The Best Documentaries on YouTube featuring award-winning, highly-rated, and popular documentaries that are legally free on YouTube.

The truth hurts. But sometimes it’s inspirational, scary, sad, funny or anywhere in between. Experience it all with our best documentary series and movies.

Home to the world’s best documentaries -- from Academy Award winning classics and box office hits to festival darlings and cult favorites. Nonfiction storytelling at its best, curated by the best.

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4 days ago · Capturing truth, life, and reality — one movie at a time. The best documentaries allow us to see the world with a fresh set of eyes, from social experiments (Super Size Me) to …

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