Best movies — documentaire on Netflix : our Top 20

2020 · James Reed

For years Craig Foster swam daily in the frigid seas off Africa’s southern tip, until an unexpected teacher emerged: a young, unusually curious octopus. He returned to her lair again and again, shadowing her explorations for months, gradually earning her trust and forging an intimate, extraordinary connection between human and wild animal.

With Craig Foster and Tom Foster

2021 · Bo Burnham

A girl who has never stepped outside since she was old enough to understand that the world beyond the front door is forbidden lives under her mother's constant warnings. One day a faint, unfamiliar noise comes from the other side of that door — a small crack in the silence — and it awakens a curiosity she has been taught to suppress. That single sound sets something in motion inside her, pushing her to question her confinement and to seek what lies beyond.

With Bo Burnham

2023 · Laura McGann

United by their devotion to freediving, a record-holding champion and a fearless safety diver embark on a dangerous, record-breaking dive, willing to put everything on the line for a chance to etch their names into history.

With Alessia Zecchini, Stephen Keenan, David Attenborough and Natalya Molchanova

2026 · Jessica Dimmock

Pulled over on a Texas highway in 2020 for erratic driving, a woman insists she has just given birth — but inconsistencies in her account raise suspicion and unravel a darker, unexpected truth.

2023 · Henry Roosevelt

After their ten-year-old daughter Maya is taken to the emergency room, Jack and Beata Kowalski are falsely accused of child abuse, plunging the family into a terrifying ordeal of invasive investigations, public condemnation, and a desperate legal fight to reclaim their lives.

2024 · Henrik Burman

Through his own testimony, Tim traces the extraordinary journey from a gifted young musician to a transformative artist whose sound came to define a generation.

With Avicii, Chris Martin, David Guetta, Nile Rodgers, Arash Pournouri, Aloe Blacc and Dan Tyminski

2026 · Adrian Choa

An award-winning documentarian secures rare access and, with fearless candor, explores a surging hyper-masculine network and the contentious influencers who shape it.

With Louis Theroux, HSTikkyTokky, Myron Gaines, Sneako, Justin Waller, Ed Matthews and Elaine Sullivan

2023 · Chris Smith

Through archival footage and interviews, George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley trace Wham!’s journey—from teenage friends in the late 1970s to international pop icons of the 1980s.

With Andrew Ridgeley, George Michael, Elton John, David Bowie, Mick Jagger, Sting and Freddie Mercury

2025 · Mark Monroe

On a 2023 expedition to the Titanic wreck, the tourist submersible Titan suffered a catastrophic implosion. This documentary investigates the ambitions, engineering decisions, and sequence of events that transformed a daring quest for exploration into a devastating tragedy.

With Stockton Rush, Paul-Henri Nargeolet, Emily Hammermeister, David Lochridge, Tony Nissen, Jason Neubauer and Joseph Assi

2025 · Alexandra Lacey

In May 2011 a catastrophic tornado tore through Joplin, Missouri. Assembled from raw, heart-stopping eyewitness footage, this documentary plunges viewers into the heart of the storm to chronicle the devastation and the human struggle to survive.

2025 · Alexandra Lacey

In May 2011, a deadly tornado tore through Joplin, Missouri; this documentary plunges viewers into the storm’s terrifying intensity with raw, firsthand footage captured at the heart of the disaster.

2024 · R.J. Cutler

Presented in Martha Stewart’s own voice, this intimate documentary follows the celebrated homemaking mogul’s rise to fame, the scandal that upended her empire, and the grit and reinvention that brought her back into the public eye.

With Martha Stewart

2026 · Martina Radwan

A behind-the-scenes chronicle of the years of dedication and creative craftsmanship that culminated in the final chapter of the Duffer Brothers' generation-defining series.

With Ross Duffer, Matt Duffer, Paul Dichter, Kate Trefry, Caitlin Schneiderhan, Shawn Levy and Lampton Enochs

2026 · Lawrence Kasdan

Martin Short reflects on a life powered by joy in this documentary that blends classic archival footage, candid new interviews, and previously unseen home movies filled with celebrity cameos.

With Martin Short, Ron Howard, Steve Martin, Tom Hanks, Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara and Andrea Martin

2022 · Amanda Micheli

In this intimate documentary, global icon Jennifer Lopez looks back on a diverse career spanning music, film and business, and opens up about how relentless public attention has influenced her life and sense of self.

With Jennifer Lopez, Ben Affleck, Lorene Scafaria, Shakira, Laura Dern, Constance Wu and Keke Palmer

2024 · Dan Abrams

An Alabama prison officer becomes romantically involved with a man awaiting trial for murder and risks her career, reputation, and freedom to help him break free.

With Vicky White, Casey White, Robin Roberts, Duane 'Dog' Chapman and Joy Behar

2026 · Jesse Vile

Once juggling day jobs and non-league matches, Jamie Vardy's extraordinary ascent from obscurity to Premier League stardom is brought to life in this film, tracing his unlikely, barrier-breaking climb to the very pinnacle of the game.

With Jamie Vardy

2023 · Joe Pearlman

A candid, fly-on-the-wall documentary following Lewis Capaldi's ascent from an underdog teenager whose viral moment ignited his career to a pop star honored with Grammy recognition.

With Lewis Capaldi, Jeremy Clarkson, Danny O'Donoghue, Tom Jones, Stephen Colbert, Jonathan Ross and James Corden

2026 · Maite Alberdi

Consumed by the longing for a child and crushed by relentless family and social pressure, a woman invents a pregnancy to satisfy those around her — but her deception unravels when she is pulled into a criminal web that threatens to expose and destroy everything she’s been pretending to protect.

With Ana Celeste, Armando Espitia, Luisa Guzmán, Ángeles Cruz, Mayra Sérbulo, Mayra Batalla and Alejandro Porter

2012 · Dan Cutforth

Granting fans unparalleled behind-the-scenes access to the life of pop star Katy Perry, the film follows the relentless work, fierce dedication and undeniable talent of an artist who stayed true to her vision to make her dreams real. Through candid interviews, intimate moments with friends, and all-access footage of rehearsals, choreography and signature style, the documentary reveals her creative process and public persona. Ultimately, it celebrates Perry’s belief that authenticity opens the door to endless possibility.

With Katy Perry, Russell Brand, Shannon Woodward, Rachael Markarian, Mia Moretti, Glen Ballard and Adam Marcello