Best Documentary Films on Netflix 2026
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Our pick of the best Documentary Films on Netflix right now, ranked by audience rating out of the 100 titles in category code 2243108. Tap any title for full details and where to watch.
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1. No Festival (2020)
Rated 9.7/10 on IMDb, from 2020, 1h 30m. Due to a pandemic, the Electric Castle music festival shifts into an intimate concert staged for cameras instead, with three bands and no live audience.
2. Stars in the Sky: A Hunting Story (2018)
Rated 9.5/10 on IMDb, from 2018, 1h 09m. This documentary follows a group of hunters as they grapple with the complexities, controversies, and contradictions of pursuing animals in the wild.
3. David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet (2020)
Rated 9.2/10 on IMDb, from 2020, 1h 23m. A broadcaster recounts his life, and the evolutionary history of life on Earth, to grieve the loss of wild places and offer a vision for the future.
4. A Lion in the House (2006)
Rated 8.9/10 on IMDb, from 2006. Five kids and their resilient families navigate the treatments and traumas of pediatric cancer in this documentary filmed over the course of six years.
5. Born to Play (2020)
Rated 8.9/10 on IMDb, from 2020, 1h 32m. This documentary follows the Boston Renegades — an all-woman, tackle football team — as they risk their time, families and day jobs for the game.
6. Sky Tour: The Movie (2020)
Rated 8.8/10 on IMDb, from 2020, 1h 33m. From the preparations to the performances, this documentary showcases Vietnamese pop idol Sơn Tùng M-TP and the passion behind his Sky Tour concerts.
7. Come and See (2021)
Rated 8.8/10 on IMDb, from 2021, 1h 24m. Politics and faith clash in this documentary about Dhammakaya, a controversial Buddhist temple whose abbot was charged with financial crimes.
8. Untamed Romania (2018)
Rated 8.7/10 on IMDb, from 2018, 1h 32m. This documentary explores how the legendary creatures of Romania's vast wilderness roam free yet endure the ever-changing seasons.
9. 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.
10. Tales from the Prison Cell (2020)
Rated 8.6/10 on IMDb, from 2020, 1h 21m. This documentary follows three men in prison as they explore the liberating power of art by creating imaginative fairy tales for their children.