Netflix debuted dozens of brilliant documentary films and series throughout 2025. In this list, we count down our top 10.

Including Sundance-winning "The Perfect Neighbor," Questlove's "Sly Lives!" and the thrilling Hersh Seymore profile.a ...

Director Suzannah Herbert’s new documentary tells the story of Natchez, Mississippi—a small town and antebellum tourist ...

Across the scope of two seasons and 12 episodes, Emmy and BAFTA-winning legend Sir David Attenborough hypnotically guides the viewer through the Earth’s many natural beauties. It’s a majestic ...

In the FRONTLINE documentary Alaska’s Vanishing Native Villages, residents of a coastal Alaska Native community called Hooper Bay confront a dilemma. Their way of life relies in part on harvesting ...

Documentaries in 2025 redefined storytelling, delving deep into gripping real-life tales and shedding new light on social issues like never before. The year’s lineup so far has offered something for ...

Documentaries are a dime a dozen in the streaming era because they're cheaper to produce, so while they satiate the appetite for true stories, not all can be deemed good. But the documentary films and ...

The 10th Annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards celebrated the year's best in nonfiction filmmaking at a gala held in New York City on Sunday. The Perfect Neighbor was the night's biggest winner, ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Is this the year of the music documentary? Well, we're officially over halfway through 2025—and the ...