69 best Netflix documentaries to binge-watch until the early hours

Netflix documentaries, from the bold and brilliant to the downright horrifying, have been dropping every month, and we’ve rounded up the best documentaries available to watch on the streaming service right now.

Recently, we have been shocked by documentaries such as The Most Hated Man On The Internet, as well as Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal. Then there’s the critically-acclaimed The Last Dance, Athlete A, and the biographical documentary everyone is talking about right now thanks to the new season of The Crown, The Story of Diana.

If you’re looking for an uplifting documentary, though – yes, they do exist – you have to check out Voices of Fire. The musical docu-series follows Pharrell and his uncle, Bishop Ezekiel Williams, as travel to Pharrell’s hometown in Virginia, searching for talented singers to build the world’s best gospel choir. It’s like TV for the soul.

For something that will pull on your heartstrings. There is also The Kalief Browder Story, which details the tragic events that led a 16-year-old boy to get wrongly accused of stealing a backpack, subsequently being imprisoned for three years, including solitary confinement that eventually crippled his mental health and all the traumatic events that followed.

Too heavy for you? Fear not, we can delve deep into the lives of some of your favourite pop stars in some eye-opening music documentaries. In Miss Americana, Taylor Swift opens up about her life in the most candid of ways. More of a Little Monster? Gaga: Five Foot Two is just the thing for you.

Just when you thought you had completed all Netflix documentaries… These options will take you on a roller coaster of emotions you may or may not be prepared for. So we have organised them into categories to fit every and any mood you may be in.

Here is our list of 69 best Netflix documentaries to watch now….