The 34 Best Family Documentaries

34 documentaries

Documentaries to put on with the kids: nature, space and kids winning at things.

Documentaries you can put on with the kids and not worry. Anything with David Attenborough is the obvious start, and Microcosmos makes a meadow full of insects look like another planet. Apollo 11 might be the best way to show anyone the moon landing, and Spellbound will have the whole family rooting for a kid at a spelling bee.

AlphaGo poster
1

AlphaGo

2017 · 1h 30m

7.8100%
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
Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey poster
7

Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey

2014 · 26 eps

9.2
The Farthest poster
9

The Farthest

2017 · 2h 1m

8.1100%
Chasing Coral poster
10

Chasing Coral

2017 · 1h 33m

8.0100%
For All Mankind poster
11

For All Mankind

1989 · 1h 20m

8.195%
Microcosmos poster
12

Microcosmos

1996 · 1h 20m

7.997%
Jane poster
13

Jane

2017 · 1h 30m

7.898%
In the Shadow of the Moon poster
14

In the Shadow of the Moon

2007 · 1h 49m

8.095%
My Octopus Teacher poster
15

My Octopus Teacher

2020 · 1h 25m

8.193%
Winged Migration poster
16

Winged Migration

2001 · 1h 29m

7.995%
Fantastic Fungi poster
17

Fantastic Fungi

2019 · 1h 20m

7.5100%
Chasing Ice poster
18

Chasing Ice

2012 · 1h 14m

7.796%
The Speed Cubers poster
19

The Speed Cubers

2020 · 40m

7.4100%
The Biggest Little Farm poster
20

The Biggest Little Farm

2019 · 1h 31m

8.091%
Spellbound poster
21

Spellbound

2002 · 1h 37m

7.697%
Pulling John poster
22

Pulling John

2006

7.6
The Golden Spurtle poster
24

The Golden Spurtle

2025 · 1h 15m

7.693%
March of the Penguins poster
25

March of the Penguins

2005 · 1h 20m

7.594%
Brooklyn Castle poster
26

Brooklyn Castle

2012 · 1h 41m

7.296%
Good Night Oppy poster
27

Good Night Oppy

2022 · 1h 45m

7.787%
On Any Sunday poster
29

On Any Sunday

1971 · 1h 36m

7.783%
Kon-Tiki poster
30

Kon-Tiki

1950 · 58m

7.9
Maidentrip poster
31

Maidentrip

2013 · 1h 22m

7.583%
Mountain poster
32

Mountain

2017 · 1h 13m

7.287%
Why We Ride poster
33

Why We Ride

2013 · 1h 25m

7.5

Know one that belongs here? Suggest a documentary

One documentary worth your time, every week

Plus the best new releases. One email, no spam, and you can leave whenever you like.