Best Documentary Movies on Hulu in the US
The top 50 of 81 documentary movies streaming on Hulu in the US, ranked by smart score, updated October 24, 2026.
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7.87.9 · 1.6K votes - 2
7.77.9 · 1.1K votes - 3
7.49.1 · 69 votes - 4
7.27.7 · 206 votes - 5
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) 2021Directed by Questlove · Streaming on Disney Plus, Hulu7.27.6 · 236 votes - 6
7.27.5 · 274 votes - 7
Ocean with David Attenborough 2025Directed by Colin Butfield · Streaming on Disney Plus, Hulu, fuboTV7.18.1 · 86 votes - 8
7.07.5 · 156 votes - 9
Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show 2017Directed by Josh Greenbaum · Streaming on Hulu6.97.9 · 69 votes - 10
6.87.6 · 89 votes - 11
6.87.6 · 69 votes - 12
6.77.5 · 65 votes - 13
6.77.8 · 45 votes - 14
6.77.2 · 96 votes - 15
6.77.7 · 50 votes - 16
6.67.2 · 82 votes - 17
6.57.2 · 55 votes - 18
6.57.2 · 50 votes - 19
Cheetahs Up Close with Bertie Gregory 2026Directed by Jigar Ganatra · Streaming on Hulu, fuboTV, National Geographic6.57.8 · 27 votes - 20
6.57.8 · 26 votes - 21
6.56.9 · 78 votes - 22
Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song 2022Directed by Daniel Geller · Streaming on Hulu, fuboTV, YouTube TV6.47.4 · 35 votes - 23
6.46.8 · 81 votes - 24
6.47.3 · 38 votes - 25
6.47.6 · 28 votes - 26
6.46.9 · 63 votes - 27
6.46.9 · 59 votes - 28
6.37.3 · 26 votes - 29
Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band 2024Directed by Thom Zimny · Streaming on Disney Plus, Hulu6.37.7 · 17 votes - 30
6.37.6 · 18 votes - 31
Beauties of the Night 2016Directed by María José Cuevas · Streaming on Disney Plus, Hulu, The Roku Channel6.37.3 · 23 votes - 32
6.36.4 · 189 votes - 33
6.37.9 · 14 votes - 34
6.37.5 · 18 votes - 35
WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn 2021Directed by Jed Rothstein · Streaming on Hulu6.36.6 · 71 votes - 36
6.36.9 · 35 votes - 37
6.37.2 · 22 votes - 38
6.36.5 · 89 votes - 39
6.37.0 · 27 votes - 40
6.37.3 · 19 votes - 41
6.38.0 · 11 votes - 42
6.37.8 · 12 votes - 43
6.27.0 · 24 votes - 44
6.27.6 · 13 votes - 45
6.27.1 · 20 votes - 46
6.27.8 · 11 votes - 47
6.26.8 · 29 votes - 48
6.26.7 · 31 votes - 49
6.27.1 · 16 votes - 50
Hammerhead Sharks Up Close with Bertie Gregory 2026Directed by Will West · Streaming on Disney Plus, Hulu, fuboTV6.27.6 · 10 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 27 votes or fewer (the median for this list), ranked with a lighter prior of 16 votes so smaller films can show.
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6.27.2 · 14 votes - 2
6.27.2 · 12 votes - 3
Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg 2024Directed by Svetlana Zill · Streaming on Hulu, Kanopy, Hoopla6.27.2 · 11 votes - 4
6.26.8 · 19 votes - 5
6.26.9 · 14 votes - 6
6.16.8 · 15 votes - 7
6.26.6 · 27 votes - 8
6.26.7 · 20 votes - 9
6.16.8 · 11 votes - 10
6.16.7 · 13 votes