Best Observational Documentary Movies & TV Series of the 2020s

Our pick of the 22 best observational documentary movies and TV series of the 2020s to stream on 3eyedraven, sorted by weighted rating and refreshed as scores move. Cast, ratings, trailers and streaming options included.

A Perfect Planet 2021 ★ 8.7
Mr. Nobody Against Putin 2025 ★ 7.4
The Crime of the Century 2021 ★ 7.7
Adolescents 2020 ★ 7.4
Explorer: The Last Tepui 2022 ★ 7.6
History's Greatest Mysteries 2020 ★ 7.8
The Business of Drugs 2020 ★ 6.9
Fake Famous 2021 ★ 7.1
Spycraft 2021 ★ 6.9
Air Force Elite: Thunderbirds 2025 ★ 7.0
Ashley Madison: Sex, Lies & Scandal 2024 ★ 6.8
The Matrix: Generation 2023 ★ 6.9
Simone Biles Rising 2024 ★ 6.7
Apolonia, Apolonia 2023 ★ 6.7
Notre-Dame on Fire 2022 ★ 6.6
Shark Whisperer 2025 ★ 6.6
The Man with 1000 Kids 2024 ★ 6.6
The Principles of Pleasure 2022 ★ 6.5
Death to 2020 2020 ★ 6.5
Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds 2020 ★ 6.5
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies 2020 ★ 6.5
Pompei: Below the Clouds 2025 ★ 6.0