HBO Max's greatest documentaries prove the streaming service is becoming the go-to home for movie fanatics.

Though narrative film can transport us to imagined worlds, documentary cinema often turns the camera back on our own. From incisive personal profiles to true crime investigations and examinations of ...

Documentaries can be many things. They can be diaries, profiles, calls to action, exposés, investigations, and everything in between. While many of us fall in love with film — either as viewers or ...

True crime has quietly become one of the most dominant forces in modern entertainment. A YouGov poll found that 57% of Americans say they consume true crime content. That's not a niche audience.

Documentaries sometimes get a bad reputation for being slow-moving, but a good one can tell a story just as well as any ...

Up, the experimental documentary series that charted the lives of people from childhood to adulthood, is ending after 70 ...

As industry consolidation continues, documentary films face a challenging path to supportive investors, wide distribution, and sustainable success. But the best documentaries of 2025 go a long way ...

An astronaut from Apollo 11 surrounded by shots from Life Itself and I Am Not Your Negro in a composite image - Warner Bros. The overall quality of documentaries, particularly documentary films, have ...

Mr. Nobody Against Putin” has won the Oscar for best documentary feature. The film’s central figure and co-director is a teacher and activities director in a small-town school in Russia.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Documentaries are a dime a dozen in the streaming era because they’re cheaper to produce, so while they satiate ...