Documentary Movies on Netflix - Page 31
State of Alabama vs. Brittany Smith
2022
star 6.1The harrowing story of a woman trying to use Alabama's Stand Your Ground law after killing a man she says brutally attacked her.The Witcher Bestiary Season 1, Part 2
2020
star 6.6Basilisks, dragons and more beasts haunt the Continent. Explore the mythologies of the mysterious monsters Geralt hunts to earn the coins tossed his way.Never Stop Dreaming: The Life and Legacy of Shimon Peres
2018
star 6.2A look back on the life of Nobel Peace Prize winner, Shimon Peres, who served as prime minister of Israel twice and negotiated the 1994 Israel-Jordan peace treaty.Sinbad: Afros and Bellbottoms
1993
star 5.8Sinbad brings the '70s back with a nostalgic stand-up special dedicated to the films, fashion and other flashbacks from that era.Springsteen On Broadway
2018
star 8Bruce Springsteen shares personal stories from his life and acoustic versions of some of his best-known songs in an intimate one-man show.Cedric the Entertainer: Live from the Ville
2016
star 5.8Donning his signature suit and fedora, the dapper comic offers a unique spin on getting old, the presidential election and "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk."Coming to You
2021
Coming to You
2021
star 6.9Nabi, a veteran fire officer, accepts the coming out from her child Hangyeol, “I want to remove my breasts.” Meanwhile, Vivian, a flight crew, receives a letter from her son Yejoon, “Mom, I’m gay.” Hangyeol and Yejoon confide in their struggles even before the two mothers understand their reality.Venus and Serena
2012
Venus and Serena
2012
star 6.1Venus and Serena takes an honest and unfiltered look into the remarkable lives of sisters and tennis legends Serena and Venus Williams. Through the prism of one year in their lives, the film tells the untold story of how these two great stars came to be and how they struggle to stay on top.Bangarang
2024
Bangarang
2024
star 8Children can be loud, carefree, playful, unaware, violent. Also in Taranto, an industrial city in Southern Italy which has the largest steel mill factory in Europe since the 1960s. Observing their movements and listening to their emotions, we enter the world of childhood while losing ourselves in the present of this territory, the scene of one of the most serious health and environmental disasters in Italian and European history. Bangarang is a Jamaican word meaning tumult, disorder, chaos.Maestra
2023
Maestra
2023
'Maestra' looks at what happens when women come together - the extraordinary. In March 2022, fourteen women gathered in Paris to show the world the singular talent that unites them and which, for far too long, has been considered the pursuit of only men. Mothers, daughters, rebels, leaders - over four days, each took to the stage to compete in 'La Maestra', the only competition in the world for female conductors. A mother of twin toddlers from Athens, determined to show her kids anything is possible, a Ukrainian doing all she can to focus on her art and the competition in front of her while Russia invades, a Polish student just starting out, and a French immigrant returning to the city that closed its doors to her many years ago. Personal stories of survival, passion and perseverance are woven together with the drama and excitement of this one of a kind event created to break yet another glass ceiling for women.City of Joy
2016
City of Joy
2016
star 7.5The Democratic Republic of Congo has endured 20 years of devastating violence. Rape has been used as a weapon of war to destroy community and access precious minerals. Congo is often referred to as “the worst place in the world to be a woman.” "City of Joy" tells a different story of the region. The film focuses on Jane, a student at a center where women who have suffered unimaginable abuse join together to become leaders. We also meet the founders of the center: a devout Congolese Doctor, a Congolese activist, and a radical N.Y. playwright. The film weaves between joy and pain as these individuals band together to demand hope in a place so often deemed hopeless.Fire in Paradise
2019
Fire in Paradise
2019
star 6.8In this documentary, survivors recall the catastrophic 2018 Camp Fire, which razed the town of Paradise and became California’s deadliest wildfire.The American Meme
2018
The American Meme
2018
star 5.8Paris Hilton, the Fat Jew, and Brittany Furlan have all used social media to achieve massive internet fame. But, American Meme explores, is it worth it?The Nth Room case: The Making of a Monster
2021
star 4This hour-long documentary explains what happened in the Nth room chat rooms, how girls fell prey to the perpetrators, and how the digital world and social media platforms provide an optimal environment for online sex offenses to take place.El testigo: Caín y Abel
2018
star 6.4The Colombian photographer Jesús Abad Colorado looks back into his photographic work portraying the Colombian armed conflict and visits territories affected by it, including San José de Apartadó, Ganada and Bojayá to show the photographs he took to those who appeared in them. He reflects on the horrors of war and the future of peace in Colombia.Spelling the Dream
2020
Spelling the Dream
2020
star 7Since 1999, 18 of the last 22 winners of the Scripps National Spelling Bee have been Indian-American, making the incredible trend one of the longest in sports history. “Breaking the Bee” is a feature-length documentary that explores and celebrates this new dynasty while following four students, ages 7 to 14, as they vie for the title of spelling bee champion.Katt Williams: Great America
2018
star 5.6The king of underground comedy takes the stage in Jacksonville with unflinching riffs on American politics and the raunchy perils of getting old.George Lopez: We'll Do It for Half
2020
star 5.3Comedian George Lopez tackles the future and the past of Latinx culture in America, touching on immigration, his tough relatives, aging and much more.Bo Burnham: The Inside Outtakes
2022
star 8.1Exactly one year after the release of the one man show, "Bo Burnham: Inside" (made in one room, by one person, throughout the pandemic,) comes a series of unseen outtakes, deleted scenes, alternative versions of songs, and new songs unused from the special.Sinbad: Nothin' but the Funk
1997
star 5.2Enjoy Comedic Superstar Sinbad as he gives us one of his most stellar stand up performances, shot on the beautiful island of Aruba at the Guillermo P. Trinidad Theatre. As always, Sinbad shows why he’s a veteran in comedy since the 80’s, with an entertaining show that the entire family can enjoy.
