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Best Documentary Movies on Pluto TV

Top 20 documentary movies available to stream on Pluto TV right now, ranked by ratings.

1

Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father(2008)

8.5 IMDb94% RT82 Meta

In 2001, Andrew Bagby, a medical resident, is murdered not long after breaking up with his girlfriend. Soon after, when she announces she's pregnant, one of Andrew's many close friends, Kurt Kuenne, b

2

Samsara(2011)

8.4 IMDb75% RT65 Meta

Filmed over nearly five years in twenty-five countries on five continents, and shot on seventy-millimetre film, Samsara transports us to the varied worlds of sacred grounds, disaster zones, industrial

3

Koyaanisqatsi(1983)

8.2 IMDb91% RT72 Meta

Takes us to locations all around the US and shows us the heavy toll that modern technology is having on humans and the earth. The visual tone poem contains neither dialogue nor a vocalized narration:

4

Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief(2015)

8 IMDb95% RT80 Meta

GOING CLEAR intimately profiles eight former members of the Church of Scientology, shining a light on how they attract true believers and the things they do in the name of religion.

5

The Red Pill(2016)

8 IMDb17% RT

When a feminist filmmaker sets out to document the mysterious and polarizing world of the Men’s Rights Movement, she begins to question her own beliefs. Chronicling Cassie Jaye’s journey exploring an

6

Touching the Void(2003)

7.9 IMDb93% RT82 Meta

The true story of Joe Simpson and Simon Yates' disastrous and nearly-fatal mountain climb of 6,344m Siula Grande in the Cordillera Huayhuash in the Peruvian Andes in 1985.

7

Tomorrow(2015)

7.9 IMDb93% RT71 Meta

Climate is changing. Instead of showing all the worst that can happen, this documentary focuses on the people suggesting solutions and their actions.

8

Taxi to the Dark Side(2008)

7.5 IMDb100% RT82 Meta

An in-depth look at the torture practices of the United States in Afghanistan, Iraq and Guantanamo Bay, focusing on an innocent taxi driver in Afghanistan who was tortured and killed in 2002.

9

The Imposter(2012)

7.5 IMDb95% RT77 Meta

In 1994 a 13-year-old boy disappeared without a trace from his home in San Antonio, Texas. Three-and-a-half years later he is found alive thousands of miles away in a village in southern Spain with a

10

The Mole Agent(2020)

7.5 IMDb95% RT69 Meta

When a daughter becomes concerned about her mother's well-being in a retirement home, private investigator Romulo hires Sergio, an 83-year-old man who becomes a new resident—and a mole inside the home

11

20,000 Days on Earth(2014)

7.4 IMDb97% RT83 Meta

A semi-fictionalized documentary about a day in the life of Australian musician Nick Cave's persona.

12

That Sugar Film(2014)

7.4 IMDb69% RT56 Meta

One man's journey to discover the bitter truth about sugar. Damon Gameau embarks on a unique experiment to document the effects of a high sugar diet on a healthy body, consuming only foods that are co

13

Super Size Me(2004)

7.2 IMDb73 Meta

Morgan Spurlock subjects himself to a diet based only on McDonald's fast food three times a day for thirty days without exercising to try to prove why so many Americans are fat or obese. He submits hi

14

Deep Web(2015)

6.9 IMDb79% RT

Deep Web gives the inside story of one of the most important and riveting digital crime sagas of the century -- the arrest of Ross William Ulbricht, the 30-year-old entrepreneur convicted of being 'Dr

15

Atari: Game Over(2014)

6.7 IMDb

The Xbox Originals documentary that chronicles the fall of the Atari Corporation through the lens of one of the biggest mysteries of all time, dubbed “The Great Video Game Burial of 1983.” Rumor claim

16

Jackass: The Movie(2002)

6.6 IMDb49% RT42 Meta

Johnny Knoxville and his band of maniacs perform a variety of stunts and gross-out gags on the big screen for the first time. They wander around Japan in panda outfits, wreak havoc on a once civilized

17

Back in Time(2015)

6.3 IMDb

Cast, crew and fans explore the 'Back to the Future' time-travel trilogy's resonance throughout our culture—30 years after Marty McFly went back in time.

18

Room 237(2012)

6.2 IMDb94% RT80 Meta

A subjective documentary that explores various theories about hidden meanings in Stanley Kubrick's classic film The Shining. Five very different points of view are illuminated through voice over, film

19

Kevin Hart: What Now?(2016)

6 IMDb75% RT60 Meta

Comedian Kevin Hart performs in front of a crowd of 50,000 people at Philadelphia's outdoor venue, Lincoln Financial Field.

20

Justin Bieber's Believe(2013)

1.6 IMDb53% RT39 Meta

A backstage and on-stage look at Justin Bieber during his rise to super stardom.

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