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 80s and 90s that are actually worth watching. Includes Won't You Be My Neighbor?, Free Solo, 13th and more - c...
The best films for kids don't feel like films for kids. They feel like films - ones that happen to be entirely suitable, and happen to be excellent.
The 80s and 90s remain a goldmine. Films that were commercially dismissed on release and now considered essential.
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.
The documentaries that stay with you are the ones that refuse to simplify. They show you the mess of a real situation and trust you to sit with it.
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.
The best measure of whether a film is worth watching is whether you'd recommend it to someone you respect. These all qualify.
A great documentary is one you find yourself thinking about weeks later. These qualify.
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