The 21 Best Breathtaking Documentaries

21 documentaries

Made to be looked at, so pick the biggest screen you have.

Made to be looked at. Planet Earth II and Free Solo look extraordinary on a big screen, and Apollo 11 puts you on the launch pad in large format. Turn the lights off.

Free Solo poster
1

Free Solo

2018 · 1h 40m

8.197%
Planet Earth II poster
2

Planet Earth II

2016 · 6 eps

9.4
Planet Earth poster
3

Planet Earth

2006 · 11 eps

9.4
Apollo 11 poster
4

Apollo 11

2019 · 1h 33m

8.199%
Blue Planet II poster
5

Blue Planet II

2017 · 7 eps

9.3
Our Planet poster
6

Our Planet

2019 · 12 eps

9.2
The Dawn Wall poster
7

The Dawn Wall

2017 · 1h 41m

8.1100%
The Salt of the Earth poster
8

The Salt of the Earth

2014 · 1h 50m

8.494%
For All Mankind poster
9

For All Mankind

1989 · 1h 20m

8.195%
Microcosmos poster
10

Microcosmos

1996 · 1h 20m

7.997%
Koyaanisqatsi poster
11

Koyaanisqatsi

1982 · 1h 26m

8.291%
Winged Migration poster
12

Winged Migration

2001 · 1h 29m

7.995%
Baraka poster
13

Baraka

1992 · 1h 37m

8.585%
Chasing Ice poster
14

Chasing Ice

2012 · 1h 14m

7.796%
Pina poster
16

Pina

2011 · 1h 46m

7.695%
March of the Penguins poster
17

March of the Penguins

2005 · 1h 20m

7.594%
Samsara poster
18

Samsara

2011 · 1h 42m

8.475%
Anthropocene: The Human Epoch poster
19

Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

2018 · 1h 27m

7.288%
Mountain poster
20

Mountain

2017 · 1h 13m

7.287%
Manufactured Landscapes poster
21

Manufactured Landscapes

2006 · 1h 30m

7.284%

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