TV Documentaries on Netflix
Last updated March 09, 2025
Big Cat Diary: Season 7
2006 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsWith a mix of fresh and familiar faces, the seventh season of this nature series captures full-grown leopard Chui clinging to his mother, tiny cheetah cub Toto struggling to survive scary attacks and dominant male lion Notch battling outside rivals. Throughout each exciting episode, wildlife experts Simon King, Saba Douglas-Hamilton and Jonathan Scott share insightful observations as well as their gut emotions, which often heighten the suspense.
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TEDTalks: Brave Neuro World
2011 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsWhat goes on in your head? These cerebral TEDTalks will take you on a mind-expanding journey that will rock your brain! Dive headfirst into these discussions on brain development and function, including emotions, sensations, memory and illusions.
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Big Cat Diary
1996 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsZoologist and wildlife photographer Jonathan Scott, nature documentarian Simon King and, in later seasons, wildlife conservationist Saba Douglas-Hamilton trace the lives of African lions, cheetahs and leopards in Kenya's Masai Mara National Reserve.
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Ken Burns: Baseball
1994 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsAward-winning documentarian Ken Burns takes a swing at a unique and much-loved aspect of life in the United States: baseball. Burns chronicles the sport's signature people, places and events as well as a deep-rooted relationship to American culture.
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Wild China
2008 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsThis six-part series uncovers some of the most exotic and uncharted natural habitats hidden within the vast and diverse topography of China, including Yunnan's forests, the Tibetan plateau, the Silk Road and the Mongol steppes.
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Ken Burns: Prohibition
2011 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsKen Burns's fascinating multipart documentary examines the history of alcohol in America, including the events leading up to the passage of the 18th Amendment, the social and legal effects of prohibiting alcohol, and the repeal of Prohibition.
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David Attenborough: Wildlife Specials
2008 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsNaturalist David Attenborough travels around the world to get up-close footage of polar bears, leopards and other amazing creatures, visiting stunning locations like the ice caves of Europe and South America's Angel Falls.
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TEDTalks: Brave Neuro World
2011 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsWhat goes on in your head? These cerebral TEDTalks will take you on a mind-expanding journey that will rock your brain! Dive headfirst into these discussions on brain development and function, including emotions, sensations, memory and illusions.
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Ken Burns: Prohibition
2011 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsKen Burns's fascinating multipart documentary examines the history of alcohol in America, including the events leading up to the passage of the 18th Amendment, the social and legal effects of prohibiting alcohol, and the repeal of Prohibition.
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TEDTalks: Life Hack
2012 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsThis TEDTalks collection reveals simple tricks that can transform your life. Learn how your body language shapes who you are, how to start a movement, the secret to better work and much more.
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Wild China
2008 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsThis series uncovers some of the most exotic and uncharted natural habitats hidden within the vast and diverse topography of China, including Yunnan's forests, the Tibetan plateau, the Silk Road and the Mongol steppes.
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TEDTalks: Life Hack
2012 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsThis TEDTalks collection reveals simple tricks that can transform your life. Learn how your body language shapes who you are, how to start a movement, the secret to better work and much more.
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David Attenborough: Wildlife Specials
2008 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsWorld-renowned naturalist David Attenborough -- considered the father of the modern nature documentary -- headlines this collection of programs that explore the planet's most fascinating animals and most breathtaking landscapes. Attenborough travels around the world to get up-close footage of polar bears, leopards and other amazing creatures, and visits stunning locations such as the ice caves of Europe and South America's Angel Falls.
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River Monsters
2009 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsBiologist and self-proclaimed extreme angler Jeremy Wade hosts this Animal Planet series that takes viewers all over the world to visit freshwater rivers and lakes, where deadly creatures ranging from tiny piranha to 700-pound stingrays lurk. Jeremy debunks myths and uncovers the truth about these mysterious monsters, including vicious Goliath tigerfish in Africa, the snakeheads invading America and man-eating catfish in the Himalayas.
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River Monsters: Season 3
2011 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsFearless biologist Jeremy Wade investigates more frightening tales of native "river monsters" in the third season of this Animal Planet series, which sheds light on the murky worlds of flesh-eating eels, venomous stingrays and more.
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TEDTalks: Rad Invention
2011 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsInventors, rocket scientists, super techies and present-day Da Vincis share their radical innovations. From a thought-controlled computer to a lab that grows human organs, you'll be amazed at the ingenuity presented by these TED speakers.
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TEDTalks: Space Trek
2011 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsBrilliant minds give clues about ancient celestial life forms, future spacecraft and the universe's most peculiar places. Experts offer their entertaining explanations of cosmic phenomena, space travel and the possibility of extraterrestrial life.
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Ken Burns: The West
1996 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsHistorian and Oscar nominee Ken Burns and his talented team mine vintage photographs, music, maps, letters, newspapers and more to bring to life the struggles and challenges Americans faced in the 19th century as they embarked on westward expansion.
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American Gangster
2006 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsIn this gripping documentary series from BET, Golden Globe winner Ving Rhames narrates profiles of history's most infamous African American crime figures, delving into the private life and criminal exploits of each subject. Photographs and film clips illustrate eyewitness and law enforcement accounts of Frank Lucas (subject of the film American Gangster), Philadelphia's Black Mafia, Larry Hoover, Nicky Barnes, the Beltway Snipers and others.
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Woody Allen: A Documentary
2011 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsIconic and influential director-writer-comedian Woody Allen granted unprecedented access for this in-depth profile of his award-winning career and controversial personal life. Highlights include interviews with collaborators and noted film critics.
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American Gangster: Season 2
2007 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsNarrated by Golden Globe winner Ving Rhames, this gritty documentary series returns with another batch of fascinating true stories profiling some of American history's most notorious black criminals. Segments include exposés about Philadelphia's black Mafia; Chicago mobster Larry Hoover and his Gangster Disciples; and Frank Lucas, the drug kingpin who inspired director Ridley Scott's 2007 thriller American Gangster.
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American Gangster: Season 3
2008 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsVing Rhames narrates the life and times of Black America's most notorious criminals in this third season of the eye-opening BET series. Using archival news footage, vintage interviews, archival photographs and expert testimony, the program paints complex portraits of the sensational figures -- whose crimes include drug dealing, theft and murder -- and examines their legacies through the lens of history.
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TEDTalks: Rad Invention
2011 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsInventors, rocket scientists, super techies and present-day Da Vincis share their radical innovations. From a thought-controlled computer to a lab that grows human organs, you'll be amazed at the ingenuity presented by these TED speakers.
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River Monsters: Season 1
2009 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsIn this fascinating Animal Planet series, biologist and angler Jeremy Wade takes you on a journey into the shadows deep below the surface of rivers around the world as he seeks out carnivorous freshwater creatures who like to feast on humans. The featured flesh-eaters include piranhas, killer catfish, freshwater sharks, mugger crocodiles, American alligators, Amazon river dolphins, payaras, bull sharks, Queensland grouper and many others.
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Woody Allen: A Documentary
2011 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsIconic and influential director-writer-comedian Woody Allen granted unprecedented access for this in-depth profile of his award-winning career and controversial personal life. Highlights include interviews with collaborators and noted film critics.
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