Highest Rated Documentaries

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.

The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

50 years ago, Björn Andrésen was plucked from obscurity to star in Visconti’s Death in Venice and hailed “the most beautiful boy in the world”.

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.

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.

Paris is Burning

A chronicle of New York's drag scene in the 1980s, focusing on balls, voguing and the ambitions and dreams of those who gave the era its warmth and vitality.

Paula

An examination of Paula on her own terms, exploring the huge influence she had, and the difficulties she faced as a result of her fame.

The Pixar Story

John Lasseter, Brad Bird, Steve Jobs, Tom Hanks and others discuss the incredible rise of Pixar Animation Studios and hits such as "Toy Story."

The Ponds

Watch the Hampstead Heath swimmers over 12 months as they shiver, laughed, complained, ruminated, philosophised or simply sought respite from all that life threw at them.

Power

Tackling a complicated subject in a provocative way, “Power” looks at the historical factors that have shaped modern policing.

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?

The Speed Cubers

This documentary captures the extraordinary twists and turns in the journeys of Rubik's Cube-solving champions Max Park and Feliks Zemdegs.

The Square

A group of Egyptian revolutionaries battle leaders and regimes, risking their lives to build a new society of conscience.

The Story of Film: A New Generation

Critic and film-maker Mark Cousins offers a new instalment in his monumental Story of Film series, examining what digital technology has brought to the table.

Sven

A celebrated football manager's path to greatness takes a profound turn when Svennis confronts an incurable cancer diagnosis in 2024.

Tomorrow's World - Chernobyl

Three-and-a-half years after the world's worst nuclear accident, Tomorrow's World investigates the fallout from Chernobyl.

Tower

Tower reveals the action-packed untold stories of the witnesses, heroes and survivors of America’s first mass school shooting.

Unbranded

Four friends embark on a life-changing adventure. They travel on wild horses across the American West, from the Mexican border to the Canadian border.

White Boy

In 1980s Detroit, a 17-year-old runs a sophisticated drug operation. Thirty years later, journalists, police and federal agents discuss him for the first time.

Who Killed Malcolm X?

Decades after the assassination of African American leader Malcolm X, an activist embarks on a complex mission seeking truth in the name of justice.

Wild Wild Country

When Osho, the world's most controversial guru, builds an Utopian city deep in the Oregon country, conflict with the locals escalates into a national scandal.

3 1/2 Minutes, Ten Bullets

Filmmaker Marc Silver uses the shooting death of black teenager Jordan Davis to examine Florida's `Stand Your Ground' self-defense law.

Amy

Archival footage and personal testimonials present an intimate portrait of the life and career of British singer/songwriter Amy Winehouse.

The Art of Organized Noize

As pioneers of the Dirty South music movement, Organized Noize is responsible for Outkast, CeeLo, the Goodie Mob and the Dungeon Family.

Attica

This unnervingly vivid dive into the 1971 uprising sheds new light on the enduring violence and racism of the prison system and highlights the need for reform 50 years later.