Where to stream the best documentaries and docuseries in India
2,243 documentaries and docuseries are streaming in India right now, most of them on Apple TV+ (78), hoichoi (5), Sony LIV (4), Sun NXT (4) and Netflix (2).
True crime, nature, sport, music, history and the stories behind the headlines: below the highest-rated documentaries and docuseries by IMDb rating, each with the platform where it streams.
Updated 10 November 2026. Only titles you can stream with a subscription or for free.
Highest-rated documentaries
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Night and Fog
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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream
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Home
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Samsara
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The War You Don't See
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Man with a Movie Camera
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Cries from Syria
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The Year Earth Changed
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What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
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STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie
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The Weight of Chains
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The Beaches of Agnès
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Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows
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Propaganda
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Anvil! The Story of Anvil
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Marley
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Workingman's Death
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Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
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The Resurrection of Jake The Snake
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A Billion Lives
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The Elephant Queen
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Sidney
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A Grin Without a Cat
Highest-rated docuseries
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Planet Earth
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Planet Earth II
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Blue Planet II
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The Joy of Painting
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Seven Worlds, One Planet
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Our Planet
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The Hunt
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Dynasties
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Life on Earth
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The Blue Planet
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Frozen Planet
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A Perfect Planet
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Africa
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How the Universe Works
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Nature's Great Events
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Mayday
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Tiny World
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Solar System
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Conquering Northern China
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Dark Side of the Ring
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Homicide Hunter: Lt Joe Kenda
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Through the Wormhole
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Long Way Round
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Oliver Stone's Untold History of the United States
Indian documentaries and docuseries
Frequently asked questions
What is the best documentary to stream in India?
By IMDb rating: Night and Fog (1956), Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream (2007), Home (2009), Samsara (2011) and The War You Don't See (2010).
Which OTT platform has the most documentaries?
Right now: Apple TV+ (78), hoichoi (5), Sony LIV (4), Sun NXT (4) and Netflix (2).
How up to date is this list?
Streamingfilter checks every OTT platform in India every day; the last full check was on 10 November 2026. When a title leaves a platform, it disappears from this page too, and anything new shows up here within a day.