The Moviepiq team picked these documentary films specifically for a rainy night in. No filler. Every film on this list earns its place for exactly this occasion.
The best documentary movies alone on a rainy night from the 80s and 90s that changed cinema forever. Includes Won't You Be My Neighbor?, Free Solo, 13th and ...
A rainy night alone is one of the few situations that genuinely calls for a great film. No interruptions, no compromises on what to watch, no one talking over the quiet moments.
The 80s and 90s are where a lot of cinema's DNA was written. Films that set the templates still running today.
The best documentaries don't just inform - they change how you see something you thought you already understood.
An intimate look at America's favourite neighbor and the life, lessons, and legacy of Fred Rogers.
Follow Alex Honnold as he attempts to become the first person to ever free solo climb Yosemite's El Capitan.
An in-depth look at the US prison system and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.
Two South Africans set out to discover what happened to their musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock musician Rodriguez.
A great documentary doesn't tell you what to think. It shows you something true and gets out of the way.
A look at tightrope walker Philippe Petit's daring, and illegal, high-wire routine performed between the World Trade Center's twin towers in 1974.
When Bryan Fogel sets out to uncover the truth about doping in sports, a chance meeting with a Russian scientist transforms his project into a geopolitical thriller.
A documentary about the 1965-66 Indonesian mass killings, in which former paramilitary leaders re-enact their crimes.
Some films don't just tell stories - they change what stories can be. These are the ones that shifted what came after them.
After watching a great documentary, the world looks slightly different. That's not a small thing.
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