Documentaries on Netflix
Last updated October 01, 2025
After Porn Ends
2010 | NR | 2.9 out of 5 StarsInterviewing some of porn's top stars, this documentary explores their careers and delves into their lives after leaving the adult entertainment industry, examining their adjustment to "normal" society.
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Moving Art: Forests
2014 | NR | 2.9 out of 5 StarsViewers will marvel at the majesty of nature's gentle giants through the seasons as famed filmmaker Louie Schwartzberg journeys to California's Redwood Coast, Washington's Olympic National Park and Telluride, Colo.
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Who Cares
2012 | NR | 2.9 out of 5 StarsThe risks are high for the sex trade workers who wander the streets of Edmonton, Canada. Several prostitutes share their tragic stories in this documentary that depicts the hardships they endure every day on the streets.
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The People of the Kattawapiskak River
2013 | NR | 2.9 out of 5 StarsFilmmaker Alanis Obomsawin explores the causes of the deplorable housing conditions faced by 1,700 Cree in Northern Ontario in 2011, a crisis so dire the tribal chief declared a state of emergency in the Attawapiskat First Nation community.
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Space Dive
2012 | NR | 2.9 out of 5 StarsEclipsing a world record set 52 years prior, Felix Baumgartner leapt into space from 24 miles above Earth, freefalling faster than 800 miles per hour. His spectacular feat, recorded by multiple cameras, is vividly captured in this documentary.
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The Bomb Hunters: Season 1
2011 | NR | 2.9 out of 5 StarsBomb disposal expert Chris Hunter shares his personal stories of defusing explosive devices in places like Northern Ireland and Afghanistan, and explains the day-to-day existence of those who take on this dangerous career.
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The First World War From Above
2010 | NR | 2.9 out of 5 StarsAerial footage from 1919 captures the battlefields of World War I, revealing the destruction inflicted across Europe. Experts from London's Imperial War Museum bring insight to these images, telling incredible stories of battles lost and won.
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The Bomb Hunters
2011 | NR | 2.9 out of 5 StarsBritain's Chris Hunter, a veteran of Iraq, Afghanistan, and Northern Ireland, headlines this look at the perilous work of bomb disposal experts. Hunter recounts his own story, while archive footage illustrates the job's inherent risk.
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Poetry in Motion
1982 | NR | 2.8 out of 5 StarsWith Charles Bukowski articulating the everyman view that poetry is irrelevant, self-indulgent, dull and nonsensical, two dozen North American poets -- including Allen Ginsberg -- provide the counterpoint with stirring interpretations of their words. William S. Burroughs, Anne Waldman and Jim Carroll are among the other hipster bards on hand in this impressive anthology of recitations. Also included is a brief interview with director Ron Mann.
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How to Cook Your Life
2007 | NR | 2.8 out of 5 StarsGerman filmmaker Doris Dörrie documents a summer in the life of renowned Zen practitioner and cook Edward Espe Brown as he teaches culinary classes in Zen centers in Austria and California, revealing the role food plays in our bodies and spirits.
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For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism
2009 | NR | 2.8 out of 5 StarsFilmmaker Gerald Peary directs this insightful documentary that examines the oft-misunderstood world of film criticism and explores what the future holds for the underappreciated art form in the expanding Internet era. Filled with an assortment of the country's most respected critics, Peary's film features appearances by Kenneth Turan, Elvis Mitchell, A.O. Scott, and arguably the most recognizable film critic of all time, Roger Ebert.
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Nick Nolte: No Exit
2008 | NR | 2.8 out of 5 StarsActor Nick Nolte appears as both interviewer and interviewee in director Tom Thurman's unusual documentary, which finds the star playing a snappy television journalist interviewing a gruff, hungover version of himself about his own life and career. Ranging across topics from his work in The Deep to his struggles with alcohol and his infamous LAPD mug shot, this film offers a unique portrait of one of Hollywood's most eccentric leading men.
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Graffiti Verite 8: The Fifth Element: The Art of the Beat Boxer
2010 | NR | 2.8 out of 5 StarsAt the heart of old-school hip-hop were the human beat boxes who drew out the percussive beats that drove the MCs' rhymes home, from the depths of their throats to the tips of their tongues. This documentary celebrates them. Los Angeles beat box artists Click 88, Pretty Chi and Joshua Silverstein talk tools, techniques and what it takes to turn beats into art. Performance footage shows an art form evolving.
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High Grass Circus
1977 | NR | 2.8 out of 5 StarsDiscuss the entertainment value of the circus of bygone days. What elements of circus life attracted workers and performers?
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A Whisper to a Roar
2012 | NR | 2.8 out of 5 StarsThis rousing documentary examines how protesters dedicated to democracy and nonviolence have changed the political landscapes in five tumultuous countries -- Venezuela, Egypt, Malaysia, Ukraine and Zimbabwe -- that have been ruled by corrupt regimes.
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Photographic Memory
2011 | NR | 2.8 out of 5 StarsFilmmaker Ross McElwee watches as his teenage son becomes withdrawn and argumentative, living most of his life online. To better understand the boy, McElwee travels to the village where he lived as a young adult to reflect on his own adolescence.
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Heart of the King
2007 | NR | 2.8 out of 5 StarsThe lives of four unique Elvis impersonators intertwine in this inspiring story of passion and hardship. From small-town America to the bright lights of Vegas, this documentary highlights the performers' undying love for Elvis Presley.
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Face 2 Face
2012 | NR | 2.8 out of 5 StarsWhen major surgery leaves her feeling isolated and alone, Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Katherine Brooks sets out on a cross-country journey to meet 50 Facebook "friends" she's never met before.
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Aroused
2013 | NR | 2.8 out of 5 StarsDuring a photo shoot for a book featuring 16 adult film stars, the subjects shed their emotional inhibitions along with their clothes, answering questions about their careers, their lives and why they got into porn.
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The Day After Peace
2008 | NR | 2.7 out of 5 StarsDetermined to change the world, Jeremy Gilley spends years trying to make 9/11 a truly meaningful Day of Peace. Gilley's efforts eventually lead him to Afghanistan, where he attempts to launch an ambitious polio vaccination campaign. Filmed in places like Africa, South America and Europe, this documentary features appearances by influential supporters such as the Dalai Lama, Kofi Annan, Angelina Jolie and Jude Law.
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Rebirth: New Orleans
2013 | NR | 2.7 out of 5 StarsIn the wake of Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans officials transformed the city's education system by increasing the number of charter schools as they rebuilt. This inspiring documentary traces the creative new model's evolution through four schools.
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Petals
2009 | NR | 2.7 out of 5 StarsIn this documentary, photographer Nick Karras composes an art book devoted to the human vulva. Women's health professionals, sex educators, feminist activists, artists, and men and women on the street are called upon to respond to the mystery of the female form. The film also examines the recently developed plastic surgery process known as labiaplasty, suggesting that it's a fraudulent scheme to redefine feminine beauty.
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Sex Magic
2010 | NR | 2.7 out of 5 StarsIt's your average "Boy meets Girl, Boy loses Girl, Boy gets Girl back story." But, in this story, the Boy is BABA DEZ, a renowned polyamorous, sacred sexual healer, and the Girl, MAYA, is a sacred prostitute. To get her back, Dez must embark on a heroic journey that pitches him into a labyrinth of philosophical challenges and contradictions. SEX MAGIC takes an irreverent look at the devotees and practitioners of Tantra as they travel down a risky emotional path.
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Love Free or Die
2012 | NR | 2.7 out of 5 StarsAward-winning filmmaker Macky Alston follows Gene Robinson, the first elected openly gay bishop in the Episcopal Church, as he champions the rights of LGBT worshippers in a denomination still grappling with homophobia and hatred.
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Graffiti Verite 5: The Sacred Elements of Hip-Hop
2003 | NR | 2.6 out of 5 StarsExploring the positive influences of hip-hop on American teens, filmmaker Bob Bryan's fifth documentary chronicles a Hip-Hop Summer Workshop -- which focuses on DJ'ing, dancing, MC'ing and graffiti art -- at Metro High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Designed to create a bridge between educators and students, the course provides teens with the supportive environment they need to freely express themselves and develop self-esteem through the arts.
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