The 25 Best Netflix Original Documentaries

96 documentaries

Made or released by Netflix as Netflix Originals, so check the film page for where to watch.

Netflix has made a lot of documentaries, and most of them aren't worth your evening. These are the ones that are. 13th and Our Planet are as good as anything on any service, and Making a Murderer is the series everyone talked about for a year.

13th poster
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13th

2016 · 1h 40m

8.297%
Our Planet poster
2

Our Planet

2019 · 12 eps

9.2
Making a Murderer poster
4

Making a Murderer

2015 · 20 eps

8.5
Icarus poster
5

Icarus

2017 · 2h 1m

7.992%
Virunga poster
6

Virunga

2014 · 1h 40m

8.1100%
Don't F**k with Cats poster
7

Don't F**k with Cats

2019 · 3 eps

8.0
Chasing Coral poster
8

Chasing Coral

2017 · 1h 33m

8.0100%
The Square poster
9

The Square

2013 · 1h 28m

8.0100%
The Remarkable Life of Ibelin poster
10

The Remarkable Life of Ibelin

2024 · 1h 43m

8.197%
Get Me Roger Stone poster
11

Get Me Roger Stone

2017 · 1h 40m

7.388%
The Greatest Night in Pop poster
12

The Greatest Night in Pop

2024 · 1h 36m

7.998%
Daughters poster
13

Daughters

2024 · 1h 48m

7.7100%
Crip Camp poster
14

Crip Camp

2020 · 1h 47m

7.7100%
My Octopus Teacher poster
15

My Octopus Teacher

2020 · 1h 25m

8.193%
Fyre poster
17

Fyre

2019 · 1h 38m

7.293%
Winter on Fire poster
18

Winter on Fire

2015 · 1h 38m

8.389%
Formula 1: Drive to Survive poster
19

Formula 1: Drive to Survive

2019 · 78 eps

8.5
Wild Wild Country poster
20

Wild Wild Country

2018 · 6 eps

8.0
Chef's Table poster
21

Chef's Table

2015 · 34 eps

8.5
Stutz poster
22

Stutz

2022 · 1h 36m

7.796%
The Speed Cubers poster
23

The Speed Cubers

2020 · 40m

7.4100%
Tell Me Who I Am poster
24

Tell Me Who I Am

2019 · 1h 25m

7.697%
Dick Johnson Is Dead poster
25

Dick Johnson Is Dead

2020 · 1h 29m

7.499%

More netflix original documentaries

Cover-Up poster

Cover-Up

2025 · 1h 57m

7.498%
Take Care of Maya poster

Take Care of Maya

2023 · 1h 43m

7.793%
Shirkers poster

Shirkers

2018 · 1h 37m

7.399%
Grass Is Greener poster

Grass Is Greener

2019 · 1h 37m

7.1100%
American Factory poster

American Factory

2019 · 1h 50m

7.495%
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond poster

Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond

2017 · 1h 33m

7.692%
Girl in the Picture poster

Girl in the Picture

2022 · 1h 41m

7.396%
The Perfect Neighbor poster

The Perfect Neighbor

2025 · 1h 37m

7.198%
What Happened, Miss Simone? poster

What Happened, Miss Simone?

2015 · 1h 41m

7.690%
The Tinder Swindler poster

The Tinder Swindler

2022 · 1h 54m

7.197%

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