If our list of documentary movies wasn’t enough to get your inspiration firing, then it’s a good thing Netflix has a catalogue heaving with documentary series to keep you engaged and informed.
From sports docs to true crime and technological insights, here are the 10 best Documentary series on Netflix right now.
The Last Dance
One of the most insightful looks inside professional basketball, The Last Dance follows Michael Jordan and the 1997 Chicago Bulls as they fight their way to a sixth NBA Championship. The Last Dance is an enticing watch for even the most casual of basketball fans, giving an inside look into the psychology of professional athletes.
Trainwreck: Woodstock 99
If you think of a peaceful paradise full of love and hippies when you hear the word “Woodstock,” prepare to think again. Trainwreck: Woodstock 99 is a three-part documentary that showcases the music festival from hell, as three businessmen attempted to revive the iconic festival in 1999. The documentary is filled with laughs, carnage, and mass-scale destruction.
Our Planet II
Is there anything more relaxing than a David Attenborough documentary? In Our Planet II, the legendary English wildlife presenter takes viewers across the globe and assesses the impact of climate change on the creatures we share our planet with, from the largest of elephants to the smallest of insects.
Pepsi, Where’s My Jet?
Back in 1996, Pepsi started a competition, offering customers points for the amount of Pepsi they drank. What was the grand prize for 7,000,000 Pepsi points? A fighter jet. Surprisingly, someone saved up enough points to get it, and what followed was the litigation battle of the century.
The Most Hated Man on the Internet
The Most Hated Man on the Internet takes a look at the battle against Hunter Moore, whose website “Is Anyone Up?” was filled with revenge porn. After nude photos of her daughter were posted to the site, one woman made it her mission to bring the so-called “King of Revenge Porn” down.
How to Become a Cult Leader
Part of Netflix’s How to series of documentaries, How to Become a Cult Leader examines the tactics cults use to indoctrinate vulnerable people and how they exploit their members for sex, money, and sometimes their lives.
How to Change Your Mind
Despite sounding like a terrible productivity podcast, How to Change Your Mind actually focuses on the hallucinogenic effects of mind-altering drugs like LSD, psilocybin, MDMA, and mescaline.
Money Explained
If there’s one Netflix doc everyone should watch in our current age of financial uncertainty, it’s Money Explained. This multi-part documentary takes an insightful look at several aspects of the American financial system, including credit cards, student loans, and trading, Money Explained offers viewers the financial wisdom we all wish our schools taught us.
Tiger King
The documentary that took pop culture by storm, Tiger King still stands tall as one of Netflix’s best and most bizarre documentaries. Tiger King introduces viewers to Joe Exotic, a kingpin in the underworld of big cat breeding.
Eat the Rich: The GameStop Saga
If you’ve heard the word GameStop thrown around these last few years, this is why. Eat the Rich: The GameStop Saga showcases what happens when regular people stand up to Wall Street and the corrupt moves large corporations use to save their bottom line.
