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    The Best Documentaries to Watch on Netflix

    While it's more challenging to innovate in the narrative structure and aesthetic of a documentary, it's undeniable that the genre holds some of the best stories in world cinema. After all, brilliant filmmakers can navigate between fact and cinema to make real-life stories even more powerful on the big screen. Below, we've selected some of the best documentaries available on Netflix, covering a wide range of topics. Just pick your favorite and hit play.
    Four Daughters: A Tunisian mother's life takes a dark turn when her two eldest daughters go missing.

    Four Daughters

    7.4/10

    1h47min
    My Octopus Teacher: A man forms an unlikely bond with a sea creature in a South African kelp forest.

    My Octopus Teacher

    8.1/10

    1h25min
    American Murder: The Family Next Door: A man's confession to killing his pregnant wife and two daughters shocks the world.

    American Murder: The Family Next Door

    7.2/10

    1h22min
    Fyre: A disastrous music festival on a private island with lies from the producers.

    Fyre

    7.2/10

    1h38min
    The Great Hack: A group of individuals affected by the Cambridge Analytica scandal fight back against the misuse of their personal data.

    The Great Hack

    7/10

    1h53min
    The Social Dilemma: Silicon Valley insiders expose how social media reprograms society through the eyes of a conflicted software engineer.

    The Social Dilemma

    7.6/10

    1h29min
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    (G)I-dle World Tour [iDOL] in Cinemas: the journey of South Korean girl group (G)I-dle on their global concert tour, facing challenges and showcasing their talents.

    (G)I-dle World Tour [iDOL] in Cinemas

    7.5/10

    1h43min
    5 Idiots: A Decade of Madness: Five lifelong friends navigate adulthood's challenges, using humor and teamwork to keep their unbreakable bond alive.

    5 Idiots: A Decade of Madness

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    1h39min
    A Climate Diary: Around the Middle East: Dan journeys across the Middle East amid climate disaster, seeking hope and solutions in an unpredictable environment.

    A Climate Diary: Around the Middle East

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    0h25min
    A Cursed Man: Filmmaker Liam Le Guillou explores the occult, questioning reality and belief in a daring, mysterious social experiment.

    A Cursed Man

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    1h38min
    A Deadly American Marriage: A disturbing 911 call unravels the truth behind Jason Corbett's death, revealing secrets within his seemingly perfect family life.

    A Deadly American Marriage

    6.6/10

    1h39min
    A Letter to David: A decade after his starring role, David Cunio is a hostage, prompting a filmmaker's heartfelt video message from Nir Oz kibbutz.

    A Letter to David

    8.2/10

    1h14min
    A Life for Justin

    A Life for Justin

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    1h0min
    A Million Women: For Such A Time As This

    A Million Women: For Such A Time As This

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    1h39min
    A Mulher Sem Chão: A young woman embraces her indigenous roots while navigating urban challenges in São Paulo.

    A Mulher Sem Chão

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    1h30min
    A Place for Kelly: A determined teen battles Multiple Sclerosis while striving for normalcy in high school amidst personal and health challenges.

    A Place for Kelly

    --/10

    1h15min
    A Promise to a Friend: The Gale Webb Story: Gale Webb, an action sports pioneer, fulfills her promise to inspire kids through thrilling sports shows, featuring legends like Tony Hawk.

    A Promise to a Friend: The Gale Webb Story

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    1h39min
    A RAD Documentary: A BMX rider battles gravity and expectations in the 1986 classic, revisited through cast and crew interviews, and iconic stunts.

    A RAD Documentary

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    1h3min
    A Residential Haunting in Suffolk: Matt and Kerri Charles face terrifying hauntings due to their Suffolk home's violent historical past.

    A Residential Haunting in Suffolk

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    1h31min
    Africa: A Kung Fu Story: A film team mentors young Tanzanian Shaolin martial artists, blending culture with filmmaking and exploring ion and ambition.

    Africa: A Kung Fu Story

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    1h14min
    Air Force Elite: Thunderbirds: Follow a skilled pilot facing personal and professional challenges as he navigates the demanding world of the Thunderbirds squadron.

    Air Force Elite: Thunderbirds

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    1h31min
    Alive: A true story of hope: Five children face a death sentence until Dr. Burzynski offers them a miraculous second chance at life in the 90s.

    Alive: A true story of hope

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    0h56min
    Becoming Led Zeppelin: Four musicians navigate the 1960s music scene, uniting in 1968, revolutionizing rock by 1970.

    Becoming Led Zeppelin

    7.9/10

    2h2min
    Beginning of a New Era: An enigmatic Mayan elder faces global challenges, championing unity and hope for humanity in a modern world documentary.

    Beginning of a New Era

    --/10

    1h48min
    Behind the Curtain: Stranger Things The First Shadow: Follow the struggles of a young actress adapting to a new character in a live stage show.

    Behind the Curtain: Stranger Things The First Shadow

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    1h25min
    Breaking Chains - A Path to Freedom

    Breaking Chains - A Path to Freedom

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    1h55min
    Cartas a Miguel de Molina

    Cartas a Miguel de Molina

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    1h39min
    Chaos: The Manson Murders: Unravel the mystery of Manson's followers through mind control experiments.

    Chaos: The Manson Murders

    5.6/10

    1h36min
    CIRILO, A Legacy Untold: Panama-born Cirilo McSween battles Jim Crow racism, emerging as a pivotal entrepreneur and civil rights leader in Panama and Chicago.

    CIRILO, A Legacy Untold

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    0h25min
    Coexistence, My Ass!: Comedian Noam Shuster Eliassi humorously exposes absurdities of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and equality struggles in her provocative one-woman show.

    Coexistence, My Ass!

    8.7/10

    1h35min
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