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How To Find Documentaries On Netflix You Will Love

01/21/2016 By Olfa TurkiCategories: Movies, Netflix Movies

Use our list to find the best documentaries on Netflix. These true stories range from intense dramas to frightening horror stories you won't want to miss.

Have you ever searched out some of the best documentaries on Netflix? If you’re not sure (the film geek in me knows!), a documentary is a type of film that showcases real-life people or events, and the best ones tell super intense stories. Documentaries are told in a journalistic style, similar to a longer news special reports. If you like dramatic and sometimes even terrifying true stories, you should check out the best documentaries on Netflix.

How To Find The Best Documentaries On Netflix

Man on Wire

Oh, I was lucky enough to see this one on the big screen locally, and it’s brilliant! Man on Wire is a 2008 biographical documentary film that was directed by James Marsh. The film is based on the 2002 book by Philippe Petit titled To Reach the Clouds. There was also a film that was released in theater in October of 2015 about Petit and his famous stunt called The Walk, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Man on Wire depicts Philippe Petit, a high-wire walker, and his dream of walking across a cable between the two towers of the World Trade Center in New York in 1974. Not only was there no net underneath him, but Petit walked back and forth across this cable for nearly an hour. This one is super intense, seriously is this guy crazy walking on a wire that high up with no net?

The Imposter

Love psychological thrillers? This documentary is for you! The Imposter is a 2012 documentary film that showcases the true life story of a Frenchman, Frederic Bourdin, who claimed that he was the teenage son, Nicholas Barclay, of a family that had been missing from Texas for three years. This bizarre true story became famous in 1997 when it was discovered that Bourdin wasn’t Nicholas Barclay but yet someone impersonating him. The film includes an interview with Bourdin’s family as well as the Barclay family.

Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father

Don’t be fooled by Netflix into thinking this is some pansy greyscale documentary. This movie will likely cause you to cry, so keep some tissues handy. Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father is a 2008 documentary film about Andrew Bagby, who was murdered by his ex-girlfriend, Shirley Jane Turner. After the killing, Turner ran to Canada where she announced she was pregnant with Bagby’s baby, a boy she would name Zachary. While the full investigation continued, the grandparents were forced to have a civil relationship with Shirley to see Zachary. This filmmaker was a friend of Andrew Bagby and set out to tell him the truth about his dad’s life and death through this movie.

Grizzly Man

This guy may have lost his mind a little bit. Grizzly Man is a 2005 documentary film about bear enthusiast, Timothy Treadwell, who was killed by one of his obsessions in 2003, along with his girlfriend Amie Huguenard. The film includes some of the footage that Treadwell recorded prior to 2003 showcasing his interactions with grizzlies. This guy is an animal lover to his own demise. His intense passion for documenting bears is both exciting and terrifying to watch, reminding me of Stever Irwin, The Crocodile Hunter!

I hope I can convince you to add these wicked documentaries to your next tv binge. I can guarantee you won’t be disappointed by the best documentaries on Netflix.

Have you see any of these films? Which one of the best documentaries on Netflix looks the most intense and interesting to you?

*Image via Pixabay

Tagged With: best documentaries on Netflix, drama movies, movies on Netflix, Netflix

About Olfa Turki

Olfa Turki is a chartered accountant, a wife and a mom! She started her journey a few years ago when she decided to have a business of her own . She loves cooking with the kids, biking, reading books and drinking lots of coffee!

Comments

  1. tara pittman says

    01/22/2016 at 12:38 pm

    The DEAR ZACHARY: A LETTER TO A SON ABOUT HIS FATHER is one I want to see.

  2. Ana De- Jesus says

    01/22/2016 at 5:45 pm

    Wow the Zachary case sounds harrowing and quite heavy. Definitely a weeper by the sounds of it!

  3. Elizabeth O. says

    01/22/2016 at 9:02 pm

    I didn’t netflix had documentaries. Those are pretty interesting! Thanks for sharing!

  4. Stacy B says

    01/22/2016 at 10:34 pm

    I am going to have to check them all out but especially the Dear Zachary one. Looks like a tear jerker though. Thanks for sharing!

  5. Shobha George says

    01/22/2016 at 10:55 pm

    I need to watch more documentaries vs. reality tv! Thanks for sharing this gives me somewhere to start!

  6. Patricia says

    01/22/2016 at 11:34 pm

    Thanks for sharing! I almost gave up on Netflix because I could not find anything interesting there. Now- I have a reason to check them again 🙂

  7. ryan escat says

    01/23/2016 at 3:04 am

    I didn’t knew about this documentary but these are looks interesting.

  8. Claudette Esterine says

    01/23/2016 at 7:14 am

    Oh thanks for this! I love a good documentary!

  9. Claire says

    01/23/2016 at 8:01 am

    These look like interesting documentaries, I’ll have to check them out this afternoon on Netflix 🙂

  10. Maddie says

    01/23/2016 at 9:01 am

    These look intersting. I’ll have to watch these.

  11. Jennifer Dawn says

    01/23/2016 at 11:18 am

    Interesting. I don’t watch many documentaries on Nexflix. Maybe I need to check a few out.,

  12. Rosey says

    01/23/2016 at 1:17 pm

    I have just recently become a fan of netflix. It’s nice to have so many selections for movie time.

  13. michelle says

    01/23/2016 at 3:41 pm

    i would chose to watch Dear Zachary but i have to admit that if i have the choice between a movie and a documentary the movie will always come first

  14. Sarah says

    01/23/2016 at 6:19 pm

    I’ll have to check these out!

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  15. Marielle Altenor says

    01/23/2016 at 9:05 pm

    I actually haven’t watched any of the documentaries that you listed above. I recently got into Making a murderer on Netflix. I can’t bring myself to watch the second episode.

  16. patty says

    01/23/2016 at 11:56 pm

    I don’t have Netflix any longer but I really think I’m going to start again. I do love a good documentary but I tend towards historical topics

  17. Eileen Kelly says

    01/24/2016 at 3:46 am

    My oldest son is such a movie buff. I always share your site with him because you hit everything a true movie fan wants..never disappointing! Netflix is amazing to showcase

  18. Lexie Lane says

    01/24/2016 at 7:42 am

    I did not know this. It is really interesting. Thanks for that

  19. Urvi says

    01/26/2016 at 4:16 pm

    I love documentaries. These is great list. Thanks for sharing

  20. Holly @ Woman Tribune says

    01/27/2016 at 6:12 am

    I absolutely love documentaries. I can’t get enough of them. I have always loved Netflix’s selection of documentaries, and now documentary series! I’m totally in my element.

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