Netflix debuted dozens of brilliant documentary films and series throughout 2025. In this list, we count down our top 10.

The year 2025 did not disappoint in the documentaries category, and that means we have to recap the biggest titles that educated and enlightened us the most. Some made us dance, some made us cry, and ...

My list of the year’s best documentaries looks different from other critics’ lists, mainly because I put a premium on things ...

Director Suzannah Herbert’s new documentary tells the story of Natchez, Mississippi—a small town and antebellum tourist ...

From the Gilgo Beach murders to the Gabby Petito case, here are the five true crime documentaries that dominated 2025 on ...

One of Netflix’s latest documentary offerings center around music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs and is produced by his longtime nemesis Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson. But the petty-ness seems to have been put ...

Amy Bradley Is Missing,' 'The High School Catfish,' a Hulu Ruby Franke doc, 'The Perfect Murder' and our top pick for best ...

There are so many World War II documentaries out there, but other wars have been covered by other documentaries like Restrepo ...

On a special 2025 wrap-up podcast, The Film Stage co-founder and editor-in-chief Jordan Raup is joined by managing editor and ...

From award winners to unexpected triumphs, the 2026 Palm Springs International Film Festival had it all. Here were our ...

Plenty of documentaries have been made about the Second World War, with the best ones including The Memory of Justice, The ...