These documentary films were selected by the Moviepiq editorial team for watching with kids. Popularity and critic scores don't factor in here. Emotional fit does.
The best documentary movies with kids from the 2020s that will restore your faith in humanity. Includes Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me, BLACKPINK: Light Up the S...
Watching a film with kids means finding something that works on two levels - holding their attention completely while giving you something worth watching too.
Despite everything, the 2020s have produced some genuinely remarkable cinema. Films made under pressure that somehow carry none of it.
Documentaries work when they trust their subjects. The best ones get out of the way and let reality speak.
After years in the limelight, Selena Gomez achieves unimaginable stardom. But just as she reaches a new peak, an unexpected turn pulls her into darkness. This uniquely raw and intimate documentary spans her six-year journey into a new light.
Record-shattering Korean girl band BLACKPINK tell their story - and detail the hard fought journey of the dreams and trials behind their meteoric rise.
After years of swimming every day in the freezing ocean at the tip of Africa, Craig Foster meets an unlikely teacher: a young octopus who displays remarkable curiosity. Visiting her den and tracking her movements for months on end he eventually wins the animal's trust and they develop a never-before-seen bond between human and wild animal.
The cast of Friends reunites for a once-in-a-lifetime celebration of the hit series, an unforgettable evening filled with iconic memories, uncontrollable laughter, happy tears, and special guests.
A raw and emotionally revealing look at one of the most iconic artists of our time during a transformational period in her life as she learns to embrace her role not only as a songwriter and performer, but as a woman harnessing the full power of her voice.
What makes a documentary essential viewing is specificity. These films don't deal in generalities - they follow real people making impossible choices in real moments.
This documentary-drama hybrid explores the dangerous human impact of social networking, with tech experts sounding the alarm on their own creations.
A documentary on why 'Money Heist' sparked a wave of enthusiasm around the world for a lovable group of thieves and their professor.
An enchanting making-of story told through all-new in-depth interviews and cast conversations, inviting fans on a magical first-person journey through one of the most beloved film franchises of all time.
Using raw, firsthand footage, this documentary examines the disappearance of Shanann Watts and her children, and the terrible events that followed.
Posing as a wealthy, jet-setting diamond mogul, an Israeli conman wooed women online then conned them out of millions of dollars. Now, some victims plan for payback.
There are films that remind you, without sentimentality, that people are capable of extraordinary things. These are some of them.
A great documentary is one you find yourself thinking about weeks later. These qualify.
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