Documentary shows

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Michael Palin attempts to copy the exploits of fictional character Phileas Fogg, by trying to travel around the world (without flying) in 80 days.

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50 min BBC One Ended 2 seasons 8 aired NO QA EN Documentary 29 votes

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• Season 02 episodes
• Season 17 episodes

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Actor Charlie Sheen tells his story in this candid two-part documentary tracing his dazzling Hollywood rise, tabloid-topping fall and road to recovery.

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Netflix Ended 1 seasons 2 aired TV-MA US EN Documentary 52 votes

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• Season 12 episodes

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Documentary series on the circumstances surrounding the death of María Marta García Belsunce, one of the most controversial criminal cases in Argentina.

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60 min Netflix Ended 1 seasons 4 aired NO AR ES Documentary Crime 96 votes

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• Season 14 episodes

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Examines the dawn of the comic book genre and its powerful legacy, as well as the evolution of the characters who leapt from the pages over the last 75 years and their ongoing worldwide cultural impact. It chronicles how these disposable diversions were subject to intense government scrutiny for their influence on American children and how they were created in large part by the children of immigrants whose fierce loyalty to a new homeland laid the foundation for a multi-billion-dollar industry that is an influential part of our national identity.

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54 min PBS Ended 1 seasons 3 aired NO US EN Documentary Sci-Fi & Fantasy 15 votes

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• Season 13 episodes

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2013: four Frenchmen are arrested in Punta Cana with 700 kg of cocaine — none fit the trafficker profile. This documentary asks: who was behind the bust?

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Netflix Ended 1 seasons 3 aired TV-14 FR FR Documentary Crime 18 votes

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• Season 13 episodes

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The epic motorcycle adventure continues in this third chapter of the Long Way series, as Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman journey to glorious landscapes across South and Central America—on the backs of prototype electric Harley-Davidsons.

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Apple TV Ended 1 seasons 11 aired TV-14 GB EN Documentary 66 votes

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• Season 111 episodes

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Investigative journalist David Holthouse attempts to solve a bizarre twenty-five year old triple homicide that was said to be the work of a mythical creature.

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45 min Hulu Ended 1 seasons 3 aired TV-MA US EN Documentary Mystery Crime 60 votes

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• Season 13 episodes

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Spike Lee's award-winning documentary follows the events that preceded and followed Hurricane Katrina's catastrophic passage through New Orleans in 2005.

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60 min HBO Ended 1 seasons 4 aired TV-14 US EN Documentary 54 votes

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• Season 14 episodes

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The documentary series explores different political figures throughout history.

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30 min Netflix Ended 1 seasons 6 aired TV-MA US EN Documentary War & Politics 237 votes

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• Season 16 episodes

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Gripping historical footage and expert commentary give detailed insights into the leading figures and decisive turning points of World War II.

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50 min Netflix Ended 1 seasons 10 aired NO GB EN Documentary War & Politics 42 votes

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• Season 110 episodes

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This darkly satirical how-to guide explores the rise and fall of history's most notorious mob bosses and their tactics for success.

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30 min Netflix Ended 1 seasons 6 aired TV-MA US EN Documentary 40 votes

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• Season 16 episodes

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Amidst a heroin crisis, Vincenzo Muccioli cared for the addicted, earning him fierce public devotion — even as charges of violence began to mount.

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Netflix Ended 1 seasons 5 aired TV-MA IT IT Documentary 39 votes

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• Season 15 episodes

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When their 4-year-old son is murdered, a young couple fights a twisting and arduous battle trying to identify a frustratingly elusive killer.

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55 min Netflix Ended 1 seasons 5 aired NO FR FR Documentary Crime 39 votes

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• Season 15 episodes

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Dr. Paolo Macchiarini is world famous for his revolutionary stem cell-infused windpipe transplants. There's just one problem: His patients keep dying.

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Netflix Ended 1 seasons 3 aired TV-MA GB EN Crime Documentary 39 votes

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• Season 13 episodes

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Rome, 1983. After leaving a music lesson, 15-year-old Emanuela Orlandi vanishes — embroiling the Vatican in a decades-long mystery.

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58 min Netflix Ended 1 seasons 4 aired TV-14 IT IT Documentary 110 votes

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• Season 14 episodes