one day because I was so blown away, and upset."
"A pretty top drawer documentary"
#17
The Act of Killing
5.0
(2)
"Ooooooooooo I love docs too! Here are some of my faves. 9. The Act of Killing..."
"Like no other documentary I’ve ever seen, even the premise itself is mind-blowing."
#18
Three Identical Strangers
5.0
(2)
"Three Identical Strangers..."
"This was mind blowing, truth is indeed stranger than fiction."
#19
American Movie
5.0
(2)
"American Movie (if you like getting a look into the process of filmmaking)."
"American Movie (1999) is one of the greatest documentaries of all time..."
#20
I’ll Be Gone in the Dark
5.0
(2)
"I wouldn’t make one when I knew I couldn’t even land in the ball park of how good, how well researched, how well thought out I’ll Be Gone in the Dark is."
"I’ll Be Gone In the Dark is on HBO max. It’s a series and it’s fantastic."
#21
The Keepers
5.0
(2)
"The Keepers (2017 miniseries) 'Who killed Sister Cathy?'"
"The Keepers is one of my favorite true crime documentaries"
#22
Hoop Dreams
5.0
(2)
"Hoop Dreams is one of my top documentaries."
"Ooooooooooo I love docs too! Here are some of my faves. 5. Hoop Dreams..."
#23
13th
5.0
(2)
"13th"
"13th..."
#24
Paradise Lost
5.0
(2)
"The story of three teenagers in Arkansas that are accused of raping and killing three children."
"The Paradise Lost documentary on HBO about the West Memphis 3 satanic killings is still imo the best documentary ever made."
#25
Peter Jackson
5.0
(2)
"Is incredible."
"They shall not grow old by Peter Jackson. Yes, that Peter Jackson."
#26
Gates of Heaven
5.0
(2)
"Appears to be available on Youtube!"
"I'll give you five of the greatest I have ever seen. Gates of Heaven."
#27
Sour Grapes
5.0
(2)
"Another one is 2016's "Sour Grapes" about a vintage wine fraudster."
"Was also insane and will make you laugh and question expensive wine for the rest of your life"
#28
Cowspiracy
4.5
(2)
"Cowspiracy is the best "soft" ethical documentary."
"Cowspiracy or Seaspiracy would meet that brief."
#29
Paris is Burning
5.0
(1)
"Paris is Burning"
#30
Silverlake Life: The View from Here
5.0
(1)
"Silverlake Life: The View from Here - lord, how I cried"
#31
A World Undone
5.0
(1)
"I would strongly recommend the audiobook version of A World Undone by G. J. Meyer."
#32
Searching for Sugarman
5.0
(1)
"Searching for Sugarman, Free Solo and the Alpinist."
#33
Senna
5.0
(1)
"Even if you're not into auto racing, Senna is a brilliant documentary."
#34
OJ: Made in America
5.0
(1)
"In my opinion the best docu-series I've ever seen."
#35
I'll Be Gone in the Dark
5.0
(1)
"I'll Be Gone in the Dark is incredible."
#36
The Quest: Everest
5.0
(1)
"The most complete and unique film on what it takes to climb Mt. Everest."
#37
Unseen
5.0
(1)
"UNSEEN, about Tony Sowell, is excellent."
#38
Dear Zachary
5.0
(1)
"Dear Zachary is also a very good but grueling documentary."
#39
Ultimate Survival Everest
5.0
(1)
"I personally think Ultimate Survival Everest would interest you."
#40
The Bridge
5.0
(1)
"The Bridge is a great documentary about people who unalive themselves."
#41
This is the Zodiac
5.0
(1)
"This is the Zodiac on Netflix. It’s brand new. Trust me."
#42
Discovery Channel
5.0
(1)
"Omg YES- idk if they’re easy to find online..."
#43
Dating Death
5.0
(1)
"Dating Death is the best one on Rodney Alcala Ive seen."
#44
Falling for a Killer
5.0
(1)
"Falling for a Killer is an excellent docu series on Ted Bundy told by his girlfriend and her daughter."
#45
Tell Me Who I Am
5.0
(1)
"Tell Me Who I Am covers the story of a twin with amnesia."
#46
Violent Minds: Killers on Tape
5.0
(1)
"Violent Minds: Killers on Tape is also very good."
#47
Iraq in Fragments
5.0
(1)
"This is my favorite documentary and it's extraordinary."
#48
Icarus
5.0
(1)
"Icarus is great. I think it won an Oscar."
#49
Mountain Queen
5.0
(1)
"Mountain Queen is a recent one that’s pretty inspirational."
#50
Going Varsity in Mariachi
5.0
(1)
"Going Varsity in Mariachi just came out and it is fun."
#51
Fyre
5.0
(1)
"Fyre is 100% hilarious."
#52
Disney Nature Documentaries
5.0
(1)
"Disney Nature Documentaries."
#53
Tim’s Vermeer
5.0
(1)
"Tim’s Vermeer."
#54
Chimp Empire
5.0
(1)
"Chimp Empire."
#55
Bathtubs over Broadway
5.0
(1)
"Bathtubs over Broadway."
#56
BBC
5.0
(1)
"Anything on BBC by Historian Lucy Worsley."
#57
Ascent of Man
5.0
(1)
"Monarchy by Simon Scheama and anything by Sir David Attenborough"
#58
The Great War
5.0
(1)
"The Great War youtube series. Goes week by week what happened during the war."
#59
Christspiracy
5.0
(1)
"Cant suggest it enough. Fantastic documentary"
#60
The Phenomenon
5.0
(1)
"Solid documentary that goes over the best cases over the last 80 years."
#61
UFO
5.0
(1)
"Topic taken very seriously and is extremely compelling"
#62
The Why Files
5.0
(1)
"It's entertaining, because he always lets you indulge in the conspiracy before getting into the "is it true or not?""
#63
Cunk on Earth
5.0
(1)
"Its a satire, drunk history is also hilarious yet educational."
#64
The Menendez Murders: Erik Tells All
5.0
(1)
"I watched The Menendez murders: Erik tells all on Amazon prime."
#65
Law and Order: True Crime
5.0
(1)
"I believe there was a link to it posted somewhere on here."
#66
Abducted in Plain Sight
5.0
(1)
"Abducted In Plain Sight had me going WTF WTF WTF constantly."
#67
My Brother Jordan
4.0
(1)
"My Brother Jordan"
#68
Not So Quiet on the Western Front
4.0
(1)
"I've really enjoyed Not So Quiet on the Western Front."
#69
The Apple
4.0
(1)
"The Apple"
#70
The Donut King
4.0
(1)
"The Donut King"
#71
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
4.0
(1)
"Believe it or not, Metallica: Some Kind of Monster."
#72
Menendez Brothers
4.0
(1)
"If you are into crime documentaries than I would recommend Menendez brothers."
#73
The Dahmer Documentary
4.0
(1)
"The Dahmer documentary."
#74
City of Angels: City of Death
4.0
(1)
"City of Angels: City of death."
#75
Tales of the Grim Sleeper
4.0
(1)
"Tales of the Grim Sleeper. Documentary on decades of murders."
#76
Invincible Monsters
4.0
(1)
"Invincible monsters serial killers in America."
#77
The John Wayne Gacy Murders
4.0
(1)
"There’s a new 8 part miniseries on Gacy."
#78
The Game Changers
4.0
(1)
"The game changers."
#79
Chemistry: A Volatile History
4.0
(1)
"The BBC three part series: "Chemistry, A Volatile History"."
#80
Nova
4.0
(1)
"The PBS ongoing series, Nova."
#81
Netflix Science Documentaries
4.0
(1)
"Netflix science documentaries."
#82
The Rescue
4.0
(1)
"The Rescue"
#83
Take Care Of Maya
4.0
(1)
"Take Care Of Maya"
#84
Some Kind of Heaven
4.0
(1)
"Some Kind of Heaven"
#85
The Seven Five
4.0
(1)
"The Seven Five (2014)"
#86
Bigger, Stronger, Faster
4.0
(1)
"Bigger, Stronger, Faster"
#87
Menendez: Monsters or Misjudged
4.0
(1)
"It was pretty good."
#88
History That Doesn’t Suck
3.0
(1)
"It’s a US history podcast but History That Doesn’t Suck covers WW1."
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