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Vietnamese soldiers celebrating the end of the Vietnam War in Turning Point: The Vietnam War
11 Best Vietnam War Documentaries

The Vietnam War was a truly devastating conflict, but nearly every secret about the war has been unveiled through a series of documentaries.

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Assembly for SXSW
New Documentary Assembly Is A Celebration Of Black Queer Identity That Couldn't Come At A More Pressing Time

ScreenRant interviews Rashaad Newsome & Johnny Symons about Assembly, the documentary they directed and produced celebrating queer identity, at SXSW.

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Ernest Cole: Lost And Found Documentary Clip Introduces Us To The Legendary Black Photographer
Ernest Cole: Lost And Found Documentary Clip Introduces Us To The Legendary Black Photographer

Exclusive: ScreenRant presents a clip from Ernest Cole: Lost and Found in which viewers learn about the beginning of the famous photographer’s life.

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Take No Prisoners at SXSW
Hostage Negotiations In America Get An Emotional Look In New Documentary Take No Prisoners

ScreenRant speaks to Take No Prisoners directors Adam Ciralsky & Subrata De, producer Gene Klein, and documentary subject Roger D. Carstens at SXSW.

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SXSW with The Python Hunt
Florida Gets Even Weirder Thanks To New Documentary The Python Hunt

ScreenRant speaks to The Python Hunt director & producer Xander Robin about going behind the scenes of Florida's annual python removal contest.

Michael Jordan, Dak Prescott, and Nascar montage
15 Best Documentary Shows Like Formula 1: Drive To Survive

Formula 1: Drive To Survive is arguably the best sports docies at the moment. Luckily, there are a few more similar docies to check out.

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Oklahoma City Bombing: One Day In America Trailer Highlights The Stories Of Victims & First Responders
Nat Geo's Oklahoma City Bombing: One Day In America Trailer Highlights The Stories Of Victims & First Responders

Exclusive: ScreenRant presents the trailer for Nat Geo’s Oklahoma City Bombing: One Day In America, which highlights stories from the terror attack.

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Tom Hanks Narrates The Life Of A Bunny In Nature Docies The Americas Episode 5 Clip
Tom Hanks Narrates The Life Of A Bunny In Nature Docies The Americas Episode 5 Clip

Exclusive: ScreenRant has a clip from NBC’s The Americas Episode 5, in which Tom Hanks narrates the life of a bunny surviving a cold winter.

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Best HBO Sports Documentaries
10 Best HBO Sports Documentaries, Ranked

From Tiger to What's My Name: Muhammad Ali, HBO offers a series of captivating and thrilling sports documentaries for fans of the genre.

Court Of Gold Director Talks Mixed Loyalties Making His Olympic Basketball Docies: “[The US] Winning… We Didn’t Know That Would Be The Best Thing”
Court Of Gold Director Talks Mixed Loyalties Making His Olympic Basketball Docies: “[The US] Winning… We Didn’t Know That Would Be The Best Thing”

ScreenRant interviews Court of Gold showrunner Jake Rogal about getting an unprecedented look behind the curtain at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

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The United States Of Rugby Docies Trailer Sets Out To Prove That “Americans Are Rugby Fans … They Just Don’t Know It Yet” 
The United States Of Rugby Docies Trailer Sets Out To Prove That “Americans Are Rugby Fans … They Just Don’t Know It Yet”

Exclusive: ScreenRant presents a first look at the trailer for the docies The United States of Rugby, streaming now on Roku TV.

Dual photo of frog on leaf and penguin and chimp
15 Best Nature Documentaries, Ranked

The best nature documentaries offer the perfect balance of jaw-dropping footage and deep contemplative stories.

A Real Bug’s Life Season 2 Producers Talk Bugs That Run So Fast They Go Blind & More For The Awkwafina-Narrated Docies
A Real Bug’s Life Season 2 Producers Talk Bugs That "Run So Fast They Go Blind" & More For The Awkwafina-Narrated Docies

ScreenRant interviews A Real Bug’s Life season 2 executive producer Martha Holmes and producer Bill Markham about the docies’ return.

Surviving Black Hawk Down Docies Trailer Promises A Deep Dive Into The Events That Inspired Ridley Scott’s Iconic War Movie
Surviving Black Hawk Down Docies Trailer Promises A Deep Dive Into The Events That Inspired Ridley Scott’s Iconic War Movie

Exclusive: ScreenRant presents a look at the trailer for the 3-part docies Surviving Black Hawk Down, a retelling of the 1993 Battle of Mogadishu

Terry Jones from Barbarians is pictured next to one of the women from Epic Warrior Women on an edited thumbnail.
10 Best & Engaging Docies About Ancient Civilizations

Docies such as Meet the Romans with Mary Beard and Ancient Apocalypse have different takes on the ancient world and what happened in the past.

Imagery-from-Abducted-in-Plain-Sight-and-Team-Foxcatcher
10 Best Feature Length True Crime Documentaries

Many of the best true crime documentaries aren't produced as a series but as a feature-length format that makes for an epic and captivating watch.

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The Nacelle Company Will Explore Call Of Duty, Minecraft & More In New Game Changers Docies
The Nacelle Company Will Explore Call Of Duty, Minecraft & More In New Game Changers Docies

Exclusive: Screen Rant is happy to reveal key information about The Nacelle Company’s Discovery Channel/Max docies Game Changers.

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Two people talking about aliens with shadow in the background for The Program
The X-Files Meets Real Life In Trailer For James Fox’s New UFO Documentary The Program

Exclusive: Screen Rant presents the trailer for James Fox's new documentary The Program, which explores the US government's excavation of UFO and UAP.

Detectives speaking in The Wonderland Massacre & The Secret History Of Hollywood with poster in the background
The Wonderland Massacre & The Secret History Of Hollywood Director On Working With Michael Connelly

Alison Ellwood discusses turning The Wonderland Massacre & The Secret History Of Hollywood into a docies and centering Scott Thorson.

Super:Man- The Christopher Reeve Story Composer Ilan Eshkeri On Scoring The Life Of A Legend
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story Composer Ilan Eshkeri On Scoring The Life Of A Legend

Composer Ilan Eshkeri discusses putting music to the life of a screen and advocacy icon with his score for Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story.

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