The 149 Best Gripping Documentaries

149 documentaries

Once these start, you won't want to stop.

Once these start, you won't stop. Free Solo has you holding your breath for the last 20 minutes, and The Jinx finishes on a moment no scriptwriter would get away with. Clear the evening.

Free Solo poster
1

Free Solo

2018 · 1h 40m

8.197%
The Thin Blue Line poster
2

The Thin Blue Line

1988 · 1h 43m

7.9100%
Man on Wire poster
3

Man on Wire

2008 · 1h 34m

7.7100%
The Jinx poster
4

The Jinx

2015 · 12 eps

8.6
O.J.: Made in America poster
5

O.J.: Made in America

2016 · 7h 47m

8.9100%
AlphaGo poster
6

AlphaGo

2017 · 1h 30m

7.8100%
Hoop Dreams poster
7

Hoop Dreams

1994 · 2h 54m

8.398%
Senna poster
9

Senna

2010 · 1h 46m

8.493%
When We Were Kings poster
10

When We Were Kings

1996 · 1h 29m

7.9100%
The King of Kong poster
11

The King of Kong

2007 · 1h 23m

8.097%
20 Days in Mariupol poster
12

20 Days in Mariupol

2023 · 1h 34m

8.6100%
Citizenfour poster
13

Citizenfour

2014 · 1h 53m

8.096%
Going Clear poster
14

Going Clear

2015 · 2h

8.095%
Tickled poster
15

Tickled

2016 · 1h 32m

7.594%
The Last Dance poster
16

The Last Dance

2020 · 10 eps

9.0
Making a Murderer poster
17

Making a Murderer

2015 · 20 eps

8.5
Sour Grapes poster
18

Sour Grapes

2016 · 1h 26m

7.296%
Touching the Void poster
19

Touching the Void

2003 · 1h 46m

7.993%
Capturing the Friedmans poster
21

Capturing the Friedmans

2003 · 1h 47m

7.697%
Icarus poster
22

Icarus

2017 · 2h 1m

7.992%
Harlan County, USA poster
23

Harlan County, USA

1976 · 1h 44m

8.2100%
Endurance poster
24

Endurance

2020 · 2h 12m

8.9
The Dawn Wall poster
25

The Dawn Wall

2017 · 1h 41m

8.1100%
Virunga poster
26

Virunga

2014 · 1h 40m

8.1100%
The Cove poster
27

The Cove

2009 · 1h 32m

8.495%
The Rescue poster
28

The Rescue

2021 · 1h 47m

8.396%
Collective poster
29

Collective

2019 · 1h 49m

8.199%
Restrepo poster
30

Restrepo

2010 · 1h 33m

7.497%
Don't F**k with Cats poster
31

Don't F**k with Cats

2019 · 3 eps

8.0
The Square poster
32

The Square

2013 · 1h 28m

8.0100%
Beyond Utopia poster
33

Beyond Utopia

2023 · 1h 56m

7.9100%
The Imposter poster
34

The Imposter

2012 · 1h 39m

7.495%
TT3D: Closer to the Edge poster
35

TT3D: Closer to the Edge

2011 · 1h 44m

7.9100%
Navalny poster
36

Navalny

2022 · 1h 38m

7.898%

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