Educational and entertaining, these documentaries are essential viewing—the perfect real-life tales to complement the historical fiction books you may have read. Here are our top picks ...

Including Morgan Spurlock's wild McDonald's social experiment "Super Size Me" The post The 7 Best Documentaries Streaming on ...

The Vietnam War was a truly devastating conflict, but nearly every secret about the war has been unveiled through a series of documentaries.

And few things combine education and entertainment as seamlessly as a well-crafted historical documentary. If you’re a Netflix subscriber, you’ve got a nice selection of historical ...

D.G. A rousing and tremendously exciting look at one of history’s most notorious unsolved heists, this documentary concerns a crime undertaken by the mysterious D.B. Cooper, who vanished without ...

From musicals that shed new light on old stories (here's looking at you, Hamilton) to moving films that give unsung heroes the credit they deserve, the best historical films are both faithful ...

And the best part? Most of them are available on accessible streaming platforms like Netflix and YouTube. Here’s a list of 30 Black history documentaries that can both educate and remind you how ...

And these documentaries, they prove that. To celebrate Women’s History Month, we’ve rounded up some of the most fascinating and inspiring films that shine a light on the fight for Women’s ...

To paraphrase Lorde, we may never be royals, but many people enjoy watching movies about royalty. There's excess, intrigue, romance, violence, and a whole lot more to films set in the world of ...

Here’s a brief history of documentary moviegoing ... people at film festivals starting saying things like, “The documentaries are the best part!” And now? We think of each of the films ...

Nominated for a 2014 Best Documentary Feature Academy Award ... $12.99 at Amazon This thought-provoking 2016 Oscar-nominated history documentary from director Ava DuVernay is like a crash course ...