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

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

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Popular Documentary Movies

Inside Nazi Germany Poster

Inside Nazi Germany (1938)

Energy Poster

Energy (1967)

The District Nurse

The District Nurse (1942)

Listen to Bridgeton

Listen to Bridgeton (2017)

Between the Tides Poster

Between the Tides (1958)

Clash Poster

Clash (2017)

Hello! West Indies

Hello! West Indies (1943)

Intervals Poster

Intervals (1969)

The Sea in Their Blood Poster

The Sea in Their Blood (1983)

Japanese Types (1911)

Pipe Dreams Poster

Pipe Dreams (2019)

Elsie and the Brown Bunny Poster

Elsie and the Brown Bunny (1921)

The Private Life of the Gannets Poster

The Private Life of the Gannets (1934)

See for Yourself!

See for Yourself! (1972)

C.I.V. Procession: Cyclists and Infantry

C.I.V. Procession: Cyclists and Infantry (1900)

Beheading a Chinese Boxer

Beheading a Chinese Boxer (1900)

Dewsbury v Manningham

Dewsbury v Manningham (1902)

Alive and Kicking Poster

Alive and Kicking (2017)

Bringing It Home Poster

Bringing It Home (2013)

9 Dalmuir West (1962)

Recently Added Documentary Movies

The Riot and the Dance Poster

The Riot and the Dance

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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)

Maesteg Poster

Maesteg (2017)

In Other Words (2017)

Eric (2017)

Listen to Bridgeton

Listen to Bridgeton (2017)

From HK to MK (2017)

Silent Roars (2017)

India Hope: Portrait of the Artist as a Young Woman

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

Accents Speak Louder Than Words

Accents Speak Louder Than Words (2017)

London Symphony Poster

London Symphony (2017)

Clash Poster

Clash (2017)

Drama Documentary Movies

Beheading a Chinese Boxer

Beheading a Chinese Boxer (1900)

David Poster

David (1951)

The Conquest of Everest Poster

The Conquest of Everest (1953)

Furnival and Son

Furnival and Son (1948)

Problem Drinkers

Problem Drinkers (1946)

The Silent Village Poster

The Silent Village (1943)

Refuge England (1959)

Scottish Mazurka

Scottish Mazurka (1943)

The Homecoming: A Short Film about Ajamu Poster

The Homecoming: A Short Film about Ajamu (1996)

Biography Documentary Movies

His Only Son Poster

His Only Son

Promoted

Memory: The Origins of Alien Poster

Memory: The Origins of Alien (2019)

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)

Shadowman Poster

Shadowman (2017)

Comedy Documentary Movies

The Punk Kebab Documentary Poster

The Punk Kebab Documentary (1978)

Flying the Foam and Some Fancy Diving

Flying the Foam and Some Fancy Diving (1906)

O Dreamland Poster

O Dreamland (1953)

Coughs and Sneezes Poster