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

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 ...

While we’re always down for a good narrative film, sometimes the most compelling stories are the ones pointing the camera at our own world. From personal profiles to investigations, from stories of ...

Overview: HBO documentaries in 2026 focus on real stories that feel urgent, layered, and deeply human.Each film explores ...

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 ...

Sometimes facts are more unbelievable than fiction. When it comes to true crime, that’s particularly the case. Harrowing as psychological horror and tragic as a biopic drama, true crime stories are ...

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 ...

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 ...

A rejiggering of centuries of real history via fake news reports, and a restaging of a majestic work of theater within a virtual environment. A look back at a defining moment in our country’s history, ...