Best Documentary Movies on Crave in Canada

The top 50 of 265 documentary movies streaming on Crave in Canada, ranked by smart score, updated October 24, 2026.

1
Paris Is Burning 1991
Directed by Jennie Livingston · Streaming on Crave, Tubi TV, Plex
7.8
8.0 · 574 votes
2
Searching for Sugar Man 2012
Directed by Malik Bendjelloul · Streaming on Hoopla, Crave, Starz
7.7
7.9 · 1.1K votes
3
Friends: The Reunion 2021
Directed by Ben Winston · Streaming on Crave
7.7
7.8 · 1.4K votes
4
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story 2024
Directed by Ian Bonhôte · Streaming on Crave
7.6
8.1 · 228 votes
5
Amy 2015
Directed by Asif Kapadia · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hoopla, Crave
7.5
7.6 · 1.3K votes
6
Bowling for Columbine 2002
Directed by Michael Moore · Streaming on Crave
7.5
7.5 · 1.8K votes
7
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunion 2020
Directed by Marcus Raboy · Streaming on Crave
7.4
8.1 · 175 votes
8
Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind 2018
Directed by Marina Zenovich · Streaming on Crave
7.4
7.9 · 271 votes
9
Flee 2021
Directed by Jonas Poher Rasmussen · Streaming on Crave
7.4
7.7 · 421 votes
10
Grizzly Man 2005
Directed by Werner Herzog · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Crave, Hollywood Suite
7.4
7.5 · 1K votes
11
Hoop Dreams 1994
Directed by Steve James · Streaming on Crave
7.3
7.6 · 347 votes
12
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts 2022
Directed by Joe Pearlman · Streaming on Crave
7.3
7.3 · 3.6K votes
13
Spielberg 2017
Directed by Susan Lacy · Streaming on Crave
7.2
7.5 · 317 votes
14
Buena Vista Social Club 1999
Directed by Wim Wenders · Streaming on Crave, Plex
7.2
7.5 · 389 votes
15
Diego Maradona 2019
Directed by Asif Kapadia · Streaming on Crave
7.2
7.4 · 452 votes
16
Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills 1996
Directed by Joe Berlinger · Streaming on Crave
7.2
7.6 · 215 votes
17
Moonage Daydream 2022
Directed by Brett Morgen · Streaming on Crave
7.1
7.4 · 287 votes
18
Meru 2015
Directed by Jimmy Chin · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hoopla, Crave
7.1
7.4 · 272 votes
19
I Am Bruce Lee 2012
Directed by Pete McCormack · Streaming on Crave, Starz
7.1
7.6 · 161 votes
20
Where to Invade Next 2015
Directed by Michael Moore · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hoopla, Crave
7.1
7.2 · 557 votes
21
Mommy Dead and Dearest 2017
Directed by Erin Lee Carr · Streaming on Crave
7.0
7.4 · 262 votes
22
Pumping Iron 1977
Directed by George Butler · Streaming on Crave, Tubi TV, Plex
7.0
7.2 · 559 votes
23
Bob Dylan – Don't Look Back 1967
Directed by D. A. Pennebaker · Streaming on Crave, Plex
7.0
7.4 · 184 votes
24
Capitalism: A Love Story 2009
Directed by Michael Moore · Streaming on Hoopla, Crave, Tubi TV
7.0
7.1 · 594 votes
25
Grey Gardens 1976
Directed by Ellen Giffard · Streaming on Crave, Plex, Starz
7.0
7.3 · 261 votes
26
West of Memphis 2012
Directed by Amy J. Berg · Streaming on Crave
6.9
7.4 · 162 votes
27
Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory 2012
Directed by Joe Berlinger · Streaming on Crave
6.9
7.4 · 154 votes
28
Andre the Giant 2018
Directed by Jason Hehir · Streaming on Crave
6.9
7.3 · 176 votes
29
TINA 2021
Directed by T.J. Martin · Streaming on Crave
6.9
7.7 · 83 votes
30
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat 2024
Directed by Johan Grimonprez · Streaming on Crave
6.9
7.8 · 76 votes
31
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart 2020
Directed by Frank Marshall · Streaming on Crave
6.8
7.7 · 78 votes
32
Deliver Us from Evil 2006
Directed by Amy J. Berg · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hoopla, Crave
6.8
7.2 · 215 votes
33
My Mom Jayne 2025
Directed by Mariska Hargitay · Streaming on Crave
6.8
8.0 · 56 votes
34
Wick Is Pain 2025
Directed by Jeffrey Doe · Streaming on Crave, Starz
6.8
7.4 · 112 votes
35
Game of Thrones: The Last Watch 2019
Directed by Jeanie Finlay · Streaming on Crave
6.8
7.0 · 357 votes
36
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley 2019
Directed by Alex Gibney · Streaming on Crave
6.8
7.0 · 324 votes
37
Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off 2022
Directed by Sam Jones · Streaming on Crave
6.8
7.7 · 72 votes
38
David Byrne's American Utopia 2020
Directed by Spike Lee · Streaming on Crave
6.8
7.5 · 92 votes
39
Monterey Pop 1968
Directed by D. A. Pennebaker · Streaming on Crave, Tubi TV, Criterion Channel
6.8
7.4 · 101 votes
40
Paradise Lost 2: Revelations 2000
Directed by Joe Berlinger · Streaming on Hoopla, Crave
6.8
7.2 · 134 votes
41
Jackass Forever 2022
Directed by Jeff Tremaine · Streaming on Netflix, Paramount+, Crave
6.7
6.8 · 997 votes
42
David Lynch: The Art Life 2017
Directed by Jon Nguyen · Streaming on Hoopla, Crave, Tubi TV
6.7
7.0 · 228 votes
43
Catfish 2010
Directed by Henry Joost · Streaming on Crave
6.7
6.8 · 571 votes
44
Dogtown and Z-Boys 2002
Directed by Stacy Peralta · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Crave, Tubi TV
6.7
7.0 · 173 votes
45
Life of Crime: 1984-2020 2021
Directed by Jon Alpert · Streaming on Crave
6.6
8.0 · 36 votes
46
It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley 2025
Directed by Amy J. Berg · Streaming on Crave
6.6
7.7 · 47 votes
47
Becoming Warren Buffett 2017
Directed by Peter W. Kunhardt · Streaming on Crave
6.6
7.2 · 86 votes
48
Framing Britney Spears 2021
Directed by Samantha Stark · Streaming on Crave
6.6
7.1 · 110 votes
49
Crazy, Not Insane 2020
Directed by Alex Gibney · Streaming on Crave
6.6
7.2 · 87 votes
50
I Am Chris Farley 2015
Directed by Brent Hodge · Streaming on Crave, Pluto TV
6.6
7.1 · 100 votes

Smart score = (votes × rating + 82 × 6.03) ÷ (votes + 82): the TMDB rating, pulled toward the catalog average as if every film had 82 extra average votes. Streaming data by JustWatch.

Hidden gems

Highly rated but with 25 votes or fewer (the median for this list), ranked with a lighter prior of 16 votes so smaller films can show.

1
Band of Brothers: Legacy 2026
Directed by Chase Millsap · Streaming on Crave
6.5
8.7 · 19 votes
2
My True Brilliant Friend 2018
Directed by Clarissa Cappellani · Streaming on Crave
6.5
8.6 · 18 votes
3
Juice WRLD: Into the Abyss 2021
Directed by Tommy Oliver · Streaming on Crave
6.4
7.9 · 23 votes
4
Billy Crystal: 700 Sundays 2014
Directed by Des McAnuff · Streaming on Crave
6.4
8.1 · 15 votes
5
Nothing Left Unsaid: Gloria Vanderbilt & Anderson Cooper 2016
Directed by Liz Garbus · Streaming on Crave
6.4
7.7 · 20 votes
6
The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne 2020
Directed by Greg Johnston · Streaming on Hoopla, Crave
6.3
7.5 · 21 votes
7
Surviving Ohio State 2025
Directed by Eva Orner · Streaming on Crave
6.3
7.5 · 20 votes
8
Star Wars Kid: The Rise of the Digital Shadows 2022
Directed by Mathieu Fournier · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Tubi TV, NFB
6.3
7.8 · 12 votes
9
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life 2023
Directed by Rob Reiner · Streaming on Crave
6.3
7.2 · 25 votes
10
Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance 1993
Directed by Alanis Obomsawin · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Tubi TV, MUBI
6.3
7.5 · 15 votes