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Top 50 best Netflix documentaries according to IMDB

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Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: A Schitt's Creek Farewell
January 6, 2022 | Documentaries | 2020 | 44 minutes
From unseen footage to the last table read, this documentary takes an inside look at the final season of the acclaimed comedy series "Schitt's Creek."
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Ben Platt Live from Radio City Music Hall
January 6, 2022 | Documentaries | 2020 | 85 minutes
Backed by a full band and a ready wit, actor Ben Platt opens up a very personal songbook onstage — numbers from his debut LP, "Sing to Me Instead.”
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A Secret Love
January 6, 2022 | Documentaries | 2020 | 82 minutes
Amid shifting times, two women kept their decades-long love a secret. But coming out later in life comes with its own set of challenges.
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2,215
8.2 2,215
April 18, 2023 | Documentaries | 2018 | 89 minutes
This intimate documentary follows rock star Artiwara Kongmalai on his historic, 2,215-kilometer charity run across Thailand in 2017.
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Apollo 11
8.2 Apollo 11
January 6, 2022 | Documentaries | 2019 | 93 minutes
Using newly unearthed film footage and audio recordings, this documentary goes deep behind the scenes of Apollo 11’s historic 1969 landing on the moon.
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Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution
January 6, 2022 | Documentaries | 2020 | 108 minutes
A groundbreaking summer camp galvanizes a group of teens with disabilities to help build a movement, forging a new path toward greater equality.
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Miss Americana
January 6, 2022 | Documentaries | 2020 | 85 minutes
In this revealing documentary, Taylor Swift embraces her role as a songwriter and performer — and as a woman harnessing the full power of her voice.
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Puff: Wonders of the Reef
January 6, 2022 | Documentaries | 2021 | 59 minutes
A baby pufferfish travels through a wondrous microworld full of fantastical creatures as he searches for a home on the Great Barrier Reef.
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Unrest
7.8 Unrest
January 6, 2022 | Documentaries | 2017 | 97 minutes
In this heart-wrenching documentary, a 28-year-old Ph.D. student turns the camera on herself to capture her struggles with chronic fatigue syndrome.
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The Legend of Cocaine Island
February 26, 2023 | Documentaries | 2019 | 87 minutes
An urban legend about a duffel bag of cocaine buried in the Caribbean leads a misfit band to hatch a nutball plan to find it in this comic documentary.
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Fire in the Blood
January 6, 2022 | Documentaries | 2012 | 83 minutes
Dylan Mohan Gray examines Africa's AIDS crisis and activists' battle with pharmaceutical companies to make life-saving HIV drugs more affordable.
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Ask the Sexpert
January 6, 2022 | Documentaries | 2017 | 81 minutes
This documentary examines Dr. Mahinder Watsa, a 93-year-old sex advice columnist who thrives in a country that is averse to conversations about sex.
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Downfall: The Case Against Boeing
February 19, 2022 | Documentaries | 2022 | 89 minutes
Investigators reveal how Boeing’s alleged priority of profit over safety could have contributed to two catastrophic crashes within months of each other.
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Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives
January 6, 2022 | Documentaries | 2017 | 124 minutes
This music-driven documentary charts Clive Davis' 50-year career as one of the world's most influential record moguls.
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Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond - Featuring a Very Special, Contractually Obligated Mention of Tony Clifton
February 26, 2023 | Documentaries | 2017 | 93 minutes
Through the lens of his stunningly immersive performance as Andy Kaufman, Jim Carrey ponders the meaning of life, reality, identity and career.
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Tig
7.4 Tig
January 6, 2022 | Documentaries | 2015 | 91 minutes
Comedian Tig Notaro announced her cancer diagnosis at what became a legendary stand-up set in 2012. Follow her search for humor amid devastating news.
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Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold
February 26, 2023 | Documentaries | 2017 | 98 minutes
Literary icon Joan Didion reflects on her remarkable career and personal struggles in this intimate documentary directed by her nephew, Griffin Dunne.
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Frank and Cindy
January 6, 2022 | Documentaries | 2007 | 70 minutes
Frank was a rising pop star when he married Cindy, but decades of dashed dreams and alcoholism have left the pair struggling to find happiness.
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Keith Richards: Under the Influence
June 1, 2023 | Documentaries | 2015 | 82 minutes
In a documentary with unparalleled access, discover the people and sounds that inspired rock 'n' roll legend Keith Richards from childhood to today.
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Bethany Hamilton: Unstoppable
January 6, 2022 | Documentaries | 2019 | 100 minutes
This documentary follows the rising tide of Bethany Hamilton who lost her arm as a teen before making waves in pro surfing and her personal life.
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Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus
January 6, 2022 | Documentaries | 2000 | 55 minutes
Discover how six seemingly ordinary but supremely talented men became Monty Python, sketch comedy's revolutionary comedy troupe.
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3 Logical Exits
January 6, 2022 | Documentaries | 2020 | 14 minutes
Three years after his documentary "A Man Returned," filmmaker Mahdi Fleifel returns to Lebanon's Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp to visit a dear friend.
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Three Songs for Benazir
January 25, 2022 | Documentaries | 2022 | 22 minutes
Newly married and living in a displacement camp, an Afghan man struggles to balance his dream of joining the national army with family responsibilities.
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Django & Django
February 2, 2022 | Documentaries | 2021 | 77 minutes
Through interviews with filmmakers Quentin Tarantino and Ruggero Deodato, this documentary explores the legacy of Sergio Corbucci's spaghetti Westerns.
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Circus of Books
January 6, 2022 | Documentaries | 2020 | 86 minutes
For decades, a nice Jewish couple ran Circus of Books, a porn shop and epicenter for gay LA. Their director daughter documents their life and times.
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Through My Father's Eyes: The Ronda Rousey Story
January 6, 2022 | Documentaries | 2019 | 104 minutes
This documentary chronicles former Olympian and UFC champion Ronda Rousey's ascent to iconic status in the world of mixed martial arts.
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Ibrahim a Fate to Define
January 6, 2022 | Documentaries | 2019 | 74 minutes
Raised in a quiet home, Lina searches for answers while investigating the mystery behind her father's disappearance in this documentary.
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Ghost Hunting
January 6, 2022 | Documentaries | 2017 | 93 minutes
Formerly detained in an Israeli interrogation center, a group of Palestinian men address trauma by reenacting their stories of capture and torture.
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Print the Legend
January 6, 2022 | Documentaries | 2014 | 99 minutes
This award-winning, original documentary chronicles the race for market leadership in 3D printing, the next wave of technological evolution.
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Heritages
7.0 Heritages
January 6, 2022 | Documentaries | 2014 | 96 minutes
After being forced to leave his country three times, a Lebanese film director traces his roots and analyzes key moments of the nation's history.
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The Making of a King
January 8, 2022 | Documentaries | 2021 | 114 minutes
Kemi Adetiba and other creatives behind "King of Boys" discuss the franchise's challenging and inspiring journey toward making Nollywood history.
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Skin
6.9 Skin
January 6, 2022 | Documentaries | 2019 | 76 minutes
On a quest to find beauty in all complexions, actress Beverly Naya travels to her home country of Nigeria and explores colorism's impact on society.
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Joshua: Teenager vs. Superpower
February 26, 2023 | Documentaries | 2017 | 78 minutes
Mobilized by teenage activist Joshua Wong, young citizens of Hong Kong take to the streets in a bid to preserve their history of autonomy from China.
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One Take
6.8 One Take
January 6, 2022 | Documentaries | 2020 | 85 minutes
Members of Thai girl group BNK48 share the ups and downs of preparing for the 6th Single Senbatsu General Election.
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Untouchable
January 6, 2022 | Documentaries | 2019 | 98 minutes
Including interviews with accusers and ex-colleagues, this documentary traces the controversial career of disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein.
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Misha and the Wolves
January 6, 2022 | Documentaries | 2021 | 89 minutes
As a little girl, she escaped the Holocaust and lived among wolves. Or did she? An extraordinary story elicits sympathy — then draws scrutiny.
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The Most Unknown
January 6, 2022 | Documentaries | 2018 | 92 minutes
Traversing disciplines from physics to psychology, nine scientists share ideas and seek common ground by delving into deep existential questions.
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I'm Leaving Now
January 6, 2022 | Documentaries | 2019 | 75 minutes
In this evocative documentary, an undocumented immigrant plans to return to Mexico after 16 years but his family tells him he needs to stay in the US.
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Madonna and the Breakfast Club
January 6, 2022 | Documentaries | 2019 | 105 minutes
This docudrama reenacts the early days of Madonna, detailing her time with her first band, the Breakfast Club, and how she paved her path to stardom.
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Panoptic
6.1 Panoptic
January 6, 2022 | Documentaries | 2017 | 69 minutes
This documentary dissects Lebanon's present-day paradoxes stemming from years of conflict as the director attempts to reconcile with her nation's past.
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We Are All For The Fatherland
January 6, 2022 | Documentaries | 1979 | 74 minutes
After the 1978 Israeli invasion of Lebanon, children try to sing the national anthem as citizens search for hope in the war-torn South.
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Whispers
4.3 Whispers
January 6, 2022 | Documentaries | 1980 | 92 minutes
With her home devastated by war, a Lebanese poet takes a cross-country road trip, looking for glimmers of hope through nostalgic memories and verse.
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The Beginning of Life
January 6, 2022 | Documentaries | 2016 | 96 minutes
Scientists, advocates and parents around the world explore how carefully tending to kids' earliest needs can shape the course of human society.
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Human Nature
January 6, 2022 | Documentaries | 2019 | 94 minutes
From breakthrough science to the boundaries of morality, this documentary spotlights a revelation in genetic modification research known as CRISPR.
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Becoming
0.0 Becoming
January 6, 2022 | Documentaries | 2020 | 89 minutes
Join former first lady Michelle Obama in an intimate documentary looking at her life, hopes and connection with others as she tours with "Becoming."
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A Life of Speed: The Juan Manuel Fangio Story
January 6, 2022 | Documentaries | 2020 | 92 minutes
Juan Manuel Fangio was the Formula One king, winning five world championships in the early 1950s — before protective gear or safety features were used.
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Night on Earth: Shot in the Dark
January 6, 2022 | Documentaries | 2020 | 59 minutes
This look behind the scenes shows how worldwide camera crews climbed, dived and froze to capture the documentary's groundbreaking night footage.
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Perú: Tesoro Escondido
January 6, 2022 | Documentaries | 2017 | 76 minutes
It's a country steeped in cultural traditions that stretch back more than 1,000 years. But Peru is also a land of surprising natural riches.
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Dick Johnson Is Dead
January 6, 2022 | Documentaries | 2020 | 90 minutes
As her father nears the end of his life, filmmaker Kirsten Johnson stages his death in inventive and comical ways to help them both face the inevitable.
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Procession
January 6, 2022 | Documentaries | 2021 | 118 minutes
Six men who were sexually abused by Catholic clergy as boys become a makeshift family and find empowerment by creating films inspired by their trauma.
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