The Moviepiq team picked these documentary films specifically for a slow Sunday afternoon. No filler. Every film on this list earns its place for exactly this occasion.
The best documentary movies on a sunday afternoon from the 2020s based on a true story. Includes Won't You Be My Neighbor?, Free Solo, 13th and more - curate...
There's a particular kind of cinema that works best on a Sunday. Not too light, not too demanding. Something you'll be glad you watched by the time the evening comes.
The early 2020s are already proving themselves. The best films from this decade will hold up. These are among them.
A great documentary finds the universal in the specific. One person's story becomes everyone's story.
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.
True stories carry a different weight. Knowing it happened - knowing real people made these choices - changes how you watch.
The best documentaries don't resolve neatly. They give you something to carry. These do that.
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