Netflix debuted dozens of brilliant documentary films and series throughout 2025. In this list, we count down our top 10.

Director Suzannah Herbert’s new documentary tells the story of Natchez, Mississippi—a small town and antebellum tourist ...

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In the FRONTLINE documentary Alaska’s Vanishing Native Villages, residents of a coastal Alaska Native community called Hooper Bay confront a dilemma. Their way of life relies in part on harvesting ...

Including Sundance-winning "The Perfect Neighbor," Questlove's "Sly Lives!" and the thrilling Hersh Seymore profile.a ...

The 10th Annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards celebrated the year's best in nonfiction filmmaking at a gala held in New York City on Sunday. The Perfect Neighbor was the night's biggest winner, ...

My Mom Jayne: A Film by Mariska Hargitay was named Best First Documentary Feature, and ties occurred in both the Best Historical Documentary and Best Music Documentary categories.

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Documentaries in 2025 redefined storytelling, delving deep into gripping real-life tales and shedding new light on social issues like never before. The year’s lineup so far has offered something for ...

Documentaries ignite conversations and spark change in the world around you. Is there a better place than the nation’s capital to tell your story? The premier documentary filming crews in Washington, ...

Susan Lorincz. For many Netflix viewers, the name inspires revulsion. Lorincz is the white woman who fired a gunshot through her front door, killing her Black neighbor, Ajike Owens in 2023, invoking ...

Yes, folks, we’re not even to Thanksgiving, and awards season is already in full swing. Currently in the spotlight: the year’s best documentaries, care of this year’s Critics Choice Documentary Awards ...