Documentaries on Netflix
True stories, told well. Here are all the documentaries and docuseries on Netflix in Germany: true crime, nature, sport, music, history, science and the stories behind the headlines.
Right now there are 1,660 documentaries on Netflix in Germany. Most watched at the moment: Last Chance U (2016), Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror (2021) and Formula 1: Drive to Survive (2019). Highest rated: Famous Last Words: Dr. Jane Goodall (2025), with an IMDb score of 9.3. The most recent is SCTV: The Greatest Show You've Never Heard Of (2026).
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1,660 titles
on Netflix in Germany
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Last Chance U
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Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror
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Formula 1: Drive to Survive
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Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop
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Unsolved Mysteries
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The One About Matthew Perry
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Dirty Money
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The Fall of El Mayo
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The Remarkable Life of Ibelin
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Explained
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TYSON
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Tiger King
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The Dinosaurs
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Our Planet
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Attack on London: Hunting the 7/7 Bombers
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Trust Me: The False Prophet
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Conversations with a Killer: The Jeffrey Dahmer Tapes
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WWE: Unreal
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One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5
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The Movies That Made Us
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Once Upon a Time... Life
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The Last Dance
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Testament: The Story of Moses
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Somebody Feed Phil
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Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer
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Rise of Empires: Ottoman
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Ancient Apocalypse
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History 101
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Life on Our Planet
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Amend: The Fight for America
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Death of the Pastor's Wife
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Ronaldinho: The One and Only
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Michael Jackson: The Verdict
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Hip Hop Evolution
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Sean Combs: The Reckoning
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The Andy Warhol Diaries
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Ángel Di María: Breaking Down the Wall
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Crime Scene: The Texas Killing Fields
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Homicide
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The Idaho Murders: College Nightmare
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SCTV: The Greatest Show You've Never Heard Of
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Juan Gabriel: I Must, I Can, I Will
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Web of Make Believe: Death, Lies and the Internet
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E-Life
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Court of Gold
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Instadocs: AI Gone Wild
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Our Universe
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Bill Nye Saves the World
Questions about documentaries on Netflix
How many documentaries are on Netflix in Germany?
Right now there are 1,660 titles in this list. Streamingfilter checks the Netflix catalogue every day; the last full update was on 31 October 2026.
What are the best-rated documentaries on Netflix?
Sorted by IMDb score: Famous Last Words: Dr. Jane Goodall (2025), IMDb 9.3, Our Planet (2019), IMDb 9.2, Famous Last Words: Eric Dane (2026), IMDb 9.2, All the Empty Rooms (2025), IMDb 9.2, The Last Dance (2020), IMDb 9.0.
Can I narrow these documentaries down further?
Yes. Use the filters above to combine this list with an actor, director, release year, runtime, IMDb or Rotten Tomatoes score. With a free account you can also see what came out in your childhood or youth.
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