Watch Documentary Movies Online, List of 2020 Documentary Films

Stuntwomen: The Untold Hollywood Story (2020)
Documentary
Chronicles the lives of women who perform the stunts in some of Hollywood’s biggest action sequences — from the early days of silent movies to today’s blockbusters.
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Stuntwomen: The Untold Hollywood Story

The Swamp (2020)
Documentary
A look behind the curtain of Washington politics following three "renegade" Republican Congressmen as they bring libertarian and conservative zeal to champion the President’s call to “drain the swamp.”
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The Swamp

Kiss the Ground (2020)
Documentary
Sheds light on an alternative approach to farming called “regenerative agriculture” that could balance our climate, replenish our vast water supplies, and feed the world.
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Kiss the Ground

House of Cardin (2020)
Documentary
The life and design of Pierre Cardin, including exclusive access to his archives and unprecedented interviews from Mr. Cardin.
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House of Cardin

Ahead of the Curve (2020)
Documentary
With a fist full of credit cards, a lucky run at the horse track, and a title that called to mind a certain French film star, Franco Stevens launched the best-selling lesbian lifestyle magazine ever published, connecting her community in an unprecedented way. AHEAD OF THE CURVE is a new feature documentary about the extraordinary woman who started Curve magazine, and by doing so helped accelerate the political and social evolution of the nation.
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Ahead of the Curve

Denise Ho: Becoming the Song (2020)
Documentary
This timely documentary explores the singer's remarkable journey from Cantopop superstar to outspoken political activist, putting her life and career on the line in support of HongKonger's struggle to maintain their political freedom.
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Denise Ho: Becoming the Song

The Movies (2019)
Documentary
CNN Original Series explores American cinema through the decades and the cultural, societal and political shifts that framed its evolution. Combining archival footage and interviews with leading actors, directors, producers, critics and historians, the series showcases the most pivotal moments in film that have stirred the imagination and influenced our culture.
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The Movies

The Eagle Huntress (2016)
Adventure, Documentary, Family
Follow Aisholpan, a 13-year-old girl, as she trains to become the first female in twelve generations of her Kazakh family to become an eagle hunter, and rise to the pinnacle of a tradition that has been typically been handed down from father to son for centuries.
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The Eagle Huntress

Looking for Richard (1996)
Documentary
Al Pacino's deeply-felt rumination on Shakespeare's significance and relevance to the modern world through interviews and an in-depth analysis of "Richard III."
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Looking for Richard

LIBRA (2020)
Documentary
Investigating autumn, temporal alterations, and their effect on movement
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LIBRA

Class Action Park (2020)
Documentary
Class Action Park explores the legend, legacy, and truth behind the 1980's water park in Vernon, New Jersey that long ago entered the realm of myth. Known for its dangerous, unsupervised rides and lack of regulation, guests of Action Park expected to walk away with injuries and were lucky if they made it out alive. Shirking the trappings of nostalgia, the film uses investigative journalism, original animations, recordings, and interviews with the people who lived it to reveal the true story of Action Park.
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Class Action Park

Mad Hot Ballroom (2005)
Documentary, Family
Eleven-year-old New York City public school kids journey into the world of ballroom dancing and reveal pieces of themselves and their world along the way. Told from their candid, sometimes hilarious perspectives, these kids are transformed, from reluctant participants to determined competitors, from typical urban kids to "ladies and gentlemen," on their way to try to compete in the final citywide.
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Mad Hot Ballroom

Super Frenchie (2020)
Documentary
From humble beginnings to becoming the top athlete in his field, extreme athlete Matthias Giraud weighs his passion for skiing and BASE jumping against the grounding effects of raising a young family.
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Super Frenchie

DTF (2020)
Documentary
A filmmaker follows his friend and widowed airline pilot east and west around the world, as he searches to find new love via the dating app Tinder. The well-intended quest spirals into a controversial fly on the wall expose of one man’s addictive and outlandish behaviour in a bubble of vice and depravity that conflicts with his consummate professionalism.
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DTF

John Ware Reclaimed (2020)
History, Documentary
Filmmaker Cheryl Foggo re-examines the story of John Ware, the Black cowboy who settled in Alberta, Canada, prior to the turn of the 20th century.
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John Ware Reclaimed

The Magnitude of All Things (2020)
Documentary
Filmmaker Jennifer Abbott explores the emotional and psychological dimensions of the climate crisis and the relationship between grief and hope in times of personal and planetary change.
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The Magnitude of All Things

David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet (2020)
Documentary
He knows our natural world like no other, and there’s never been a more urgent time to hear his story and vision for our future.
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David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet

13th (2016)
Documentary
An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.
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13th

The Beatles: The Long and Winding Road (2018)
Documentary, Music
An epic documentary documenting the Beatles’ worst recording sessions, ending with the iconic rooftop concert.
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The Beatles: The Long and Winding Road

Making the Witcher (2020)
Documentary
Journey into the extraordinary world of "The Witcher" — from casting the roles to Jaskier's catchy song — in this behind-the-scenes look at the series. Go behind the monsters, the ballads and every bit of magic that went into bringing The Witcher's Continent to life.
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Making the Witcher

No Visible Trauma (2020)
Documentary
Deftly upending the popular assertion that Canadian law enforcement agencies differ from those in the US, this provocative exposé fixes a sharp lens on the Calgary Police Service’s rampant, unchecked use of excessive force.
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No Visible Trauma

Brecht (2019)
Drama, Documentary, TV Movie
Bertolt Brecht, a theatre revolutionary, poet of the state, outsider, looks back on his life in 1956, the year of his death, in East Berlin: adolescent provocations in Augsburg during the First World War, early poetic and amorous flights of fancy in the Munich and Berlin of the 1920s, his escape from Hitler, returning from the US exile, followed by his later years caught in a dilemma between timeless classic and a failing GDR class fighter, an indefatigable free spirit and compromised artist.
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Brecht

American Factory (2019)
Documentary
In post-industrial Ohio, a Chinese billionaire opens a new factory in the husk of an abandoned General Motors plant, hiring two thousand blue-collar Americans. Early days of hope and optimism give way to setbacks as high-tech China clashes with working-class America.
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American Factory

You Cannot Kill David Arquette (2020)
Documentary
Following his infamous championship as part of a marketing stunt for the film Ready to Rumble, David Arquette is widely known as the most hated man in pro-wrestling worldwide. Nearly 20 years after he "won" the initial title, through ups and downs in his career, with his family, and with his struggles with addiction, David Arquette seeks redemption by returning to the ring...for real this time.
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You Cannot Kill David Arquette

Rising Phoenix (2020)
Documentary
The history and current standing of the Paralympic Games, which has grown to become the world's third largest sporting event.
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Rising Phoenix

Robin's Wish (2020)
Documentary
The final word in the story of what really happened to Robin Williams at the end of his life, focusing on his fight against a deadly neurodegenerative disorder known as Lewy body dementia.
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Robin's Wish

Jackass 3D (2010)
Action, Comedy, Documentary
Jackass 3D is a 3-D film and the third movie of the Jackass series. It follows the same premise as the first two movies, as well as the TV series. It is a compilation of various pranks, stunts and skits. Before the movie begins, a brief introduction is made by Beavis and Butt-head explaining the 3D technology behind the movie. The intro features the cast lining up and then being attacked by various objects in slow-motion. The movie marks the 10th anniversary of the franchise, started in 2000.
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Jackass 3D

Fear of Dancing (2020)
Documentary, TV Movie
Chronicles director Michael Allcock’s global quest to understand why he and so many others on this planet are terrified by the simple act of dancing – what science calls chorophobia. Along the way, he encounters a celebrity chorophobe, dancing robots, virtual reality, and a mysterious dancing plague.
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Fear of Dancing

Free Solo (2018)
Documentary
Follow Alex Honnold as he attempts to become the first person to ever free solo climb Yosemite's 3,000 foot high El Capitan wall. With no ropes or safety gear, this would arguably be the greatest feat in rock climbing history.
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Free Solo

Father Soldier Son (2020)
Documentary, War
When Sgt. First Class Brian Eisch is critically wounded in Afghanistan, it sets him and his sons on a journey of love, loss, redemption and legacy.
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Father Soldier Son

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