Best Documentary Movies of 2026

Ranked by our composite score — current hype percentile (Wikipedia pageviews + source popularity) blended with the editorial signal we track for each release. 30 documentary movies arriving in 2026. Hombres G: The Best Years of Our Lives takes the top spot, trailed by Fragments of Belonging.

Hype range 36–90 · canonical /best/movie/genre/documentary/2026

🔥 Hot
Hombres G: The Best Years of Our Lives
DocumentaryApr 30, 2026
Hombres G: The Best Years of Our Lives
🔥 Hot
Fragments of Belonging
DocumentaryApr 24, 2026
Fragments of Belonging
no poster
🔥 Hot
The Birth of Trap Music
DocumentaryApr 25, 2026
The Birth of Trap Music
🔥 Hot
All My Sisters
DocumentaryApr 24, 2026
All My Sisters
🔥 Hot
Silver Rush
DocumentaryApr 24, 2026
Silver Rush
🔥 Hot
Myspace
DocumentaryApr 27, 2026
Myspace
🔥 Hot
Über Österreich – Eine höhere Sicht
DocumentaryApr 30, 2026
Über Österreich – Eine höhere Sicht
📈 Trending
Wahlkampf
DocumentaryApr 24, 2026
Wahlkampf
📈 Trending
Ultras
DocumentaryApr 24, 2026
Ultras
no poster
📈 Trending
You Just Had to Be There
DocumentaryApr 25, 2026
You Just Had to Be There
📈 Trending
farewell, the metal workers (ghosts▼↑hell’s gate)
DocumentaryApr 26, 2026
farewell, the metal workers (ghosts▼↑hell’s gate)
📈 Trending
Kenny Loggins: Conviction of the Heart
DocumentaryApr 27, 2026
Kenny Loggins: Conviction of the Heart
📈 Trending
Mirrorless City View
DocumentaryApr 30, 2026
Mirrorless City View
📈 Trending
The Astronaut is Unimpressed
DocumentaryApr 24, 2026
The Astronaut is Unimpressed
📈 Trending
At the Stage When
DocumentaryApr 30, 2026
At the Stage When
no poster
⭐ Popular
Between the Shores
DocumentaryApr 25, 2026
Between the Shores
⭐ Popular
Snake Island: The Volcanic Life of Sea Kraits
DocumentaryApr 24, 2026
Snake Island: The Volcanic Life of Sea Kraits
⭐ Popular
Code of Misconduct
DocumentaryApr 26, 2026
Code of Misconduct
⭐ Popular
Pretty Ugly: The Story of the Lunachicks
DocumentaryApr 24, 2026
Pretty Ugly: The Story of the Lunachicks
⭐ Popular
Film; about Palinopsia
DocumentaryApr 26, 2026
Film; about Palinopsia
⭐ Popular
Hungry
DocumentaryApr 24, 2026
Hungry
⭐ Popular
Henri
DocumentaryApr 24, 2026
Henri
⭐ Popular
Yanuni
DramaApr 24, 2026
Yanuni
⭐ Popular
Zhang Juzheng
DocumentaryApr 24, 2026
Zhang Juzheng
⭐ Popular
Ancraophobia
DocumentaryApr 25, 2026
Ancraophobia
⭐ Popular
Nekai Walks
DocumentaryApr 24, 2026
Nekai Walks
no poster
⭐ Popular
Pursuit of Perfection - The Indy 500 with Conor Daly
DocumentaryApr 24, 2026
Pursuit of Perfection - The Indy 500 with Conor Daly
⭐ Popular
A Distant Call
DocumentaryApr 24, 2026
A Distant Call
⬆️ Rising
The Detectorists
DocumentaryApr 24, 2026
The Detectorists
⬆️ Rising
Dispatch
DocumentaryApr 24, 2026
Dispatch