observational documentary movies

Tiger (2024)
9.5 / 10

Documentary, Family

This documentary lifts the veil on our planet’s most revered and charismatic animal, inviting viewers to journey alongside Ambar, a young tigress...

HyperNormalisation (2016)
7.443 / 10

Documentary

We live in a world where the powerful deceive us. We know they lie. They know we know they lie. They do not care. We say we care, but we do nothing,...

An Inconvenient Truth (2006)
7 / 10

Documentary

A documentary on Al Gore's campaign to make the issue of global warming a recognized problem worldwide.

Time (2020)
6.899 / 10

Documentary

Fox Rich, indomitable matriarch and modern-day abolitionist, strives to keep her family together while fighting for the release of her incarcerated...

Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress (2019)
7.7 / 10

Documentary, History

An account of the last two centuries of the Anthropocene, the Age of Man. How human beings have progressed so much in such a short time through war...

Planet Ocean (2012)
7.4 / 10

Documentary

Dive into our planet's greatest mysteries with a team of international underwater cinematographers as they explore the breathtaking bond between...

The White Planet (2006)
6.1 / 10

Documentary, Family

The White Planet or in French, La Planète Blanche, is a 2006 documentary about the wildlife of the Arctic. It shows interactions between marine...

Manufacturing Ignorance (2020)
7.8 / 10

Documentary, Crime, Drama

Tobacco, climate change, pesticides,... Never has scientific knowledge seemed so vast, detailed and shared. And yet it appears to be increasingly...

La vallée des loups (2017)
6.769 / 10

Documentary

In My Blood It Runs (2019)
8 / 10

Documentary

The story of Dujuan, a 10-year-old Aboriginal boy living in Alice Springs, Australia, who is struggling to balance his traditional Arrernte/Garrwa...

The Sound of Identity (2020)
7 / 10

Documentary

In the spotlight of global media coverage, the first transgender woman ever to perform as Don Giovanni in a professional opera, makes her historic...

Titanic's Final Mystery (2012)
7.7 / 10

Documentary, History, Drama

The sinking of the RMS Titanic remains one of the most enduring and mysterious tragedies of the 20th century. For decades, investigators and amateurs...

Et si la mort n’existait pas ? (2018)
8 / 10

Documentary, Mystery, Fantasy

Milano 2015 (2015)
4 / 10

Documentary

Six Italian directors explore contemporary Milan in a rich and eclectic portrait of urban life and spaces—both rooted in history and bursting with...

LIFE BEYOND II: The Museum of Alien Life (2020)
9.2 / 10

Adventure, Science Fiction, Documentary, Fantasy

What if there was a museum that contained every type of life form in the universe? This experience takes you on a tour through the possible forms...

Titanic's Fatal Fire (2017)
7.5 / 10

Documentary, History, Drama

The sinking of the Titanic sent shockwaves around the world and started debates that continue to this day. But new, explosive evidence from the most...

Sex, Love, Misery: New New York (2022)
10 / 10

Documentary, Comedy

Swiping. Dating. Ghosting. Have you wondered what was really going on in your date's head? "Sex, Love, Misery" reveals candid thoughts and encounters...

Sister Helen (2002)
6.6 / 10

Documentary

In this emotionally compelling documentary, Sister Helen opens a private home for recovering addicts and alcoholics in the South Bronx after the...

Chess på svenska: The musical that came home (2003)
10 / 10

Documentary

A film about Chess - from reading to first night

What Killed the Roman Empire? (2022)
8.2 / 10

Documentary, History, TV Movie

Why did the Roman Empire, which dominated Europe and the Mediterranean for five centuries, inexorably weaken until it disappeared? Archaeologists,...