Best Netflix documentaries to watch right now
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In an award-winning TV career spanning more than 30 years, documentarian and broadcaster Louis Theroux has travelled the world to meet colourful characters with conflicting worldviews. In this new film directed by Adrian Choa, he encounters a network of influencers and content creators who are gaining huge numbers of online followers by opposing feminism and reshaping young men's ideas about masculinity. Louis travels to Miami, New York and Marbella to spend time with prominent figures in the manosphere including Harrison Sullivan (aka HS Tikky Tokky), Myron Gaines, Nicolas Kenn De Balinthazy (aka Sneako), Justin Waller and Ed Matthews. These proponents of a resurgent global men's rights movement teach Louis their language, including colourful terms such as 'red-pilling', and explain their different interpretations of traditional gender roles and values
Go behind the scenes with celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay behind the scenes as he juggles family life, global empire and his biggest launch yet in this all-you-can-eat documentary.
Unseen footage and unheard insider accounts reveal the harrowing and divisive case of Lucy Letby, the neonatal nurse convicted of fatally harming infants.- Monaco, 1999. One of the world's richest men dies in his penthouse. This documentary unpacks the mysterious murder of billionaire banker, Edmond Safra.
- Hard-hitting journalism. Era-defining fiction. Witty cartoons. The New Yorker marks its 100th anniversary with this look at its past, present and future
Ed Sheeran performs his greatest hits during a walkabout in New York City, captured in a single fluid take by Adolescence director Philip Barantini
A young man's dramatic rescue at sea spirals into accusations he murdered two members of his wealthy New England family in this true-crime documentary.- Warnings about climate change divide George HW Bush's White House at a pivotal moment for the planet in this documentary told through archival footage.
From critical emergencies to the operating room, this documentary series follows London's trauma centres as they treat the most severely injured
Step into Victoria Beckham's London atelier, as the Spice Girl-turned-powerhouse designer opens up about her life while preparing for Paris Fashion Week.- Eyewitness accounts and previously unreleased footage reveal the 2005 London transport bombings and subsequent events.
Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Laura Poitras and co-director Mark Obenhaus gain the trust of Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Seymour Hersh for an eye-opening portrait of the pursuit of truth at all costs in an era of widely touted 'fake news'. Incorporating archive footage and a revealing in-person interview with Hersh, Cover-Up traces the reporter's endless quest for answers and justice. The film recalls his work on the Watergate scandal for The New York Times, his courageous exposure of the My Lai massacre during the Vietnam War and evidence of torture at Abu Ghraib prison. Hersh provides access to his personal notes (and steadfastly protects his sources) to demonstrate his tenacity under fire and an insatiable public interest in transgressions of power- In this documentary, three former Navy SEALs with post-combat trauma turn to an unexpected treatment for healing and hope - psychedelic-assisted therapy.
Military documentary series following the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit as they conduct high-stakes combat exercises in the Pacific.- After a catastrophic ferry disaster, the off-duty captain seeks answers and justice for those who lost their lives - and those they left behind
- Documentary series about Flight MH370, which disappeared in 2014 with 239 people on board.
People who lived through chilling paranormal encounters share their experiences in present-day interviews, enriched with immersive dramatic reenactments- Tinder Swindler target Cecilie Fjellhoy and private investigator Brianne Joseph works with victims of romance scams to reclaim their lives
- Jussie Smollett tells his story about the headline-grabbing case, which sharply divided opinion between he was the victim of a hate crime or the perpetrator of a hoax
- A feature-length documentary about the 2003 Diamond Center theft in Antwerp and the gang of thieves responsible one of the world's biggest heists
- Academy Award-nominated director Joe Berlinger relives the manhunt for David Berkowitz, known as the 44-Calibre Killer and Son Of Sam, who terrorised 1970s New York. This three-part series brings together firsthand accounts from survivors, police officers and journalists, who unwittingly became part of one of the most famous cases in American history. Newly unearthed recordings of Berkowitz allow viewers to journey inside the mind of a serial killer as the NYPD pieced together evidence to halt his reign of terror
Kirat falls for a man she meets online, only to get swept up in a virtual relationship that upends her life for years, in this shocking documentary.- Featuring new revelations and unprecedented access, this docuseries digs into the disappearance of 25-year-old Sheena Bora and the shocking aftermath
- Documentary series about a woman, who claims to have been abducted by extra-terrestrials from her bedroom in Manhattan
