swap_horiz Chasing Coral Alternatives

1

O.J.: Made in America

O.J.: Made in America is a five-part 2016 documentary series produced for ESPN Films’ 30 for 30 initiative. The film pre...

Movie United States 2010S

9.4 Excellent

2

David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet

Sir David Attenborough reflects on his career and the devastating impact of human activity on the planet in this poignan...

Nature Wildlife Conservation Environment

9.0 Excellent

3

Faces Places

Faces Places chronicles a 2017 journey undertaken by Agnès Varda and JR through rural France. The filmmakers documented...

France Movie 2010S

8.9 Great

4

For Sama

For Sama documents the experiences of Waad Al-Kateab and her family amidst the Syrian Civil War. The film follows the co...

Movie 2010S Syria

8.9 Great

5

Collective

Collective is a 2019 documentary examining the aftermath of the 2016 Colectiv nightclub fire in Romania. It details two...

Romania Healthcare Journalism Movie

8.9 Great

6

The Look of Silence

The Look of Silence is Joshua Oppenheimer's 2014 documentary in which an Indonesian optometrist confronts men involved i...

History Indonesia Justice 2010S

8.8 Great

7

The Vietnam War

The Vietnam War is Ken Burns and Lynn Novick's 2017 PBS series, notable for combining American, North Vietnamese, South...

Series War Vietnam Ken Burns

8.8 Great

8

Inside Job

Inside Job is a 2010 documentary examining the causes of the 2008 financial crisis. The film details systemic corruption...

Complex Movie Political Thriller Investigative

8.7 Great

9

Virunga

Virunga documents the efforts of park rangers protecting Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo amids...

Movie 2010S Democratic Republic Of The Congo

8.7 Great

10

They Shall Not Grow Old

They Shall Not Grow Old is a 2018 documentary utilizing over century-old British Imperial War Museum footage of World Wa...

New Zealand Historical Movie War

8.6 Great

11

Minding the Gap

Minding the Gap is Bing Liu's 2018 documentary about three skateboarders in Rockford, Illinois, linking youth, abuse, an...

Coming Of Age Skateboarding America 2010S

8.5 Great

12

The Salt of the Earth

The Salt of the Earth is a 2014 documentary film examining the career of Sebastião Salgado, a Brazilian photographer. Th...

Movie Biographical Brazil 2010S

8.4 Great

13

Exit Through the Gift Shop

Exit Through the Gift Shop is a 2010 documentary directed by Banksy that centers around Thierry Guetta’s amateur street...

Independent Movie United Kingdom 2010S

8.4 Great

14

5 Broken Cameras

5 Broken Cameras documents the ongoing protests in Bil'in, West Bank, centered around the construction of the Israeli We...

Movie 2010S Palestine

8.4 Great

15

56 Up

56 Up is Michael Apted's 2012 installment of the British Up Series, revisiting participants first filmed as seven-year-o...

Life Series Britain Longitudinal

8.4 Great

16

The Dust Bowl

The Dust Bowl is Ken Burns's 2012 PBS documentary about the 1930s environmental disaster on the Great Plains and the fam...

History Series Environment Ken Burns

8.1 Great

17

The Biggest Little Farm

The Biggest Little Farm is a 2018 documentary about John and Molly Chester rebuilding a California farm using regenerati...

Nature Family Environment Farming

7.6 Good

18

Chasing Ice

Chasing Ice is a 2012 documentary following photographer James Balog's Extreme Ice Survey as it records glacier retreat...

Photography Environment Climate 2010S

7.4 Good

19

An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power

An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power is a 2017 follow-up to Al Gore's climate documentary, centered on advocacy after...

Politics Environment Climate 2010S

6.1 Fair

20

Seaspiracy

Seaspiracy is a 2021 documentary by Ali Tabrizi that criticizes industrial fishing, ocean plastics, and the seafood indu...

Netflix Fishing Environment Ocean

5.9 Mediocre