Most Popular Documentaries This Year

Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold

Literary icon Joan Didion reflects on her remarkable career and personal struggles in this intimate documentary directed by her nephew, Griffin Dunne.

John Candy: I Like Me

Those who knew iconic funnyman John Candy best share his story, in their own words, through never-before-seen archival footage, imagery, and interviews.

Kardashian: The Man Who Saved O.J. Simpson

An in-depth look at Robert Kardashian and the moment he picked up the Louis Vuitton garment bag that O.J. Simpson brought back from his overnight trip to Chicago.

Killing for Love

A scholarship student and her boyfriend, the son of a German diplomat, are at the centre of a media frenzy as they are tried and convicted of double homicide.

LA 92

25 years after the Rodney King trial sparked several days of protests and violence in LA, filmmakers examine the tumultuous period through rarely seen archival footage.

Life After Flash

Actor Sam J. Jones discusses the ups and downs of his life since starring in the 1980 cult film `Flash Gordon'.

Life After the Navigator

A celebration of the 1986 classic `Flight of the Navigator', and a look at the life of child star, Joey Cramer, and his roller-coaster life since that breakthrough role.

Life Itself

The 70-year life of legendary film critic Roger Ebert, charted and celebrated. With contributions from his friends, family, peers and those he reviewed.

London: 2,000 Years of History

London's evolution from Roman outpost to modern megacity, as experts examine its battles with invasions, fires and plague while becoming capital of the British Empire.

The Man with 1000 Kids

A group of families learn the charismatic man they had trusted is sperm donor to hundreds — or perhaps thousands — of other children across the world.

The March on Washington: Keepers of the Dream

Traces the Civil Rights Movement from the 1963 March on Washington to the summer of 2020, focusing on anti-Black violence motivating decades of activism.

Matangi / Maya / M.I.A.

Drawn from a never before seen cache of personal footage spanning decades, this is an intimate portrait of the Sri Lankan artist and musician who continues to shatter conventions.

Meeting Gorbachev

At the age of 88, former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev – the man who sparked the end of the Cold War – looks back over his tumultuous life and political career.

Mercury 13

After rigorous testing in 1961, a small group of skilled female pilots are asked to step aside when only men are selected for spaceflight.

Misha and the Wolves

A woman's Holocaust memoir takes the world by storm, but a fallout with her publisher-turned-detective reveals her as an audacious deception created to hide a darker truth.

Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing

Comedians and lifelong friends Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse share their personal and hilarious life experiences while travelling around the UK fishing for elusive species.

Navalny

Alexei survived an assassination attempt by poisoning in August 2020. During his months-long recovery he makes shocking discoveries and decides to return home.

Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press

The trial between Hulk Hogan and Gawker Media pitted privacy rights against freedom of the press, and raised important questions about how big money can silence media.

North Korea: The Great Illusion

A four-year journey of filmmakers trying to get into the country and discover how North Korean people live.

Planet Earth II

David Attenborough sheds light on the various habitats and biomes residing on the Earth along with footage revolving around climatic change and natural surrounding.

The Price of Gold

The Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan saga captured the attention of the world 20 years ago. How much did Harding know?

Prince of Muck

The story of Lawrence MacEwen, Laird of the Isle of Muck, as he pursues his mission to preserve the island's fragile ecosystem and society for future generations.

Print the Legend

This award-winning, original documentary chronicles the race for market leadership in 3D printing, the next wave of technological evolution.

The Queen of Versailles

A documentary that follows a billionaire couple as they begin construction on a mansion inspired by Versailles.