These documentary picks were hand-selected for a family movie night, not pulled from a popularity chart. Every pick is chosen for emotional and situational fit, not streaming popularity or critic scores.
The best documentary movies with the family from the 2020s perfect for when you need a good cry. Includes Won't You Be My Neighbor?, Free Solo, 13th and more...
A great family film isn't a compromise. It's a film that genuinely works for a mixed room - different ages, different attention spans, everyone engaged.
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.
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.
A good cry isn't weakness - it's release. These films provide it honestly, without manipulation, without cheap sentiment.
A great documentary is one you find yourself thinking about weeks later. These qualify.
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