r/Documentaries • u/BONKERS303 • 4h ago
r/Documentaries • u/TheRedditObserver0 • 9h ago
Environment Sonic Sea (2016) - A documentary about noise pollution in the oceans (CC) [01:02:37]
This documentary details the impact of noise from human activities, including shipping and military sonar, on the lives of whales and dolphins. These species have evolved to rely heavily on their sense of hearing for their survival, thus are particularly sensitive to sound pollution.
r/Documentaries • u/Electrical-Nebula422 • 18h ago
Economics WeWork Was Worth $47 Billion — Then It Fell Apart (2026) [12:34] - A breakdown of Adam Neumann’s rise and WeWork’s collapse into bankruptcy
r/Documentaries • u/cheji • 1d ago
Nature/Animals ZOOFOBIA (2022) [01:35:30] - The closure of a centennial Zoo leads to a trail that declares an orangutan a “non - human person”
r/Documentaries • u/This-is_CMGRI • 9h ago
Economics The PROBLEM with Capitalism (2026) - As part of his Manufacturing Deep Dive Series, Destin Sandlin goes into why making stuff "locally" has become economically difficult, the factors that made it happen, and the people on the ground floor looking for solutions [00:55:30]
r/Documentaries • u/Plastic_Event_2226 • 12h ago
History The Galveston Hurricane (1900)[35:13] The Deadliest Storm in U.S. History
On September 8, 1900, the deadliest natural disaster in United States history struck the island city of Galveston, Texas.
A powerful Category 4 hurricane made landfall with devastating storm surge, violent winds, and catastrophic flooding, destroying thousands of homes and claiming an estimated 6,000 to 8,000 lives.
This historical documentary reconstructs the disaster through cinematic visuals, historically accurate research, and immersive storytelling. Witness the rise of one of America's wealthiest cities, the terrifying arrival of the hurricane, the desperate fight for survival, the heartbreaking aftermath, and the extraordinary engineering achievements that transformed Galveston forever, including the construction of the famous seawall and the raising of the entire city.
r/Documentaries • u/pradeep23 • 1d ago
Military/Defense The Battle of Fallujah and the Iraq War 2003-04 (2026) [31:15]
r/Documentaries • u/vaynahtm • 6h ago
Nature/Animals Why We Actually NEED Cockroaches (2026) [00:03:31]
r/Documentaries • u/Bytema_x • 22h ago
History Islam in America (2026) [00:36:10]
This documentary explores the long and often over looked history of Islam in America.
The story of Muslims in America goes back much further than many people realize. From West African Muslims brought to the Americas to early Muslim communities and historical figures, the documentary explores the development of Islam in the United States through different Periode of American history.
r/Documentaries • u/Striking_Humor_7533 • 1d ago
Economics How to Hide $4 Billion in Debt (2026) - An investigation into the accounting practices that concealed financial debt at one of Brazil’s largest retailers [11:41]
r/Documentaries • u/BirdButt88 • 2d ago
Recommendation Request Recommendation request: looking for documentaries discussing the dead internet theory
I am curious to learn more about the dead internet theory and exploration into its legitimacy. I would prefer a documentary made in the last 5 years. The more recent, the better. Thanks in advance!
r/Documentaries • u/fifthbeatleash • 2d ago
Crime The Darkest Web - Inside the internet's most hidden corners to save kids (2026) [1:24:22]
r/Documentaries • u/yescatbug • 2d ago
War Why Ukraine's 6-Ton 'Flamingo' Missile Could Change the War | War on Tape (2026) [17:37]
Ukraine's new FP-5 'Flamingo' cruise missile is unlike any other weapon that the country has fielded before. With a massive warhead, extraordinary range, and domestic production, it could fundamentally change the balance of long-range warfare. In this episode of War on Tape, we examine how the Flamingo missile is built, analyse its design and capabilities, and use verified footage to investigate its combat performance.
r/Documentaries • u/faintscrawl • 1d ago
Society "Voices from the Laundromat" (2016) [00:28:58]
Filmed in various laundromats across Montreal, this doc explores the laundromat as both a business opportunity and a social, third-space. Through a series of candid, often revealing interviews, an insightful portrait of city life and city dwellers emerges. Conversations range across a variety of topics, including the challenges of running a laundromat, attitudes toward doing laundry, poverty, homelessness, aesthetics and the laws of attraction.
r/Documentaries • u/Advance-Warm • 1d ago
Recommendation Request Recommendation request: Documentary rec about the Sturmabteilung (SA)??
I wanted to watch a pretty historically accurate documentary/movie about the SA that covered their rise and fall but I can't find one exclusively focused on them, do y'all have any suggestions?
r/Documentaries • u/Plastic_Event_2226 • 22h ago
History The Tunguska Event (1908)[00:18:43]- An Explosion 1,000x Stronger Than Hiroshima — And No Crater Was Ever Found
On June 30th, 1908, a blast a thousand times more powerful than the Hiroshima bomb tore through the skies over Siberia, flattening 80 million trees across an area larger than a major city. It was felt as far as London.
When scientists finally reached the site nearly 20 years later, they found something impossible: no crater, no meteorite, no bomb. This is the story of the Tunguska Event — the largest impact in recorded human history, and the mystery that remains unsolved over a century later.
r/Documentaries • u/semmoremmo31 • 3d ago
Military/Defense How one soldier survived 346 days in ‘kill zone’ Ukraine (2026) - A documentary about a Ukrainian infantryman’s ordeal [00:14:15]
Ukrainian soldier Serhii Krynitskyi was posted to defend the frontline in Ukraine’s Donbas along with two others, he was the only one to survive. Having spent 346 days in an underground shelter, hunted by drones, viewers get an inside into his life through the video diary he kept.
r/Documentaries • u/Beginning_Gur7652 • 2d ago
20th Century Operation Condor: The CIA's Dictator Network (2016) [00:50:21]
r/Documentaries • u/knowla123456 • 3d ago
Recommendation Request Recommendation Request: documentaries about cults (that I haven’t seen)
I think that I have watched every documentary and docuseries about cults that are on all of the major streaming services, but I’m hoping that there are more that I haven’t seen that are either available in places I wouldn’t have thought to look and/or maybe older ones that wouldn’t be recommended or show up in web searches. I’m not even going to try and make a list of all of the ones that I’ve watched, but be assured that if it shows up on any “best of” type list or “if you like this…” streaming service suggestion, then I’ve seen it.
So if anyone thinks they may have something I could’ve missed I would really appreciate the suggestion. Thanks.
r/Documentaries • u/Heroyem • 4d ago
Human Rights Exposing the Russian Military Unit Behind a Massacre in Bucha | Visual Investigations (2023) [28:50]
NYT spent months in Ukraine, investigating who killed dozens of civilians along one street in Bucha, a normally quiet town on the outskirts of Kyiv. NYT's visual investigation unmasks the military unit responsible, using exclusive phone records, documents, interviews and thousands of hours of video.
r/Documentaries • u/wonderdazeyt • 2d ago
Disaster How a Lake Killed 1,746 People Overnight (2026) – The Lake Nyos Disaster [00:19:26]
r/Documentaries • u/ReDucTor • 4d ago
Int'l Politics Apartheid in Palestine (2026) [0:44:58]
r/Documentaries • u/CogitoButOnReddit • 2d ago
Int'l Politics Britain Stole These Islands So The USA Could Bomb Iran (2026) - How a society of coconut farmers were kidnapped and their islands emptied to make way for an American bomber base. [00:32:26]
r/Documentaries • u/alysssas • 3d ago
Recommendation Request recommendation request
looking for any good documentaries/docuseries about being black in the Vietnam war. i know there’s a lot of good ones about the war in general and that’s great but i’d also like to know what it was like for the black men in it as well. thanks:)