Netflix debuted dozens of brilliant documentary films and series throughout 2025. In this list, we count down our top 10.

Across the scope of two seasons and 12 episodes, Emmy and BAFTA-winning legend Sir David Attenborough hypnotically guides the viewer through the Earth’s many natural beauties. It’s a majestic ...

Director Suzannah Herbert’s new documentary tells the story of Natchez, Mississippi—a small town and antebellum tourist destination grappling with how its unsettling history continues to define its ...

In the FRONTLINE documentary Alaska’s Vanishing Native Villages, residents of a coastal Alaska Native community called Hooper Bay confront a dilemma. Their way of life relies in part on harvesting ...

Including Sundance-winning "The Perfect Neighbor," Questlove's "Sly Lives!" and the thrilling Hersh Seymore profile.a ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Of course, we've enjoyed quite a few more docs this year, running the gamut from NFL cheerleading to a ...

My Mom Jayne: A Film by Mariska Hargitay was named Best First Documentary Feature, and ties occurred in both the Best Historical Documentary and Best Music Documentary categories.

Yes, folks, we’re not even to Thanksgiving, and awards season is already in full swing. Currently in the spotlight: the year’s best documentaries, care of this year’s Critics Choice Documentary Awards ...

The 10th Annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards celebrated the year's best in nonfiction filmmaking at a gala held in New York City on Sunday. The Perfect Neighbor was the night's biggest winner, ...