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Popular Documentary Movies

Dùthchas (2022)

When Blondie Came to Britain Poster

When Blondie Came to Britain (2023)

Sound of Freedom Poster

Sound of Freedom

Promoted

The Stones and Brian Jones Poster

The Stones and Brian Jones (2023)

Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan Poster

Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan (2020)

Attenborough's Wonder of Song Poster

Attenborough's Wonder of Song (2022)

Instatraders (2021)

The Monkey Haters

The Monkey Haters (2023)

Nowhere to Run: Abused by our Coach

Nowhere to Run: Abused by our Coach (2021)

Sir Richard Eyre Remembers... King Lear

Sir Richard Eyre Remembers... King Lear (2023)

Talking Doctor Who Poster

Talking Doctor Who (2023)

Margi Clarke Remembers... Making Out

Margi Clarke Remembers... Making Out (2023)

Split Up in Care: Life Without Siblings

Split Up in Care: Life Without Siblings (2022)

Attenborough's Paradise Birds Poster

Attenborough's Paradise Birds (2015)

Filthy Business

Filthy Business (2022)

Katie Price: What Harvey Did Next Poster

Katie Price: What Harvey Did Next (2022)

Changing Landscapes

Changing Landscapes (2021)

G7 Summit: Young Voices

G7 Summit: Young Voices (2021)

The Murder of Jill Dando Poster

The Murder of Jill Dando (2019)

The Rainhill Story: Stephenson's Rocket

The Rainhill Story: Stephenson's Rocket (1979)

Unmasked: Makeup's Big Secret

Unmasked: Makeup's Big Secret (2019)

Recently Added Documentary Movies

Drama Documentary Movies

First Contact: An Alien Encounter Poster

First Contact: An Alien Encounter (2022)

Charli XCX: Alone Together Poster

Charli XCX: Alone Together (2022)

Murder Games: The Life and Death of Breck Bednar Poster

Murder Games: The Life and Death of Breck Bednar (2016)

The Eichmann Show Poster

The Eichmann Show (2015)

Biography Documentary Movies

Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan Poster

Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan (2020)

Agnetha: Abba & After Poster

Agnetha: Abba & After (2013)

Life on Air: David Attenborough's 50 Years in Television Poster

Life on Air: David Attenborough's 50 Years in Television (2002)

Defending Digga D Poster

Defending Digga D (2020)

Summoned by Bells

Summoned by Bells (1976)

Keith Haring: Street Art Boy Poster

Keith Haring: Street Art Boy (2020)

Karen Dalton: In My Own Time Poster

Karen Dalton: In My Own Time (2021)

Dolly Parton: Here I Am Poster

Dolly Parton: Here I Am (2019)

I Am Greta Poster

I Am Greta (2020)

Any One of Us Poster

Any One of Us (2020)

The Crash Reel Poster

The Crash Reel (2013)

Hilary Mantel - Return to Wolf Hall Poster

Hilary Mantel - Return to Wolf Hall (2020)

Fanny: The Right to Rock Poster

Fanny: The Right to Rock (2022)

Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice Poster

Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice (2019)

Definitely Dusty Poster

Definitely Dusty (1999)

Jimi Hendrix: Voodoo Child Poster

Jimi Hendrix: Voodoo Child (2010)

Paula Rego, Secrets & Stories Poster

Paula Rego, Secrets & Stories (2017)

In Dreams: The Roy Orbison Story Poster

In Dreams: The Roy Orbison Story (1999)

Attenborough at 90: Behind the Lens Poster

Attenborough at 90: Behind the Lens (2016)

Florence Nightingale, la première des infirmières Poster

Florence Nightingale, la première des infirmières (2023)

Comedy Documentary Movies

Kurupting the Industry: The People Just Do Nothing Story Poster

Kurupting the Industry: The People Just Do Nothing Story (2021)

Cunk on Shakespeare Poster

Cunk on Shakespeare (2016)

History Documentary Movies

The Rainhill Story: Stephenson's Rocket

The Rainhill Story: Stephenson's Rocket (1979)

Blitz Spirit with Lucy Worsley Poster

Blitz Spirit with Lucy Worsley (2021)

Stonehenge: The Lost Circle Revealed Poster

Stonehenge: The Lost Circle Revealed (2021)

Escape from Kabul Poster

Escape from Kabul (2022)

Treblinka's Last Witness Poster

Treblinka's Last Witness (2015)

Close to Vermeer Poster

Close to Vermeer (2023)

Jane Austen: Behind Closed Doors Poster

Jane Austen: Behind Closed Doors (2017)

Black Power: A British Story of Resistance Poster

Black Power: A British Story of Resistance (2021)

With a Fine Feeling for Steam

With a Fine Feeling for Steam (1977)

Egypt's Lost Cities Poster

Egypt's Lost Cities (2011)

Dan Cruickshank's Monuments of Remembrance Poster