Best Documentary Movies on HBO Max in the UK

1. 1
   Friends: The Reunion 2021

   Directed by Ben Winston · Streaming on HBO Max
   7.7

   7.8 · 1.4K votes
2. 2
   Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind 2018

   Directed by Marina Zenovich · Streaming on HBO Max
   7.4

   7.9 · 271 votes
3. 3
   Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts 2022

   Directed by Joe Pearlman · Streaming on HBO Max
   7.3

   7.3 · 3.6K votes
4. 4
   Spielberg 2017

   Directed by Susan Lacy · Streaming on HBO Max
   7.2

   7.5 · 317 votes
5. 5
   Mommy Dead and Dearest 2017

   Directed by Erin Lee Carr · Streaming on HBO Max
   7.0

   7.4 · 262 votes
6. 6
   Game of Thrones: The Last Watch 2019

   Directed by Jeanie Finlay · Streaming on HBO Max
   6.8

   7.0 · 357 votes
7. 7
   The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley 2019

   Directed by Alex Gibney · Streaming on HBO Max
   6.8

   7.0 · 324 votes
8. 8
   Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds 2016

   Directed by Alexis Bloom · Streaming on HBO Max
   6.7

   7.4 · 85 votes
9. 9
   Becoming Warren Buffett 2017

   Directed by Peter W. Kunhardt · Streaming on HBO Max, Now TV Cinema
   6.6

   7.2 · 86 votes
10. 10
    Crazy, Not Insane 2020

    Directed by Alex Gibney · Streaming on HBO Max
    6.6

    7.2 · 87 votes
11. 11
    Finding Harry: The Craft Behind the Magic 2026

    Directed by Eliot Rausch · Streaming on HBO Max, Now TV Cinema
    6.6

    7.7 · 43 votes
12. 12
    Jane Fonda in Five Acts 2018

    Directed by Susan Lacy · Streaming on HBO Max
    6.5

    7.1 · 72 votes
13. 13
    Band of Brothers: Legacy 2026

    Directed by Chase Millsap · Streaming on HBO Max
    6.5

    8.7 · 19 votes
14. 14
    Carrie Fisher: Wishful Drinking 2010

    Directed by Fenton Bailey · Streaming on HBO Max, Now TV Cinema
    6.5

    7.3 · 48 votes
15. 15
    A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness 2015

    Directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy · Streaming on HBO Max
    6.5

    7.2 · 54 votes
16. 16
    We Stand Alone Together: The Men of Easy Company 2001

    Directed by Mark Cowen · Streaming on HBO Max
    6.5

    7.4 · 41 votes
17. 17
    Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth 2013

    Directed by Spike Lee · Streaming on HBO Max
    6.5

    7.0 · 68 votes
18. 18
    White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 2007

    Directed by Steven Okazaki · Streaming on HBO Max
    6.5

    7.5 · 36 votes
19. 19
    4 Little Girls 1997

    Directed by Spike Lee · Streaming on HBO Max, Now TV Cinema
    6.5

    7.1 · 59 votes
20. 20
    Gasland Part II 2013

    Directed by Josh Fox · Streaming on HBO Max
    6.5

    7.3 · 41 votes
21. 21
    Juice WRLD: Into the Abyss 2021

    Directed by Tommy Oliver · Streaming on HBO Max
    6.4

    7.9 · 23 votes
22. 22
    Class Action Park 2020

    Directed by Seth Porges · Streaming on HBO Max
    6.4

    6.6 · 165 votes
23. 23
    Beware the Slenderman 2016

    Directed by Irene Taylor · Streaming on HBO Max
    6.4

    6.5 · 275 votes
24. 24
    The Iceman and the Psychiatrist 2004

    Directed by Arthur Ginsberg · Streaming on HBO Max
    6.4

    7.4 · 27 votes
25. 25
    The Iceman Confesses: Secrets of a Mafia Hitman 2001

    Directed by Arthur Ginsberg · Streaming on HBO Max
    6.4

    7.2 · 34 votes
26. 26
    Nothing Left Unsaid: Gloria Vanderbilt & Anderson Cooper 2016

    Directed by Liz Garbus · Streaming on HBO Max, Now TV Cinema
    6.4

    7.7 · 20 votes
27. 27
    Agnelli 2017

    Directed by Nick Hooker · Streaming on HBO Max
    6.4

    7.3 · 28 votes
28. 28
    There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane 2011

    Directed by Liz Garbus · Streaming on HBO Max
    6.4

    6.6 · 106 votes
29. 29
    Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud 2025

    Directed by Brent Renaud · Streaming on HBO Max
    6.4

    7.2 · 31 votes
30. 30
    Billy Crystal: 700 Sundays 2014

    Directed by Des McAnuff · Streaming on HBO Max
    6.4

    8.1 · 15 votes
31. 31
    Showbiz Kids 2020

    Directed by Alex Winter · Streaming on HBO Max
    6.3

    6.8 · 57 votes
32. 32
    The Iceman Tapes: Conversations with a Killer 1992

    Directed by Arthur Ginsberg · Streaming on HBO Max
    6.3

    7.3 · 27 votes
33. 33
    Ice on Fire 2019

    Directed by Leila Conners · Streaming on HBO Max
    6.3

    6.8 · 52 votes
34. 34
    Fukushima: A Nuclear Nightmare 2026

    Directed by James Jones · Streaming on HBO Max, Now TV Cinema
    6.3

    7.0 · 34 votes
35. 35
    Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage 2021

    Directed by Garret Price · Streaming on HBO Max
    6.3

    6.5 · 103 votes
36. 36
    Michelle Wolf: Nice Lady 2017

    Directed by Neal Brennan · Streaming on HBO Max
    6.3

    7.0 · 29 votes
37. 37
    Jagged 2021

    Directed by Alison Klayman · Streaming on HBO Max, Now TV Cinema
    6.3

    7.0 · 29 votes
38. 38
    Thin 2005

    Directed by Lauren Greenfield · Streaming on HBO Max
    6.3

    7.1 · 23 votes
39. 39
    The Perfect Weapon 2020

    Directed by John Maggio · Streaming on HBO Max
    6.3

    7.0 · 26 votes
40. 40
    Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1 2013

    Directed by Ellen Goosenberg Kent · Streaming on HBO Max
    6.3

    7.1 · 22 votes
41. 41
    Ghosts of Abu Ghraib 2007

    Directed by Rory Kennedy · Streaming on HBO Max
    6.3

    7.1 · 22 votes
42. 42
    The Devil Is Busy 2024

    Directed by Christalyn Hampton · Streaming on HBO Max
    6.3

    6.8 · 34 votes
43. 43
    After Truth: Disinformation and the Cost of Fake News 2020

    Directed by Andrew Rossi · Streaming on HBO Max
    6.2

    6.6 · 51 votes
44. 44
    Arthur Miller: Writer 2017

    Directed by Rebecca Miller · Streaming on HBO Max, Now TV Cinema
    6.2

    7.1 · 21 votes
45. 45
    King in the Wilderness 2018

    Directed by Peter W. Kunhardt · Streaming on HBO Max, Now TV Cinema
    6.2

    7.0 · 23 votes
46. 46
    In the Shadow of the Towers: Stuyvesant High on 9/11 2019

    Directed by Amy Schatz · Streaming on HBO Max
    6.2

    7.0 · 23 votes
47. 47
    The Swamp 2020

    Directed by Daniel DiMauro · Streaming on HBO Max, Now TV Cinema
    6.2

    6.6 · 48 votes
48. 48
    Sons of Ecstasy 2025

    Directed by Julian P. Hobbs · Streaming on HBO Max
    6.2

    7.1 · 19 votes
49. 49
    We Beat the Dream Team 2025

    Directed by Michael Tolajian · Streaming on HBO Max
    6.2

    7.5 · 13 votes
50. 50
    Marathon: The Patriots Day Bombing 2016

    Directed by Anne Sundberg · Streaming on HBO Max
    6.2

    6.8 · 28 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.

1. 1
   Liberty: Mother of Exiles 2019

   Directed by Fenton Bailey · Streaming on HBO Max
   6.2

   7.5 · 11 votes
2. 2
   The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee 2017

   Directed by John Maggio · Streaming on HBO Max
   6.2

   7.5 · 11 votes
3. 3
   Life According to Sam 2013

   Directed by Sean Fine · Streaming on HBO Max, Now TV Cinema
   6.2

   7.0 · 20 votes
4. 4
   537 Votes 2020

   Directed by Billy Corben · Streaming on HBO Max
   6.2

   7.1 · 15 votes
5. 5
   Every Brilliant Thing 2016

   Directed by Randy Barbato · Streaming on HBO Max
   6.2

   7.2 · 12 votes
6. 6
   12th & Delaware 2010

   Directed by Heidi Ewing · Streaming on HBO Max
   6.2

   7.0 · 17 votes
7. 7
   Listening to Kenny G 2021

   Directed by Penny Lane · Streaming on HBO Max
   6.2

   7.0 · 16 votes
8. 8
   Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words 2014

   Directed by Peter W. Kunhardt · Streaming on HBO Max, Now TV Cinema
   6.2

   7.2 · 10 votes
9. 9
   Kill Chain: The Cyber War on America's Elections 2020

   Directed by Russell Michaels · Streaming on HBO Max, Now TV Cinema
   6.2

   6.9 · 18 votes
10. 10
    Becoming Mike Nichols 2016

    Directed by Douglas McGrath · Streaming on HBO Max, Now TV Cinema
    6.2

    6.9 · 17 votes