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88 Best Documentaries Ranked by Audience Score

The 88 highest-rated documentaries according to real audiences.

88 movies · Updated October 2026

Audience Score Critics Score Free Subscription
1
BTS World Tour: Love Yourself in Seoul(2019)Music, Documentary
98%97%+1
2
Bring the Soul: The Movie(2019)Music, Documentary
96%99%-3
3
My Octopus Teacher(2020)Documentary
Netflix
94%88%+6
4
Seaspiracy(2021)Documentary, Crime
Netflix
94%75%+19
5
The Mole Agent(2020)Documentary
Roku ChannelPluto TVPlex
93%82%+11
6
The Social Dilemma(2020)Documentary
Netflix
92%81%+11
7
Free Solo(2018)Documentary, Adventure
Disney+HulufuboTV
91%90%+1
8
Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret(2014)Documentary
Netflix
90%88%+2
9
The Tinder Swindler(2022)Documentary, Crime
Netflix
89%97%-8
10
Messi(2014)Documentary
89%70%+19
11
Waltz with Bashir(2008)Animation, Documentary
88%94%-6
12
Man on Wire(2008)Documentary
Roku ChannelFandango FreeTubi
88%94%-6
13
Man with a Movie Camera(1929)Documentary
Fandango FreeTubiKanopy
88%97%-9
14
Searching for Sugar Man(2012)Music, Documentary
Hulu
87%87%
15
Sicko(2007)Documentary, Comedy
Hoopla
87%82%+5
16
Jackass 2.5(2007)Comedy, Documentary
HooplaParamount+
87%52%+35
17
Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father(2008)Documentary, Crime
Pluto TVKanopyHoopla
87%88%-1
18
Where to Invade Next(2015)Documentary, Comedy
Roku ChannelTubiPrime Video
87%72%+15
19
March of the Penguins(2005)Documentary, Family
86%86%
20
One Direction: This Is Us(2013)Documentary, Music
PlexTubi
86%56%+30
21
13th(2016)Documentary
Netflix
86%89%-3
22
Jiro Dreams of Sushi(2011)Documentary
PhiloRoku ChannelFandango Free
86%88%-2
23
Samsara(2011)Documentary
Pluto TVPlexTubi
86%70%+16
24
Super Size Me(2004)Documentary
Roku ChannelThe CWPluto TV
85%82%+3
25
Bowling for Columbine(2002)Documentary, Drama
Tubi
85%84%+1
26
Exit Through the Gift Shop(2010)Documentary
85%90%-5
27
Icarus(2017)Documentary
Netflix
84%80%+4
28
Baraka(1992)Documentary
Roku ChannelFandango FreePlex
84%80%+4
29
Won't You Be My Neighbor?(2018)Documentary
84%91%-7
30
Home(2009)Documentary, Drama
PlexFawesome
84%32%+52
31
Zeitgeist: The Movie(2007)Documentary
Prime Video FreeTubiHoopla
84%86%-2
32
BLACKPINK: Light Up the Sky(2020)Documentary, Music
Netflix
84%80%+4
33
Saludos Amigos(1942)Animation, Adventure
Disney+
84%71%+13
34
Before the Flood(2016)Documentary
Disney+
83%69%+14
35
The Act of Killing(2012)Documentary, History
KanopyFawesome
83%94%-11
36
Food, Inc.(2008)Documentary
PhiloRoku ChannelFandango Free
83%88%-5
37
Religulous(2008)Documentary, Comedy
PlexTubiHoopla
83%62%+21
38
Catfish(2010)Documentary
HBO Max
83%72%+11
39
Fahrenheit 9/11(2004)Documentary
Roku ChannelFandango FreePluto TV
82%74%+8
40
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief(2015)Documentary
The CWPluto TVPlex
82%88%-6
41
The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters(2007)Documentary
82%90%-8
42
Citizenfour(2014)Documentary
The CWFandango FreeTubi
81%92%-11
43
American Murder: The Family Next Door(2020)Documentary
Netflix
81%77%+4
44
The Salt of the Earth(2014)Documentary
80%88%-8
45
The Cove(2009)Documentary
Roku ChannelFandango FreePlex
80%90%-10
46
They Shall Not Grow Old(2018)Documentary, History
80%95%-15
47
Paris Is Burning(1991)Documentary
Shout! TVPlexTubi
80%98%-18
48
Indie Game: The Movie(2012)Documentary
Fandango FreeTubi
80%84%-4
49
Three Identical Strangers(2018)Documentary
TubiKanopy
79%88%-9
50
Koyaanisqatsi(1983)Documentary, Music
Pluto TVTubi
79%82%-3
51
Jackass Number Two(2006)Action, Comedy
HooplafuboTVParamount+
78%66%+12
52
Return(2018)Documentary
78%
53
The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz(2014)Documentary, Crime
Hoopla
78%82%-4
54
The Three Deaths of Marisela Escobedo(2020)Documentary, Crime
Netflix
78%93%-15
55
Jackass: The Movie(2002)Action, Comedy
HooplafuboTVParamount+
76%46%+30
56
Amy(2015)Documentary, Music
HBO Max
76%90%-14
57
Blackfish(2013)Documentary
Roku ChannelFandango FreeTubi
76%90%-14
58
Jodorowsky's Dune(2013)Documentary
Tubi
76%88%-12
59
Miss Americana(2020)Documentary, Music
Netflix
76%78%-2
60
Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me(2022)Documentary, Music
Apple TV
76%82%-6
61
Fahrenheit 11/9(2018)Documentary
Roku ChannelXumo Play
76%76%
62
Fyre(2019)Documentary
Netflix
75%84%-9
63
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond(2017)Documentary, Drama
Netflix
75%84%-9
64
The Great Hack(2019)Documentary
Netflix
75%76%-1
65
Apollo 11(2019)Documentary, History
KanopyNetflix
74%94%-20
66
American Factory(2019)Documentary
Netflix
74%90%-16
67
Unknown Number: The High School Catfish(2025)Documentary
Netflix
74%85%-11
68
Jackass 3D(2010)Comedy, Documentary
HooplafuboTVParamount+
73%62%+11
69
Capitalism: A Love Story(2009)Documentary, History
PlexTubiKanopy
73%68%+5
70
Pumping Iron(1977)Documentary
Fandango FreePlexXumo Play
73%82%-9
71
Senna(2010)Documentary
72%86%-14
72
The Imposter(2012)Documentary, Mystery
Roku ChannelPluto TVShout! TV
72%86%-14
73
Jackass 3.5(2011)Comedy, Documentary
HooplaParamount+
71%60%+11
74
Cobain: Montage of Heck(2015)Documentary, Music
HBO Max
70%90%-20
75
Return to Space(2022)Documentary
Netflix
66%68%-2
76
Jackass Forever(2022)Action, Comedy
Paramount+
65%80%-15
77
Gaga: Five Foot Two(2017)Music, Documentary
Netflix
65%68%-3
78
Return(2023)Documentary
65%78%-13
79
I Am Not Your Negro(2017)Documentary
PhiloRoku ChannelPlex
65%97%-32
80
This Is It(2009)Music, Documentary
TubiYouTube TV
64%74%-10
81
Room 237(2012)Documentary
PhiloRoku ChannelFandango Free
64%87%-23
82
The Perfect Neighbor(2025)Crime, Documentary
Netflix
64%99%-35
83
Inside Job(2010)Documentary, Crime
Tubi
63%93%-30
84
Amanda Knox(2016)Documentary, Crime
Netflix
63%80%-17
85
Grizzly Man(2005)Documentary
Fandango FreePlexTubi
61%90%-29
86
An Inconvenient Truth(2006)Documentary
54%84%-30
87
Titan: The OceanGate Submersible Disaster(2025)Documentary, Drama
Netflix
53%66%-13
88
Hot Girls Wanted(2015)Documentary
Netflix
50%83%-33