This overview contains all Netflix Social & Cultural Docs movies and series. Netflix's content is updated with several new Social & Cultural Docs movies and series every month. Currently, the best rated title in this category, with a rating of 4.4, is Oliver Stone's Untold History of the United States.
17 May 2019 | Documentaries | 2019 | 84 minutes
After discovering the family of Solomon Linda, the writer of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight," a reporter tries to help them fight for fair compensation.
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2 May 2019 | Documentaries | 2019 | 87 minutes
Go behind the scenes as four determined women -- including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez -- challenge big-money politicians in the 2018 race for Congress.
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1 May 2019 | Show | 2018
Host Jason Yeoh explores food markets and street stalls around Malaysia and delves into the human tales and history behind each tasty bite.
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1 May 2019 | Documentaries | 2018 | 52 minutes
In 1931, a young Navy wife tore apart Hawaii on racial lines after claiming she was raped by a gang of nonwhite islanders.
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26 April 2019 | Show | 2019
Embark on a global cultural journey into street food and discover the stories of the people who create the flavorful dishes.
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22 April 2019 | Documentaries | 2019 | 97 minutes
It lit up jazz and hip-hop -- and ignited a war on drugs steeped in racial injustice. Experts explore America's complicated relationship with weed.
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17 April 2019 | Documentaries | 2019 | 137 minutes
This intimate, in-depth look at Beyoncé's celebrated 2018 Coachella performance reveals the emotional road from creative concept to cultural movement.
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16 April 2019 | Documentaries | 2019 | 52 minutes
Neuroscientist David Eagleman taps into the creative process of various innovators while exploring brain-bending, risk-taking ways to spark creativity.
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9 April 2019 | Documentaries | 2019 | 94 minutes
Based on Dr. Ahron Bregman's book, this documentary examines the life and mysterious death of Ashraf Marwan, an Egyptian billionaire and Israeli spy.
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20 March 2019 | Documentaries | 2018 | 87 minutes
This documentary follows a trio of teens -- a daredevil photographer, an aspiring model and a lonely Ohio girl -- and Instagram's impact on their lives.
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12 March 2019 | Documentaries | 2018 | 88 minutes
This documentary details DuPont's alleged decades-long cover-up of the potential harm caused by chemicals used to make popular Teflon products.
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7 March 2019 | Documentaries | 2018 | 96 minutes
This documentary captures the environmental and societal impact of Brazil's Cerrado savanna suffering from severe deforestation.
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7 March 2019 | Documentaries | 2012 | 98 minutes
This eye-opening documentary tracks the stories of five different families whose children are struggling to defend themselves from school bullies.
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7 March 2019 | Documentaries | 2016 | 99 minutes
When street vices keep them coming back, three prisoners make sense of their lives in a penitentiary -- and beyond it -- through rap.
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7 March 2019 | Documentaries | 2018 | 105 minutes
This documentary follows a white power leader and an Antifa activist leading up to the Charlottesville riots in the first year of Trump's presidency.
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7 March 2019 | Documentaries | 2018 | 98 minutes
This documentary follows the rapid rise and fall of the Manhattan discotheque and the glittery debauchery that attracted the city's eccentric and elite.
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7 March 2019 | Show | 2018
Examine the triumphs, tragedies, cultural shifts and technological leaps that occurred during the millennium's first decade.
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7 March 2019 | Show | 2012
Using various 4x4 vehicles, celebrities steer their way across some of the most infamous roads and trickiest terrains on earth.
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7 March 2019 | Show | 2010
A diverse crew of experts dive deep into the origin stories of mythological monsters before building replicas of the creatures using 3D CGI technology.
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7 March 2019 | Show | 2017
From Moscow to Mexico City, three BBC journalists delve into the inner workings of some of the most burgeoning metropolises on Earth.
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