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Real stories, real stakes. The documentaries below combine rigorous journalism with the storytelling craft of feature film. Watch the most-talked-about docs on CineStream free, and pick up where you left off across devices.

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Top 50 Documentary TV Shows

MythBusters poster MythBusters ★ 7.82003 Mayday poster Mayday ★ 8.22003 Cosmos poster Cosmos ★ 8.52014 NOVA poster NOVA ★ 7.01974 Formula 1: Drive to Survive poster Formula 1: Drive to Survive ★ 8.22019 Ancient Aliens poster Ancient Aliens ★ 7.02010 Planet Earth poster Planet Earth ★ 8.62006 Marvel Studios Legends poster Marvel Studios Legends ★ 7.42021 Horizon poster Horizon ★ 7.41964 Planet Earth II poster Planet Earth II ★ 8.62016 The Last Dance poster The Last Dance ★ 8.32020 Forensic Files poster Forensic Files ★ 7.91996 Nature poster Nature ★ 7.91982 Frontline poster Frontline ★ 6.61983 American Experience poster American Experience ★ 6.51988 Prehistoric Planet poster Prehistoric Planet ★ 8.32022 How It's Made poster How It's Made ★ 7.62001 A Girl's Guide to 21st Century Sex poster A Girl's Guide to 21st Century Sex ★ 5.22006 Cosmos: A Personal Voyage poster Cosmos: A Personal Voyage ★ 8.71980 Natural World poster Natural World ★ 7.41983 The Jinx poster The Jinx ★ 8.02015 Couples Therapy poster Couples Therapy ★ 7.32019 Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction poster Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction ★ 7.21997 1000 Ways to Die poster 1000 Ways to Die ★ 7.72009 Snapped poster Snapped ★ 7.82004 Rise of Empires: Ottoman poster Rise of Empires: Ottoman ★ 7.52020 Our Planet poster Our Planet ★ 8.52019 Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives poster Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives ★ 6.82007 Life on Our Planet poster Life on Our Planet ★ 8.02023 MTV Video Music Awards poster MTV Video Music Awards ★ 7.81984 Blue Planet II poster Blue Planet II ★ 8.62017 Marvel Studios Assembled poster Marvel Studios Assembled ★ 7.22021 The Blue Planet poster The Blue Planet ★ 8.42001 Money Heist: From Tokyo to Berlin poster Money Heist: From Tokyo to Berlin ★ 8.22021 The Beatles: Get Back poster The Beatles: Get Back ★ 8.42021 Nathan for You poster Nathan for You ★ 8.22013 The Vietnam War poster The Vietnam War ★ 8.22017 The Rehearsal poster The Rehearsal ★ 8.02022 Great Performances poster Great Performances ★ 6.11971 The Walking Dead: Origins poster The Walking Dead: Origins ★ 7.82021 Dateline poster Dateline ★ 6.51992 Unsolved Mysteries poster Unsolved Mysteries ★ 7.72020 De viaje con los Derbez poster De viaje con los Derbez ★ 7.52019 Arnold poster Arnold ★ 7.92023 An Idiot Abroad poster An Idiot Abroad ★ 7.72010 Life poster Life ★ 8.42009 Making a Murderer poster Making a Murderer ★ 7.92015 Wild Wild Country poster Wild Wild Country ★ 7.72018 Panorama poster Panorama ★ 6.31953 The Girl poster The Girl ★ 7.72016

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50+ titles in documentary, updated weekly with new releases and rediscovered classics. Every title is free to start watching with HD picture and subtitles in 20+ languages.

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