The 134 Best Documentaries of the 2020s

134 documentaries

The documentaries from the 2020s worth your time, ranked.

Documentaries got bigger this decade, and the best of them are still the small, brave ones. 20 Days in Mariupol and No Other Land both won Oscars for showing what was happening while it happened. The Rescue is the Thai cave story, and it's as tense as any thriller.

Grand Theft Hamlet poster
1

Grand Theft Hamlet

2024 · 1h 31m

94%
20 Days in Mariupol poster
3

20 Days in Mariupol

2023 · 1h 34m

8.6100%
The Last Dance poster
4

The Last Dance

2020 · 10 eps

9.0
No Other Land poster
5

No Other Land

2024 · 1h 32m

8.2100%
Endurance poster
6

Endurance

2020 · 2h 12m

8.9
Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie poster
7

Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie

2023 · 1h 35m

8.199%
The Rescue poster
8

The Rescue

2021 · 1h 47m

8.396%
2000 Meters to Andriivka poster
9

2000 Meters to Andriivka

2025 · 1h 48m

8.494%
Summer of Soul poster
10

Summer of Soul

2021 · 1h 57m

8.099%
The Remarkable Life of Ibelin poster
11

The Remarkable Life of Ibelin

2024 · 1h 43m

8.197%
Beyond Utopia poster
12

Beyond Utopia

2023 · 1h 56m

7.9100%
The Alabama Solution poster
14

The Alabama Solution

2025 · 1h 57m

7.8100%
The Greatest Night in Pop poster
15

The Greatest Night in Pop

2024 · 1h 36m

7.998%
Flee poster
16

Flee

2021 · 1h 29m

7.998%
Daughters poster
17

Daughters

2024 · 1h 48m

7.7100%
Crip Camp poster
18

Crip Camp

2020 · 1h 47m

7.7100%
Navalny poster
19

Navalny

2022 · 1h 38m

7.898%
My Octopus Teacher poster
20

My Octopus Teacher

2020 · 1h 25m

8.193%
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat poster
21

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

2024 · 2h 30m

7.897%
The Dissident poster
23

The Dissident

2020 · 1h 59m

7.896%
Attica poster
24

Attica

2021 · 1h 57m

7.5100%
The Last Narc poster
26

The Last Narc

2020 · 4 eps

8.5
Fire of Love poster
27

Fire of Love

2022 · 1h 34m

7.698%
Black Box Diaries poster
28

Black Box Diaries

2024 · 1h 43m

7.599%
Stutz poster
29

Stutz

2022 · 1h 36m

7.796%
The Alpinist poster
30

The Alpinist

2021 · 1h 33m

7.993%
Mr Nobody Against Putin poster
31

Mr Nobody Against Putin

2025 · 1h 30m

7.4100%
Torn poster
32

Torn

2021 · 1h 32m

7.4100%
The Speed Cubers poster
33

The Speed Cubers

2020 · 40m

7.4100%
Dick Johnson Is Dead poster
34

Dick Johnson Is Dead

2020 · 1h 29m

7.499%
The Territory poster
35

The Territory

2022 · 1h 25m

7.597%
Cover-Up poster
36

Cover-Up

2025 · 1h 57m

7.498%

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