Showing 75 documentaries

Planet Earth
series
11
Topical
2006
Four Emmy Awards and a Peabody. The most ambitious nature documentary ever produced, capturing Earth's most extreme habitats and creatures never filmed before.

THE TALLEST DWARF
film
1h 32m
Narrative
2025
An intimate look at the little people community sharing their diverse stories and perspectives. A visual exploration of identity, belonging, and navigating a world built for different bodies.

Queen of Chess
film
1h 33m
Narrative
2026
In chess, the queen is the most powerful piece on the board. In 1989, a 12-year-old Hungarian girl decided to prove the same was true in life — then spent 26 years proving everyone else wrong.

The Untold History of the United States
series
10
Historical
2012
Ten hours of meticulously researched counter-narrative to mainstream American history. Shows how perspective fundamentally shapes what we accept as historical truth.

The Neutral Ground
film
1h 28m
Topical
2021
The surprising history behind Confederate monuments and America's troubled romance with the Lost Cause. Sharp, funny, and deeply unsettling examination of how America chooses what to remember.

Mark Twain
series
2
Narrative
2001
Ken Burns delivers a thorough portrait of the writer who changed American literature—the first to turn American speech into art and wield humor as a weapon for change.

Bring Them Home
film
1h 25m
Topical
2024
Eight years following the Blackfeet fight to bring buffalo home—not against outsiders, but within their own community. How restoring the land restores a people.

The Forgotten Plague
short
0h 53m
Historical
2015
Once the deadliest killer in human history, tuberculosis shaped medicine, cities, and government policy in ways most people have forgotten. A film that resonates powerfully in a post-COVID era.

Prohibition
series
3
Historical
2011
You know Prohibition failed—but do you know how women's suffrage and income tax made it possible? Ken Burns reveals the surprising story behind America's boldest experiment.

The Poison Squad
film
1h 50m
Historical
2020
Before the FDA, America's food was a toxic gamble. This PBS documentary reveals the shocking experiments that changed everything—a fascinating history lesson with modern urgency.

Ernie & Joe: Crisis Cops
film
1h 36m
Topical
2019
SXSW Special Jury Prize winner. An intimate look at two San Antonio officers pioneering a mental health approach to policing — a working solution to one of America's most urgent crises.

The Rise and Fall of Penn Station
short
0h 53m
Historical
2014
The engineering marvel that connected the eastern United States—and the architectural masterpiece demolished after just 53 years. A cautionary tale about corporate profit versus public good.

The Tillman Story
film
1h 35m
Narrative
2010
Award-winning documentary about the NFL star who gave up millions to serve—and the family who fought the government's cover-up of his death. A portrait of sacrifice and truth.

Rising Phoenix
film
1h 39m
Topical
2020
How the Paralympic Games evolved from postwar rehabilitation to global movement that redefined disability—Emmy-winning documentary told through nine athletes competing in Rio.

Flint Town
series
8
Topical
2018
Two years of unprecedented access inside a police department stretched to breaking point. Essential viewing about what happens when America leaves its cities behind.

The National Parks: America's Best Idea
series
6
Historical
2009
Whether you've visited these parks or dream of going, Burns reveals the improbable story of how they survived. A celebration of America's most inspiring conservation victories.

Trust Me: The False Prophet
series
4
Topical
2026
Unprecedented undercover access inside an FLDS polygamist sect. A mesmerizing true crime series revealing how religious isolation shields abuse and why law enforcement struggles to intervene.

Keep Quiet and Forgive
film
1h 30m
Topical
2026
Rare access to Amish and Mennonite sexual abuse survivors breaking decades of silence. Based on investigative journalism exposing systemic abuse and the courage to seek justice.

New York: A Documentary Film
series
8
Historical
1999
The complete story of how New York became the capital of capitalism and laboratory of modern urban life. Emmy-winning examination of the forces that shaped America.

Who Killed Garrett Phillips?
series
2
Topical
2019
Emmy-winning director Liz Garbus exposes how tunnel vision and racial bias in a small-town murder investigation may have let the real killer escape while destroying an innocent man's life.

Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal
film
1h 53m
Topical
2024
When "housewives" fighting for their children's lives are dismissed by authorities, they become unstoppable. The birth of environmental justice and the grassroots tactics that won.

Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery
film
4h 0m
Historical
1997
Ken Burns' masterful account of America's most important expedition. Spectacular landscapes filmed along the actual route reveal how explorers opened the West—and changed history forever.

World War II in Colour
series
13
Historical
2009
Experience WWII as never before through colorized archival footage spanning all major fronts. Thirteen episodes deliver comprehensive history with storytelling that brings the past to life.

Dr. Death: The Undoctored Story
series
4
Topical
2021
The real victims tell their story in this landmark case—the first doctor in America criminally convicted for how he practiced medicine. A cautionary tale about accountability in healthcare.

Elie Wiesel: Soul on Fire
film
1h 27m
Narrative
2024
The definitive portrait of Elie Wiesel - Holocaust survivor, Nobel Prize winner, author of 'Night,' and the eloquent voice who spent his life fighting indifference.