From cultural commentary to animated marvels, there’s plenty to love about these titles streaming on Hulu.
For any cinephile who’s looking to add more docs to their must-watch list, look no further thanHulu.
Here are the 20 best documentaries on Hulu.
Dr. Ruth in ‘Ask Dr. Ruth’; John Lennon in ‘The Beatles: Eight Days a Week’; Gilda Radner in ‘Love, Gilda’.Credit:Austin Hargrave/Hulu; Everett; Magnolia Pictures
In its most effective moments, theOscar-winning documentarypresents footage so horrifying you cannot help but react.
“The movie forces you to ask: Are some creatures really too sensitive and beautiful to kill?”
Upon arrival, however, guests found that their accommodations were nothing close to glamorous.
Matt Stone and Trey Parker in ‘6 Days to Air’.Comedy Central
Featuring musical composition byPhilip Glass,Janeshowcases over 100 hours of lush, never-before-seenNational Geographicfootage.
Now, almost two decades later, the children in the film are all grown up.
Its also bittersweet considering how it ends how we know it must end.
Dr. Ruth Westheimer in ‘Ask Dr. Ruth’.Austin Hargrave/Hulu
But for an hour and a half at least, the sorely-missed Radner feels alive again.
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Where to watchMinding the Gap: Hulu
Director:Bing Liu
The Mystery of D.B.
Cooper(2022)
Who doesn’t love a good conspiracy theory?
‘Ballet Now’.Courtesy Hulu
The confounding case of D.B.
The Mystery of D.B.
Decades later, Shields is taking back control of her narrative in the form of a two-part documentary series.
The Beatles in ‘The Beatles: Eight Days a Week — The Touring Years’.Everett Collection
With powerful performances by B.B.
Truman Capote in ‘The Capote Tapes’.Evening Standard/Getty Images
‘The Cove’.Everett Collection
‘Fire of Love’.Courtesy of Sundance Institute
Alex Honnold in ‘Free Solo’.National Geographic
‘Fyre Fraud’.Courtesy of The Cinemart/Hulu
Jane Goodall (left) in ‘Jane’.Courtesy Hulu
Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady, directors of ‘Jesus Camp’.Magnolia Pictures
Joan Baez in ‘Joan Baez: I Am a Noise’.Magnolia Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection
‘Lakota Nation vs. United States’.IFC Films/Courtesy Everett Collection
Gilda Radner in ‘Love, Gilda’.Magnolia Pictures
Keire Johnson in ‘Minding the Gap’.Hulu
‘The Mystery of D.B. Cooper’.Courtesy Hulu
Brooke Shields in ‘Pretty Baby’.Hulu
Jackie Siegel in ‘The Queen of Versailles’.Everett Collection
Nina Simone in ‘Summer of Soul’.Searchlight Pictures
Dana Carvey in ‘Too Funny to Fail’.Hulu
