The Best Documentaries 2024. Here are the 22 best documentaries streaming across various platforms, from rousing cultural portraits like 'paris is burning' on max to heartbreaking nature. The best documentaries on netflix include provocative history lessons like '13th' and fascinating celebrity profiles like 'what happened, miss simone?' and more.

Now that 2024 is half over, i’ve started collecting candidates for my list of the year’s best films — and that, of course, includes documentaries. Explore our top 50 picks that cover a range of topics and promise to inform and entertain.