Best Streaming Service for Sports Documentaries Fans in 2026

Find the best streaming service for sports documentary fans — ranked by top-rated sports docs, athlete profiles, and event films.

ⓘData note: Rankings are based on 804 ranked titles across 10 providers. Availability data may lag real-time catalog changes.

Services Ranked: Sports Documentaries

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

#Service
TotalTop 10%
1Apple TV+
11
2
2Hulu
16
1
3Disney+
31
4
4Peacock
9
—
5Max
55
5
6AMC+
18
1
7Paramount+
12
1
8Pluto TV
22
1
9Tubi
141
11
10Netflix
183
15
11Prime Video
84
5

Best Sports Documentaries on Netflix

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Highest-percentile sports documentaries available on Netflix.

The Three Deaths of Marisela Escobedo
Top 1%

The Three Deaths of Marisela Escobedo

2020

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

David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet

2020

Included
BTS THE COMEBACK LIVE | ARIRANG
Top 3%

BTS THE COMEBACK LIVE | ARIRANG

2026

Included
Squid Game: Making Season 2
Top 3%

Squid Game: Making Season 2

2025

Included
BLACKPINK: Light Up the Sky
Top 5%

BLACKPINK: Light Up the Sky

2020

Included
Our Planet
Top 7%

Our Planet

2019

Included
The Last Dance
Top 8%

The Last Dance

2020

Included
My Octopus Teacher
Top 8%

My Octopus Teacher

2020

Included
HOMECOMING: A film by Beyoncé
Top 8%

HOMECOMING: A film by Beyoncé

2019

Included
The Remarkable Life of Ibelin
Top 9%

The Remarkable Life of Ibelin

2024

Included
Shawn Mendes: In Wonder
Top 9%

Shawn Mendes: In Wonder

2020

Included
ariana grande: excuse me, i love you
Top 9%

ariana grande: excuse me, i love you

2020

Included
13th
Top 10%

13th

2016

Included
Avicii - I'm Tim
Top 10%

Avicii - I'm Tim

2024

Included
Apollo 11
Top 10%

Apollo 11

2019

Included
Miss Americana
Top 11%

Miss Americana

2020

Included
Meru
Top 12%

Meru

2015

Included
Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom
Top 12%

Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom

2015

Included

Best Sports Documentaries on Tubi

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Highest-percentile sports documentaries available on Tubi.

Baraka
Top 3%

Baraka

1992

Free
Ennio
Top 4%

Ennio

2022

Free
The Look of Silence
Top 5%

The Look of Silence

2014

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

Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father

2008

Free
The Cove
Top 7%

The Cove

2009

Free
Lessons of Darkness
Top 7%

Lessons of Darkness

1992

Free
Racing Extinction
Top 7%

Racing Extinction

2015

Free
Paris Is Burning
Top 7%

Paris Is Burning

1991

Free
Queen: Days of Our Lives
Top 8%

Queen: Days of Our Lives

2011

Free
Koyaanisqatsi
Top 8%

Koyaanisqatsi

1983

Free
Blackfish
Top 9%

Blackfish

2013

Free
The Thin Blue Line
Top 11%

The Thin Blue Line

1988

Free
Meru
Top 12%

Meru

2015

Free
Citizenfour
Top 12%

Citizenfour

2014

Free
Honeyland
Top 12%

Honeyland

2019

Free
Jiro Dreams of Sushi
Top 14%

Jiro Dreams of Sushi

2011

Free
I Am Not Your Negro
Top 15%

I Am Not Your Negro

2017

Free
Flee
Top 15%

Flee

2021

Free

Best Sports Documentaries on Prime Video

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Highest-percentile sports documentaries available on Prime Video.

Baraka
Top 3%

Baraka

1992

Free
Ennio
Top 4%

Ennio

2022

Rent/Buy
Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father
Top 6%

Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father

2008

Rent/Buy
BTS: Yet to Come in Cinemas
Top 7%

BTS: Yet to Come in Cinemas

2023

Included
Koyaanisqatsi
Top 8%

Koyaanisqatsi

1983

Included
Chasing Happiness
Top 11%

Chasing Happiness

2019

Included
Meru
Top 12%

Meru

2015

Included
Coldplay: A Head Full of Dreams
Top 16%

Coldplay: A Head Full of Dreams

2018

Included
Amy
Top 18%

Amy

2015

Included
Requiem for the American Dream
Top 19%

Requiem for the American Dream

2015

Free
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
Top 19%

Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief

2015

Rent/Buy
Apocalypse: The Second World War
Top 20%

Apocalypse: The Second World War

2009

Rent/Buy
Marley
Top 20%

Marley

2012

Rent/Buy
Grizzly Man
Top 21%

Grizzly Man

2005

Free
Bowling for Columbine
Top 21%

Bowling for Columbine

2002

Rent/Buy
I Am: Celine Dion
Top 22%

I Am: Celine Dion

2024

Included
Mayday
Top 22%

Mayday

2003

Rent/Buy
I Am Bruce Lee
Top 24%

I Am Bruce Lee

2012

Included

Top Sports Documentaries Titles Across All Services

The highest-percentile sports documentaries in our catalog — regardless of which service carries them.

Nude

Nude

2017

Top 1%
The Three Deaths of Marisela Escobedo

The Three Deaths of Marisela Escobedo

2020

Top 1%Netflix
Break the Silence: The Movie

Break the Silence: The Movie

2020

Top 1%Qello Concerts by Stingray
Planet Earth

Planet Earth

2006

Top 1%
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 THE COMEBACK LIVE | ARIRANG

BTS THE COMEBACK LIVE | ARIRANG

2026

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

BTS: Permission to Dance on Stage - LA

2022

Top 1%Qello Concerts by Stingray
Thriller 40

Thriller 40

2023

Top 1%Apple TV+
Planet Earth II

Planet Earth II

2016

Top 1%Max
Cosmos

Cosmos

2014

Top 5%

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