Every documentary film here was chosen with a family movie night in mind. These aren't algorithmically ranked, they were chosen because they actually work for this.
The best documentary movies with the family from the 2010s that will make you cry. Includes Won't You Be My Neighbor?, Free Solo, 13th and more - curated by ...
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 2010s produced a generation of films that refused to be just one thing. Smarter than they needed to be. Better than expected.
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.
A film earns your tears by making you believe in its characters first. These films do that work thoroughly, then use it.
After watching a great documentary, the world looks slightly different. That's not a small thing.
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