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Best documentaries on Netflix India

20 documentaries streaming on Netflix in India right now, best first. Only ones viewers and critics rate well. Checked 9 October 2026.

1. 1

   David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet

   2020 · 1h 23m · Documentary, Drama

   Viewers love it · IMDb 8.9

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2. 2

   Inside Job

   2010 · 1h 49m · Documentary, Crime

   Viewers love it · IMDb 8.2 · RT 98%

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3. 3

   Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom

   2015 · 1h 38m · Documentary

   Viewers love it · IMDb 8.3

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4. 4

   13th

   2016 · 1h 40m · Documentary

   Viewers love it · IMDb 8.2 · RT 97%

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5. 5

   My Octopus Teacher

   2020 · 1h 25m · Documentary

   Viewers love it · IMDb 8.1 · RT 93%

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6. 6

   Seaspiracy

   2021 · 1h 29m · Documentary, Crime

   Viewers love it · IMDb 8.1

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7. 7

   Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret

   2014 · 1h 30m · Documentary

   Viewers love it · IMDb 8.1

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8. 8

   The Remarkable Life of Ibelin

   2024 · 1h 43m · Documentary, Animation

   Viewers love it · IMDb 8.1

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9. 9

   Virunga

   2014 · 1h 40m · Documentary, War

   Viewers love it · IMDb 8.1

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10. 10

    Icarus

    2017 · 2h 1m · Documentary

    Viewers like it · IMDb 7.9

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11. 11

    Disclosure

    2020 · 1h 48m · Documentary

    Viewers love it · IMDb 8.1

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12. 12

    Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story

    2024 · 1h 44m · Documentary

    Viewers love it · IMDb 8.0

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13. 13

    The Greatest Night in Pop

    2024 · 1h 36m · Documentary, Music

    Viewers like it · IMDb 7.9

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14. 14

    The Three Deaths of Marisela Escobedo

    2020 · 1h 49m · Documentary, Crime · Spanish

    Viewers love it · IMDb 8.1

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15. 15

    John Mulaney: The Comeback Kid

    2015 · 1h 2m · Comedy, TV Movie

    Viewers like it · IMDb 7.9

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16. 16

    The Social Dilemma

    2020 · 1h 34m · Documentary, Drama

    Viewers like it · IMDb 7.6 · RT 84%

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17. 17

    14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible

    2021 · 1h 41m · Documentary

    Viewers like it · IMDb 7.7

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18. 18

    Stutz

    2022 · 1h 36m · Documentary

    Viewers like it · IMDb 7.7

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19. 19

    The Deepest Breath

    2023 · 1h 48m · Documentary

    Viewers like it · IMDb 7.7

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20. 20

    Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond

    2017 · 1h 33m · Documentary, Drama

    Viewers like it · IMDb 7.6

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