Best Streaming Service for Documentaries Fans in 2026

Compare streaming services for documentary fans — ranked by top-percentile docs, catalog breadth, and free options.

ⓘData note: Rankings are based on 811 ranked titles across 9 providers. Availability data may lag real-time catalog changes.

Services Ranked: Documentaries

11 services ranked by top-10% ranked titles. movies · TV shows

#Service
TotalTop 10%
1Apple TV+
11
2
2Hulu
16
2
3Disney+
36
4
4Peacock
8
—
5Pluto TV
7
—
6Paramount+
11
1
7Max
60
7
8AMC+
19
1
9Tubi
144
11
10Netflix
189
17
11Prime Video
82
3

Best Documentaries on Netflix

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Highest-percentile documentary films & series available on Netflix.

  1. The Three Deaths of Marisela Escobedo
    Top 2%

    The Three Deaths of Marisela Escobedo

    2020

    Included
  2. David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet
    Top 2%

    David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet

    2020

    Included
  3. Squid Game: Making Season 2
    Top 3%

    Squid Game: Making Season 2

    2025

    Included
  4. BLACKPINK: Light Up the Sky
    Top 5%

    BLACKPINK: Light Up the Sky

    2020

    Included
  5. BTS THE COMEBACK LIVE | ARIRANG
    Top 5%

    BTS THE COMEBACK LIVE | ARIRANG

    2026

    Included
  6. John Mulaney: The Comeback Kid
    Top 7%

    John Mulaney: The Comeback Kid

    2015

    Included
  7. Our Planet
    Top 7%

    Our Planet

    2019

    Included
  8. My Octopus Teacher
    Top 8%

    My Octopus Teacher

    2020

    Included
  9. The Last Dance
    Top 8%

    The Last Dance

    2020

    Included
  10. HOMECOMING: A film by Beyoncé
    Top 9%

    HOMECOMING: A film by Beyoncé

    2019

    Included
  11. Shawn Mendes: In Wonder
    Top 9%

    Shawn Mendes: In Wonder

    2020

    Included
  12. The Remarkable Life of Ibelin
    Top 9%

    The Remarkable Life of Ibelin

    2024

    Included
  13. Apollo 11
    Top 10%

    Apollo 11

    2019

    Included
  14. ariana grande: excuse me, i love you
    Top 10%

    ariana grande: excuse me, i love you

    2020

    Included
  15. Avicii - I'm Tim
    Top 10%

    Avicii - I'm Tim

    2024

    Included
  16. 13th
    Top 10%

    13th

    2016

    Included
  17. Making Squid Game: The Challenge
    Top 10%

    Making Squid Game: The Challenge

    2023

    Included
  18. Miss Americana
    Top 11%

    Miss Americana

    2020

    Included

Best Documentaries on Tubi

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Highest-percentile documentary films & series available on Tubi.

  1. Baraka
    Top 3%

    Baraka

    1992

    Free
  2. Ennio
    Top 4%

    Ennio

    2022

    Free
  3. Samsara
    Top 5%

    Samsara

    2011

    Free
  4. Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father
    Top 6%

    Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father

    2008

    Free
  5. Paris Is Burning
    Top 7%

    Paris Is Burning

    1991

    Free
  6. Lessons of Darkness
    Top 7%

    Lessons of Darkness

    1992

    Free
  7. Racing Extinction
    Top 7%

    Racing Extinction

    2015

    Free
  8. Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii
    Top 8%

    Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii

    1972

    Free
  9. The Cove
    Top 8%

    The Cove

    2009

    Free
  10. Koyaanisqatsi
    Top 9%

    Koyaanisqatsi

    1983

    Free
  11. Blackfish
    Top 9%

    Blackfish

    2013

    Free
  12. Jodorowsky's Dune
    Top 11%

    Jodorowsky's Dune

    2013

    Free
  13. Citizenfour
    Top 12%

    Citizenfour

    2014

    Free
  14. Meru
    Top 12%

    Meru

    2015

    Free
  15. Inside Job
    Top 13%

    Inside Job

    2010

    Free
  16. Jiro Dreams of Sushi
    Top 14%

    Jiro Dreams of Sushi

    2011

    Free
  17. I Am Not Your Negro
    Top 14%

    I Am Not Your Negro

    2017

    Free
  18. Bruce Lee, the Legend
    Top 15%

    Bruce Lee, the Legend

    1984

    Free

Best Documentaries on Max

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Highest-percentile documentary films & series available on Max.

  1. Planet Earth
    Top 2%

    Planet Earth

    2006

    Included
  2. Planet Earth II
    Top 3%

    Planet Earth II

    2016

    Included
  3. Blue Planet II
    Top 6%

    Blue Planet II

    2017

    Included
  4. Paris Is Burning
    Top 7%

    Paris Is Burning

    1991

    Included
  5. Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
    Top 8%

    Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story

    2024

    Included
  6. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunion
    Top 9%

    The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunion

    2020

    Included
  7. Friends: The Reunion
    Top 9%

    Friends: The Reunion

    2021

    Included
  8. Life
    Top 11%

    Life

    2009

    Included
  9. Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind
    Top 13%

    Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind

    2018

    Included
  10. Frozen Planet
    Top 14%

    Frozen Planet

    2011

    Included
  11. The Rehearsal
    Top 16%

    The Rehearsal

    2022

    Included
  12. For All Mankind
    Top 17%

    For All Mankind

    1989

    Included
  13. Cobain: Montage of Heck
    Top 18%

    Cobain: Montage of Heck

    2015

    Included
  14. Amy
    Top 19%

    Amy

    2015

    Included
  15. How To with John Wilson
    Top 19%

    How To with John Wilson

    2020

    Included
  16. Seven Worlds, One Planet
    Top 19%

    Seven Worlds, One Planet

    2019

    Included
  17. Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
    Top 19%

    Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief

    2015

    Included
  18. Häxan
    Top 20%

    Häxan

    1922

    Included

Top Documentaries Titles Across All Services

The highest-percentile documentary films & series in our catalog — regardless of which service carries them.

Nude

Nude

2017

Top 1%Apple TV+
Break the Silence: The Movie

Break the Silence: The Movie

2020

Top 1%
The Three Deaths of Marisela Escobedo

The Three Deaths of Marisela Escobedo

2020

Top 1%Netflix
Planet Earth

Planet Earth

2006

Top 2%Discovery+
Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me

Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me

2022

Top 1%Apple TV+
David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet

David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet

2020

Top 1%Netflix
BTS Permission to Dance on Stage - Seoul: Live Viewing

BTS Permission to Dance on Stage - Seoul: Live Viewing

2022

Top 1%
BTS: Permission to Dance on Stage - LA

BTS: Permission to Dance on Stage - LA

2022

Top 1%Disney+
Thriller 40

Thriller 40

2023

Top 1%Apple TV+
Nirvana: Unplugged In New York

Nirvana: Unplugged In New York

1993

Top 1%
Planet Earth II

Planet Earth II

2016

Top 2%Max
Cosmos

Cosmos

2014

Top 4%

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