The Moviepiq team picked these documentary films specifically for a family movie night. No filler. Every film on this list earns its place for exactly this occasion.
The best documentary movies with the family from the 2000s that will restore your faith in humanity. Includes Won't You Be My Neighbor?, Free Solo, 13th and ...
Family film nights require a film that doesn't ask anyone to leave the room. Something that works for different ages without boring anyone to the point of checking their phone.
The 2000s feel undervalued now. A decade of films that knew what they were doing and did it without apology.
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.
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 hopeful films aren't naive. They acknowledge the difficulty and find the humanity anyway. These do that.
The best documentaries don't resolve neatly. They give you something to carry. These do that.
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