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The best documentaries on Netflix

The top 3 according to 95 votes from people: Icarus (2017) · Casting JonBenet (2017) · Don't F**k with Cats (2019). (Updated Sep 6, 2021.)

Icarus, Making a Murderer, Don't F**k with Cats, The Alcàsser Murders, Our Planet, Tiger King and The Toys That Made Us: the documentaries and docuseries Xataka recommends on Netflix.

Luis Fuentes · · 21 items · 95 votes · 0 comments

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Top 21

  1. 1

    Icarus (2017)

    Bryan Fogel; Oscar for best documentary.

    ▲ 10 ▼ 0

    10
  2. 2

    Casting JonBenet (2017)

    Kitty Green.

    ▲ 7 ▼ 0

    7
  3. 3

    Don't F**k with Cats (2019)

    Docuseries by Mark Lewis.

    ▲ 7 ▼ 1

    6
  4. 4

    Our Planet (2019)

    Docuseries narrated by David Attenborough.

    ▲ 6 ▼ 0

    6
  5. 5

    Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond (2017)

    Chris Smith.

    ▲ 5 ▼ 0

    5
  6. 6

    Cheer (2020)

    Docuseries by Greg Whiteley.

    ▲ 5 ▼ 0

    5
  7. 7

    Making a Murderer (2015)

    Docuseries by Laura Ricciardi and Moira Demos.

    ▲ 5 ▼ 2

    3
  8. 8

    Miss Americana (2020)

    Lana Wilson.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 0

    3
  9. 9

    What the Health (2017)

    Kip Andersen and Keegan Kuhn.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 0

    3
  10. 10

    The Alcàsser Murders (2019)

    Docuseries by Elías León Siminiani.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 1

    2
  11. 11

    Audrie & Daisy (2016)

    Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 1

    2
  12. 12

    The Toys That Made Us (2017)

    Docuseries by Brian Volk-Weiss.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 1

    2
  13. 13

    Sad Hill Unearthed (2017)

    Guillermo de Oliveira.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 1

    2
  14. 14

    The Keepers (2017)

    Docuseries by Ryan White.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  15. 15

    High Score (2020)

    Docuseries on the history of video games.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  16. 16

    Cowspiracy (2014)

    Kip Andersen and Keegan Kuhn.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  17. 17

    Explained (2018)

    Docuseries by Vox.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 2

    1
  18. 18

    Tiger King (2020)

    Docuseries by Eric Goode and Rebecca Chaiklin.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 1

    1
  19. 19

    Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (2017)

    Randall Lobb and Robert McCallum.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 1

    1
  20. 20

    Grass Is Greener (2019)

    Fab 5 Freddy.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 3

    -1
  21. 21

    Period. End of Sentence. (2018)

    Rayka Zehtabchi; Oscar for best documentary short.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 2

    -1

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