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Best Documentary Movies to Watch Now on BFI Player (Free) Available in the UK

Best Documentary Movies to Watch Now on BFI Player (Free) Available in the UK

Discover the best Documentary Movies of all time on BFI Player (Free) with our comprehensive list. From classic favorites to new releases. Watch the best Documentary Movies ever on BFI Player (Free), add them to your watchlist now.

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Popular Documentary Movies

Listen to Britain Poster

Listen to Britain (1942)

Intervals Poster

Intervals (1969)

Defeat Tuberculosis

Defeat Tuberculosis (1943)

The Punk Kebab Documentary Poster

The Punk Kebab Documentary (1978)

Hello! West Indies

Hello! West Indies (1943)

Inside Nazi Germany Poster

Inside Nazi Germany (1938)

Among the Japanese

Among the Japanese (1911)

Indian Army Exercises

Indian Army Exercises (1911)

Skirmish with Boers Near Kimberly

Skirmish with Boers Near Kimberly (1900)

Fully Fitted Freight Poster

Fully Fitted Freight (1957)

Britain Welcomes the President of Pakistan Poster

Britain Welcomes the President of Pakistan (2012)

Nursery Island (1936)

The Other Side of the Wall Poster

The Other Side of the Wall (2017)

Dewsbury v Manningham

Dewsbury v Manningham (1902)

Sunshine in Soho

Sunshine in Soho (1956)

John Betjeman Goes By Train Poster

John Betjeman Goes By Train (1962)

London Can Take It! Poster

London Can Take It! (1940)

The March of Time: Crisis in Iran

The March of Time: Crisis in Iran (1951)

Fishing with Cormorants. Isle of Yeso, Japan

Fishing with Cormorants. Isle of Yeso, Japan (1911)

Stranger In The City

Stranger In The City (1961)

Recently Added Documentary Movies

Getting It Back: The Story of Cymande Poster

Getting It Back: The Story of Cymande (2022)

Dear Philadelphia Poster

Dear Philadelphia (2021)

The Brilliant Biograph: Earliest Moving Images of Europe (1897-1902) Poster

The Brilliant Biograph: Earliest Moving Images of Europe (1897-1902) (2020)

Pipe Dreams Poster

Pipe Dreams (2019)

Memory: The Origins of Alien Poster

Memory: The Origins of Alien (2019)

Ojumo Ti Mo (2019)

ill, actually Poster

ill, actually (2019)

Punk in 60 Seconds

Punk in 60 Seconds (2019)

The Derby Poster

The Derby (2018)

Shadowman Poster

Shadowman (2017)

Rowing Poster

Rowing (2017)

India Hope: Portrait of the Artist as a Young Woman

India Hope: Portrait of the Artist as a Young Woman (2017)

From HK to MK (2017)

Accents Speak Louder Than Words

Accents Speak Louder Than Words (2017)

Eric (2017)

Silent Roars (2017)

In Other Words (2017)

Listen to Bridgeton

Listen to Bridgeton (2017)

Maesteg Poster

Maesteg (2017)

London Symphony Poster

London Symphony (2017)

Drama Documentary Movies

The Homecoming: A Short Film about Ajamu Poster

The Homecoming: A Short Film about Ajamu (1996)

David Poster

David (1951)

The Conquest of Everest Poster

The Conquest of Everest (1953)

Scottish Mazurka

Scottish Mazurka (1943)

Problem Drinkers

Problem Drinkers (1946)

The Silent Village Poster

The Silent Village (1943)

Beheading a Chinese Boxer

Beheading a Chinese Boxer (1900)

Furnival and Son

Furnival and Son (1948)

Refuge England (1959)

Biography Documentary Movies

Memory: The Origins of Alien Poster

Memory: The Origins of Alien (2019)

Shadowman Poster

Shadowman (2017)

Getting It Back: The Story of Cymande Poster

Getting It Back: The Story of Cymande (2022)

Eugene Atget: Photographer

Eugene Atget: Photographer (1982)

George Best: All by Himself Poster

George Best: All by Himself (2017)

Crufts Dog Show

Crufts Dog Show (1962)

Comedy Documentary Movies

The Punk Kebab Documentary Poster

The Punk Kebab Documentary (1978)

Coughs and Sneezes Poster

Coughs and Sneezes (1945)

O Dreamland Poster

O Dreamland (1953)

Flying the Foam and Some Fancy Diving

Flying the Foam and Some Fancy Diving (1906)

Punk Can Take It Poster

Punk Can Take It (1979)

History Documentary Movies

Inside Nazi Germany Poster

Inside Nazi Germany (1938)

The March of Time: Crisis in Iran

The March of Time: Crisis in Iran (1951)

The King's Highway Poster

The King's Highway (2016)

Electric Tram Rides from Forster Square, Bradford

Electric Tram Rides from Forster Square, Bradford (1902)

Alive and Kicking Poster

Alive and Kicking (2017)

Return to the Edge of the World Poster

Return to the Edge of the World (1978)

The Brilliant Biograph: Earliest Moving Images of Europe (1897-1902) Poster

The Brilliant Biograph: Earliest Moving Images of Europe (1897-1902) (2020)

DeLorean Poster

DeLorean (1981)

Advance Democracy!

Advance Democracy! (1938)

Thriller Documentary Movies

Adaptation Documentary Movies

Musical Documentary Movies

Mystery Documentary Movies

Music Documentary Movies

Punk in 60 Seconds

Punk in 60 Seconds (2019)

Shellshock Rock Poster

Shellshock Rock (1979)

Punk Can Take It Poster

Punk Can Take It (1979)

Action & Adventure Documentary Movies

Rowing Poster

Rowing (2017)

Dangerous Journey

Dangerous Journey (1944)