Netflix documentaries

Who is Carlos Ghosn and Why Does Netflix Think We Care?

Megan Miller, Arizona State University

The streaming giant's new documentary covers the billionaire's rise and fall prior to his escape from Japan.…

November 8, 2022

Trainwreck: Woodstock '99 attendees setting things on fire

Netflix’s ‘Trainwreck: Woodstock ‘99’ Will Leave Viewers Disgusted

Megan Miller, Arizona State University

In the streaming platform's latest documentary, viewers will see just how awful the music festival scene can be.…

August 18, 2022

'Human: The World Within' PBS Docu-Series

‘Human: The World Within’ Makes Our Basic Characteristics Fascinating

Zach Spangler, University of Michigan

The PBS docu-series just hit Netflix and views the human body’s complex systems on a microscopic level while applying them to the real world.…

October 3, 2021

‘Pray Away’ Captures the Destructive Essence of Conversion Therapy

Niall Calvert, Wesleyan University

The Netflix documentary thrusts the veiled, often ignored pseudoscience of this illegitimate practice into the spotlight.…

September 1, 2021

Illustration by Ellen Budell of the Netflix show Unsolved Mysteries

‘Unsolved Mysteries’ Proves That the Allure Of Unsolved Crime Is Timeless

Starr Shapiro, Columbia University

Netflix's recent reboot taps into people’s fascination with unresolved cases in the hopes of getting justice for victims and their families.…

July 24, 2020

Netflix’s ‘Have a Good Trip’ Takes an Unbiased Look Into Drug Use

Chloe Hamer, Pitzer College

The new Netflix documentary entertains and informs those wanting to learn more about psychedelics — from a distance.…

July 11, 2020

‘Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich’ Gives a Voice to Survivors of Sexual Abuse

Katherine Brand, University of Michigan

The new Netflix documentary sheds light on the women who accused Epstein and the failures of the justice system that delayed his prosecution.…

June 16, 2020

The Tiger King, Joe Exotic, with a tiger

In ‘Tiger King,’ Dramatic Feuds Overshadow Animal Abuse

Kayla Placide, University at Buffalo

The Netflix show was supposedly about big cats in captivity, but its main focus was the crazy cast and their concerns over money and murder.…

May 1, 2020

‘Daughters of Destiny’ Will Make You Really Appreciate Your Education

Christina Vazquez, University of Central Florida

The Netflix docuseries follows five Indian girls, born into the 'untouchable' cast, who have been admitted into a special school aimed at breaking the cycle of discrimination.…

August 16, 2017

‘Casting JonBenét’ Turns Obsession into Theater

Natalie Washuta, Colgate University

The film, though ostensibly a documentary, is moored in the slipperiness of fact and the agency of intuition.…

August 7, 2017

5 Netflix Documentaries You Need to Watch This Summer

Kelly Keglovits, UT Austin

Outsmart your bingeing habits by using them to get a tiny bit more intelligent.…

June 17, 2017

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