Best Documentary Movies & TV Shows
Documentary popularity is driven almost entirely by subject matter rather than filmmaking style, which is why true crime, music and nature titles dominate demand rankings.
Documentary series often rank higher than documentary features because episodic release keeps them in circulation longer.
Popular Documentary Movies
Ranked by current audience demand, limited to titles with at least 150 recorded ratings.
Jackass: Best and Last
2026★ 7.5
Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me
2022★ 8.4
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts
2022★ 7.3
X-Rated: The Greatest Adult Movies of All Time
2015★ 6.4
Jackass Forever
2022★ 6.8
Ennio
2022★ 8.3
Jackass: The Movie
2002★ 6.3
The Crash
2026★ 6.9
No Other Land
2024★ 8.0
Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry
2021★ 8.2
David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet
2020★ 8.4
Human
2015★ 8.4
Stop Making Sense
1984★ 8.3
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
2022★ 6.8
Encanto at the Hollywood Bowl
2022★ 7.0
Everybody’s Everything
2019★ 8.4
Grizzly Man
2005★ 7.5
Jackass Number Two
2006★ 6.6
The Secret
2006★ 6.6
Val
2021★ 7.2
Popular Documentary Series
Series carrying the same genre tag, ordered by current demand.
Mayday
2003★ 8.2
MythBusters
2003★ 7.8
Ancient Aliens
2010★ 7.1
The Girl
2016★ 7.7
How It's Made
2001★ 7.6
The Curse of Oak Island
2014★ 7.2
Marvel Studios Legends
2021★ 7.4
Cosmos
2014★ 8.5
Planet Earth
2006★ 8.6
Welcome to Wrexham
2022★ 7.8
Formula 1: Drive to Survive
2019★ 8.2
Prehistoric Planet
2022★ 8.3
Man vs. Wild
2006★ 7.1
Through the Wormhole
2010★ 7.7
The Dinosaurs
2026★ 8.0
Marvel Studios Assembled
2021★ 7.2
Rise of Empires: Ottoman
2020★ 7.5
The Angry Video Game Nerd
2004★ 7.5
An Idiot Abroad
2010★ 7.7
The Universe
2007★ 8.0