Best Documentary Movies on Disney Plus in the UK
The top 50 of 240 documentary movies streaming on Disney Plus in the UK, ranked by smart score, updated October 24, 2026.
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7.98.8 · 168 votes - 2
7.87.9 · 1.6K votes - 3
7.78.5 · 179 votes - 4
7.68.0 · 284 votes - 5
7.57.7 · 838 votes - 6
7.47.7 · 421 votes - 7
7.27.5 · 389 votes - 8
7.27.5 · 274 votes - 9
7.27.7 · 186 votes - 10
7.27.6 · 251 votes - 11
7.27.8 · 149 votes - 12
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy 2004Directed by Edith Becker · Streaming on Disney Plus7.27.6 · 218 votes - 13
7.18.1 · 86 votes - 14
Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles 2021Directed by Robert Rodriguez · Streaming on Disney Plus7.17.8 · 130 votes - 15
7.17.4 · 289 votes - 16
7.17.4 · 252 votes - 17
7.17.9 · 99 votes - 18
7.19.6 · 33 votes - 19
7.07.4 · 268 votes - 20
7.07.5 · 156 votes - 21
7.07.7 · 105 votes - 22
7.07.4 · 183 votes - 23
6.97.3 · 177 votes - 24
6.87.4 · 111 votes - 25
OLIVIA RODRIGO: driving home 2 u (a SOUR film) 2022Directed by Stacey Lee · Streaming on Disney Plus6.87.8 · 66 votes - 26
6.87.8 · 60 votes - 27
6.87.6 · 69 votes - 28
6.76.8 · 1K votes - 29
6.77.2 · 117 votes - 30
6.77.7 · 57 votes - 31
6.77.0 · 169 votes - 32
6.77.5 · 65 votes - 33
6.77.5 · 65 votes - 34
6.77.2 · 100 votes - 35
Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20 2022Directed by Dave Hoffman · Streaming on Disney Plus6.77.2 · 101 votes - 36
6.77.8 · 45 votes - 37
6.77.0 · 158 votes - 38
6.77.2 · 96 votes - 39
6.67.2 · 100 votes - 40
6.67.6 · 55 votes - 41
6.67.0 · 147 votes - 42
6.66.9 · 177 votes - 43
High School Musical: The Musical: The Series: The Special 2019Directed by Clayton Cogswell · Streaming on Disney Plus6.68.3 · 29 votes - 44
6.67.5 · 55 votes - 45
6.67.4 · 60 votes - 46
Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In 2021Directed by Jason Ferguson · Streaming on Disney Plus, Channel 46.67.5 · 53 votes - 47
The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos 2008Directed by Matthew Aeberhard · Streaming on Disney Plus6.67.3 · 64 votes - 48
High School Musical: The Musical: The Holiday Special 2020Directed by Tim Federle · Streaming on Disney Plus6.67.4 · 52 votes - 49
6.67.5 · 46 votes - 50
6.57.2 · 65 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 24 votes or fewer (the median for this list), ranked with a lighter prior of 14 votes so smaller films can show.
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6.48.4 · 14 votes - 2
6.48.1 · 17 votes - 3
6.47.8 · 24 votes - 4
6.38.3 · 13 votes - 5
6.38.5 · 10 votes - 6
6.47.7 · 23 votes - 7
The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 2017Directed by Michael Oswald · Streaming on Netflix, Disney Plus, Tubi TV6.47.7 · 20 votes - 8
6.47.6 · 22 votes - 9
6.37.6 · 20 votes - 10
6.37.9 · 14 votes
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