Best Documentaries on Netflix
These are the highest-rated documentaries on Netflix, ranked by CriticCrunch quality score. Availability may vary by region.
Top Documentaries Movies on Netflix
Top 1%The Three Deaths of Marisela Escobedo
2020
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Top 3%David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet
2020
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Top 3%Squid Game: Making Season 2
2025
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Top 3%BTS THE COMEBACK LIVE | ARIRANG
2026
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Top 5%BLACKPINK: Light Up the Sky
2020
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Top 7%John Mulaney: The Comeback Kid
2015
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Top 8%My Octopus Teacher
2020
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Top 8%HOMECOMING: A film by Beyoncé
2019
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Top 9%Shawn Mendes: In Wonder
2020
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Top 9%The Remarkable Life of Ibelin
2024
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Top 9%ariana grande: excuse me, i love you
2020
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Top 10%Avicii - I'm Tim
2024
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Top 10%Apollo 11
2019
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Top 11%Miss Americana
2020
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Top 11%Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom
2015
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Top 11%13th
2016
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Top 12%Virunga
2014
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Top 12%The Greatest Night in Pop
2024
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