Every documentary film here was chosen with a slow Sunday afternoon in mind. These aren't algorithmically ranked, they were chosen because they actually work for this.
The best documentary movies on a sunday afternoon from the 2020s with an unforgettable ending. Includes Won't You Be My Neighbor?, Free Solo, 13th and more -...
A Sunday film should do one thing above all else: justify the afternoon. Not exciting enough to feel like you should be doing something else. Just right.
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.
An ending is everything. It's the last thing you carry with you. These films understand that - and they make it count.
The best documentaries don't resolve neatly. They give you something to carry. These do that.
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