Best Social Documentary Movies & TV Series

The 45 best-rated social documentary movies and TV series on 3eyedraven, ranked by a weighted audience score so the genuinely great rises above one-off perfect ratings. Every title has cast, ratings, trailers and where to watch.

The Men Who Built America 2012 ★ 8.0

Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief 2015 ★ 7.6

The Biggest Little Farm 2019 ★ 7.6

The Red Pill 2016 ★ 7.5

HyperNormalisation 2016 ★ 7.5

Feminists: What Were They Thinking? 2018 ★ 7.5

Trainwreck: Woodstock '99 2022 ★ 7.3

Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller 2020 ★ 8.3

Caesar Must Die 2012 ★ 7.3

Legacy 2021 ★ 8.2

Mafia Is Not What It Used to Be 2019 ★ 7.6

Capitalism: A Love Story 2009 ★ 7.1

The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On 1987 ★ 7.5

The Pharmacist 2020 ★ 7.4

Land Without Bread 1933 ★ 7.1

Re-Births 2017 ★ 7.4

Objectified 2009 ★ 7.1

Joshua: Teenager vs. Superpower 2017 ★ 7.3

Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You're a Girl) 2020 ★ 7.3

Writing with Fire 2021 ★ 7.3

What Is a Woman? 2022 ★ 6.9

The Birth of Saké 2015 ★ 7.2

Animal 2021 ★ 7.3

Smoke Sauna Sisterhood 2023 ★ 7.0