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Best Documentary Movies to Watch Now on The Criterion Channel

Discover the best Documentary Movies of all time on The Criterion Channel with our comprehensive list. From classic favorites to new releases. Watch the best Documentary Movies ever on The Criterion Channel, add them to your watchlist now.

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The Heartland Poster

The Heartland (2022)

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The American Sector (2021)

Val Poster

Val (2021)

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Town Bloody Hall (1979)

It Happens to Us (1972)

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Araya (1959)

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Mahmood (2022)

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Inning by Inning: A Portrait of a Coach Poster

Inning by Inning: A Portrait of a Coach (2008)

Taris Poster

Taris (1931)

Witch Madness Poster

Witch Madness (2000)

Thank You and Good Night Poster

Thank You and Good Night (1992)

Hairat Poster

Hairat (2017)

Film About a Father Who Poster

Film About a Father Who (2021)

The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords Poster

The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords (1999)

499 Poster

499 (2021)

George Stevens: D-Day to Berlin Poster

George Stevens: D-Day to Berlin (1994)

A Night of Knowing Nothing Poster

A Night of Knowing Nothing (2022)

Marx Can Wait Poster

Marx Can Wait (2022)

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Cane Fire (2022)

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Milford Graves Full Mantis (2018)

Karen Dalton: In My Own Time Poster

Karen Dalton: In My Own Time (2021)

Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation Poster

Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation (2021)

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499 (2021)

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Bring Down the Walls (2021)

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Mother, I Am Suffocating. This Is My Last Film About You. (2021)

Film About a Father Who Poster

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Karen Dalton: In My Own Time (2021)

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Fire Music (2021)

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Faya Dayi (2021)

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Searching for Mr. Rugoff (2021)

The Most Beautiful Boy in the World Poster

The Most Beautiful Boy in the World (2021)

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Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation Poster

Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation (2021)

The American Sector Poster

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After Migration: Calabria (2021)

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499 Poster

499 (2021)

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Mysterious Object at Noon (2000)

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I Called Him Morgan (2017)

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