Best Sports Documentaries on Netflix 2026
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Our pick of the best Sports Documentaries on Netflix right now, ranked by audience rating out of the 100 titles in category code 180. Tap any title for full details and where to watch.
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1. The Last Dance (2020)
Rated 9.2/10 on IMDb, from 2020. This docuseries gives a definitive account of Michael Jordan’s career and the 1990s Chicago Bulls, packed with unaired footage from the 1997-98 season.
2. 2,215 (2018)
Rated 8.6/10 on IMDb, from 2018, 1h 29m. This intimate documentary follows rock star Artiwara Kongmalai on his historic, 2,215-kilometer charity run across Thailand in 2017.
3. Formula 1: Drive to Survive (2019)
Rated 8.6/10 on IMDb, from 2019. Drivers, managers and team owners live life in the fast lane -- both on and off the track -- during one cutthroat season of Formula 1 racing.
4. Last Chance U (2016)
Rated 8.5/10 on IMDb, from 2016. In a docuseries set at one of NCAA football's most fertile recruiting grounds, guys with red flags seek to prove their worth on the field and in class.
5. Hitting the Apex (2015)
Rated 8.4/10 on IMDb, from 2015, 2h 18m. Brad Pitt narrates this chronicle of six of the fastest MotoGP racers and their adrenaline-fueled journeys as they vie for the world championship.
6. Sunderland 'Til I Die (2018)
Rated 8.2/10 on IMDb, from 2018. This docuseries follows English soccer club Sunderland through the 2017-18 season as they try to bounce back after relegation from the Premier League.
7. Cheer (2020)
Rated 8.2/10 on IMDb, from 2020. This gripping docuseries follows the ups and downs of Navarro College's competitive cheer squad as they work to win a coveted national title.
8. The Dawn Wall (2017)
Rated 8.1/10 on IMDb, from 2017, 1h 40m. Cameras follow Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson as they take on the staggering challenge of free-climbing Yosemite’s most formidable rock formation.
9. Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story (2020)
Rated 8.1/10 on IMDb, from 2020, 1h 45m. This documentary profiles a defiant driver who challenged racial barriers in American auto racing, becoming the first black man to race in the Indy 500.
10. A Kid from Coney Island (2019)
Rated 8.1/10 on IMDb, from 2019, 1h 29m. From gifted athlete to professional NBA hooper, Coney Island's Stephon Marbury navigates the pressures, pitfalls and peaks of his basketball journey.