Documentary Movies and TV Shows on Netflix
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 | Mayday | TV | 2003 | 16+ | 8.9 | N/A |  | 4 Free Episodes | Track  Have You Seen? |
 | NOVA | TV | 1974 | 7+ | 8.8 | N/A | | 14 Free Episodes | Track Have You Seen? |
 | Forensic Files | TV | 1996 | 16+ | 8.8 | N/A | | 397 Free Episodes | Track Have You Seen? |
 | Planet Earth | TV | 2006 | all | 9.5 | N/A | | 11 Free Episodes | Track Have You Seen? |
 | Derren Brown: The Push | 2018 | N/A | 7.7 | N/A | | Want To See  Seen  | ||
 | Planet Earth II | TV | 2016 | all | 9.6 | 100% | | 6 Free Episodes | Track Have You Seen? |
 | Can't Pay? We'll Take It Away! | TV | 2014 | N/A | 7.3 | N/A | | 29 Free Episodes | Track Have You Seen? |
 | Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey | TV | 2014 | all | 9.3 | N/A | | 13 Free Episodes | Track Have You Seen? |
 | The Blue Planet | TV | 2001 | all | 9.0 | N/A | | 8 Free Episodes | Track Have You Seen? |
 | Roman Empire | TV | 2016 | N/A | 6.7 | N/A | | 11 Free Episodes | Track Have You Seen? |
 | Faces Places | 2017 | 7+ | 7.9 | 99% | | Want To See Seen | ||
 | Nature | TV | 1982 | all | N/A | N/A | | 1 Free Episodes | Track Have You Seen? |
 | Life Below Zero | TV | 2013 | 7+ | 8.1 | N/A |   | 42 Free Episodes | Track Have You Seen? |
 | Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown | TV | 2013 | 7+ | 8.6 | N/A | | 65 Free Episodes | Track Have You Seen? |
 | Cold Justice | TV | 2013 | 16+ | 7.8 | 80% |   | 32 Free Episodes | Track Have You Seen? |
| Most Haunted | TV | 2002 | N/A | 5.0 | N/A |  | 20 Free Episodes | Track Have You Seen? | |
| Highway Thru Hell | TV | 2012 | 7+ | 8.2 | N/A | | 63 Free Episodes | Track Have You Seen? | |
| 30 for 30 | TV | 2009 | 7+ | 8.8 | N/A | | 3 Free Episodes | Track Have You Seen? | |
| What the Health | 2017 | N/A | 7.8 | N/A | | Want To See Seen | |||
| Jackass Number Two | 2006 | 18+ | 7.1 | 63% | | Want To See Seen | |||
| American Masters | TV | 1986 | 7+ | 8.0 | N/A | | 1 Free Episodes | Track Have You Seen? | |
| Evil Genius | TV | 2018 | 18+ | 7.9 | 76% | | 4 Free Episodes | Track Have You Seen? | |
| The Thin Blue Line | 1988 | N/A | 8.0 | 100% |  | Want To See Seen | |||
| Life | TV | 2009 | all | 9.1 | N/A | | 10 Free Episodes | Track Have You Seen? | |
| When You're Strange | 2009 | 18+ | 7.7 | 61% | qell + Rent or Buy | Want To See Seen | |||
| Capitalism: A Love Story | 2009 | 18+ | 7.4 | 75% | | Want To See Seen | |||
| After Porn Ends 2 | 2017 | 18+ | 5.4 | N/A | | Want To See Seen | |||
| Amy | 2015 | 18+ | 7.8 | 94% | | Want To See Seen | |||
| Jackass 2.5 | 2007 | N/A | 6.5 | N/A | | Want To See Seen | |||
| Man on Wire | 2008 | 13+ | 7.8 | 100% | doc_ dox real + Rent or Buy | Want To See Seen | |||
| Jiro Dreams of Sushi | 2011 | 7+ | 7.9 | 99% | sund + Rent or Buy | Want To See Seen | |||
| Blackfish | 2013 | 13+ | 8.1 | 98% | | Want To See Seen | |||
| Kevin Hart: What Now? | 2016 | 18+ | 5.8 | 78% | | Want To See Seen | |||
| Icarus | 2017 | 18+ | 8.0 | 93% | | Want To See Seen | |||
| The Nightmare | 2015 | N/A | 5.8 | 71% | | Want To See Seen | |||
| The Mind of a Chef | TV | 2012 | 7+ | 8.0 | N/A | | 85 Free Episodes | Track Have You Seen? | |
| Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things | 2015 | N/A | 6.7 | N/A | | Want To See Seen | |||
| After Porn Ends | 2012 | 18+ | 5.7 | N/A | | Want To See Seen | |||
| Out of Thin Air | 2017 | N/A | 6.5 | N/A | | Want To See Seen | |||
| Traffic Cops | TV | 2003 | N/A | 7.6 | N/A | | 3 Free Episodes | Track Have You Seen? | |
| Louis C.K. 2017 | 2017 | 18+ | 7.5 | 100% | | Want To See Seen | |||
| My Scientology Movie | 2016 | N/A | 6.7 | 88% | | Want To See Seen | |||
| Cartel Land | 2015 | 18+ | 7.4 | 89% | | Want To See Seen | |||
| Justin Bieber: Never Say Never | 2011 | all | 1.6 | 64% | | Want To See Seen | |||
| Eddie Murphy: Delirious | 1983 | 18+ | 8.2 | 83% | | Want To See Seen | |||
| Hot Girls Wanted | 2015 | N/A | 6.1 | 82% | | Want To See Seen | |||
| Human Planet | TV | 2011 | all | 9.1 | N/A | | 8 Free Episodes | Track Have You Seen? | |
| 13th | 2016 | 18+ | 8.2 | 96% | | Want To See Seen | |||
| Finding Vivian Maier | 2014 | N/A | 7.7 | 95% | doc_ + Rent or Buy | Want To See Seen | |||
| Gaga: Five Foot Two | 2017 | 18+ | 7.1 | 74% | | Want To See Seen |