Most Popular Documentaries This Year

Making a Murderer

Filmed over 13 years, this real-life thriller follows the unprecedented story of two men accused of a grisly crime they may not have committed.

Man Made

An affecting and honest portrait of four transgender men as they prepare to step on stage at the only all-trans bodybuilding competition in the world.

Man on Wire

A look at Philippe Petit's daring high-wire routine performed between the World Trade Center's twin towers in 1974, what some consider, "the artistic crime of the century".

March of the Penguins

At the end of each Antarctic summer, the emperor penguins of the South Pole journey to their traditional breeding grounds.

March of the Penguins 2: The Next Step

Emperor penguins fall in love, form families, fight for survival and search for a new home while on an epic Arctic journey through life.

Matt Shepard Is a Friend of Mine

An intimate portrait of Matthew Shepard, murdered in one of the most notorious hate crimes in U.S. history.

McCullin

For the first time, McCullin speaks candidly about his career covering wars and humanitarian disasters on every continent and the photographs that often defined historic moments.

Milli Vanilli

This documentary pulls back the curtain on the story that we thought we knew, but didn't, and delivers a compelling look at the price of fame.

Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things

Examining the many levels of minimalism by looking inside the lives of minimalists from various walks of life.

Miss Representation

Exploring how the mainstream media's often disparaging portrayals of women contribute to the under-representation of females in positions of leadership.

Miss Sharon Jones!

Filmmaker Barbara Kopple follows rhythm and blues singer Sharon Jones as she tries to hold her band together while battling pancreatic cancer.

MLK/FBI

Based on newly declassified files, the film explores the US government’s surveillance and harassment of Martin Luther King, Jr.

The Mole Agent

A private investigator in Chile hires someone to work as a mole at a retirement home where a client of his suspects the caretakers of elder abuse.

The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers

A look at the role of military strategist Daniel Ellsberg, who leaked the Pentagon Papers. This led to speculation of deception about the Vietnam War and a media circus.

The Movies That Made Us

These blockbusters brought us together and gave us the time of our lives. Meet the actors, directors and industry insiders who made them happen.

Mr Nobody Against Putin

A Russian teacher secretly documents his school becoming a war recruitment centre during the Ukraine invasion, revealing the ethical dilemmas educators face.

Murderball

Quadriplegics, who play full-contact rugby in wheelchairs, overcome unimaginable obstacles to compete in the Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece.

Muscle Shoals

Located on the banks of the Tennessee River, Muscle Shoals, Alabama is the unlikely breeding ground for some of the most creative music in American history.

My Beautiful Broken Brain

After suffering a stroke at age 34, a woman documents her struggles, setbacks and eventual breakthrough as she relearns to speak, read and write.

My Dead Body

The extraordinary story of Toni Crews, a young mum with a rare terminal cancer who charted her illness online before donating her body for medical research and public dissection.

My Life as a Rolling Stone

One by one the extraordinary, exhilarating stories of each of The Rolling Stones are vividly told with exclusive interviews from the band and a stellar cast of rock stars.

My Name Is Pauli Murray

A look at the life and ideas of Pauli Murray, a non-binary Black lawyer, activist and poet who influenced both Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Thurgood Marshall.

My Octopus Teacher

A filmmaker forges an unusual friendship with an octopus living in a South African kelp forest, learning as the animal shares the mysteries of her world.

My Old School

In 1993, a boy named Brandon Lee enrolls at the Bearsden Academy secondary school in Glasgow, Scotland. Over time, it is revealed that Brandon Lee is not who he seems.