Best Political Documentaries on Netflix 2026
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Our pick of the best Political Documentaries on Netflix right now, ranked by audience rating out of the 100 titles in category code 7018. Tap any title for full details and where to watch.
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1. World War II in Colour (2009)
Rated 8.7/10 on IMDb, from 2009. Footage of the most dramatic moments from World War II is restored in color and high definition for this historical documentary series.
2. Greatest Events of WWII in Colour (2019)
Rated 8.7/10 on IMDb, from 2019. From the attack on Pearl Harbor to D-Day, the most pivotal events of World War II come to life in this vivid docuseries featuring colorized footage.
3. For Sama (2019)
Rated 8.5/10 on IMDb, from 2019, 1h 35m. During the uprising in Syria, a young mother weighs fleeing to raise her daughter or staying to fight for freedom in this harrowing documentary.
4. Winter on Fire (2015)
Rated 8.4/10 on IMDb, from 2015, 1h 38m. Over 93 days in Ukraine, what started as peaceful student demonstrations became a violent revolution and full-fledged civil rights movement.
5. Our President (2017)
Rated 8.4/10 on IMDb, from 2017, 1h 49m. This documentary explores the meteoric rise of Roh Moo-hyun during Korea’s 2002 presidential elections despite being the candidate in last place.
6. Collective (2019)
Rated 8.4/10 on IMDb, from 2019, 1h 53m. In 2015, a nightclub fire in Bucharest killed 64 people, unleashing an investigation that uncovered massive health care fraud and government corruption.
7. Cowspiracy (2014)
Rated 8.3/10 on IMDb, from 2014, 1h 30m. Learn how factory farming is decimating the planet's natural resources -- and why this crisis has been largely ignored by major environmental groups.
8. Inside Job (2010)
Rated 8.2/10 on IMDb, from 2010. Learn in comprehensive, cogent detail about the pervasive and deep-rooted Wall Street corruption that led to the global economic meltdown of 2008.
9. The Square (2013)
Rated 8.1/10 on IMDb, from 2013, 1h 45m. This Emmy-winning, street-level view of the 2011 Egyptian Revolution captures the astonishing uprising that led to the collapse of two governments.
10. Mishima: The Last Debate (2020)
Rated 8.1/10 on IMDb, from 2020, 1h 48m. Amidst a wave of student uprisings, writer and Japanese nationalist Yukio Mishima accepts an invitation to debate Tokyo University’s Zenkyoto group.