Most Viewed From National Geographic Documentary Films

A doomed love triangle between intrepid French scientists Katia and Maurice Krafft, and their beloved volcanoes.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Katia Krafft

Uganda has one the youngest populations in the world and one of its most flagrantly anti-democratic governments. These are ingredients for...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Bobi Wine

When Covid-19 hit New York City in 2020, filmmaker Matthew Heineman gained unique access to one of New York’s hardest-hit hospital systems. The...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Nathalie Dougé

Uncover the little-known stories of the first Black pilots, engineers and scientists seeking to break the bonds of social injustice to reach for the...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Guion Bluford

Adventurer, filmmaker, inventor, author, unlikely celebrity and conservationist: For over four decades, Jacques-Yves Cousteau and his explorations...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Vincent Cassel

Follow Alex Honnold as he attempts to become the first person to ever free solo climb Yosemite's 3,000 foot high El Capitan wall. With no ropes or...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Alex Honnold

The enthralling, against-all-odds story that transfixed the world in 2018: the daring rescue of twelve boys and their coach from deep inside a...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Jim Warny

A passionate conservation biologist brings together a river bushman fearful of losing his past and a young scientist uncertain of her future on an...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Steve Boyes

Follows five young star students on their journey to win one of the world’s most prestigious competitions for student entrepreneurs.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Alondra Toledo

The vaquita, the world’s smallest whale, is nearing extinction as its habitat is destroyed by Mexican cartels and the Chinese Mafia, who...

Genre: Documentary

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​On November 8, 2018, a spark flew in the Sierra Nevada foothills, igniting the most destructive wildfire in California history and decimating the...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Erin Brockovich

Valerie Taylor is a shark fanatic and an Australian icon – a marine maverick who forged her way as a fearless diver, cinematographer and...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Valerie Taylor

From Oscar-winning filmmakers Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin, "Wild Life" follows conservationist Kris Tompkins on an epic, decades-spanning love...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Kristine Tompkins

Documenting the recovery of a Tuskegee Airman's downed WWII plane in Lake Huron and uncovering its 80-year-old mystery through underwater...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Sheryl Lee Ralph

We Feed People spotlights renowned chef José Andrés and his nonprofit World Central Kitchen’s incredible mission and evolution...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Carlota Andrés

Drawing from never-before-seen footage that has been tucked away in the National Geographic archives, director Brett Morgen tells the story of Jane...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Jane Goodall

Twenty-five years after the verdict in the Rodney King trial sparked several days of protests, violence and looting in Los Angeles, LA 92 immerses...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Rodney King

Explores how Mexico has been shaped by U.S. policies, migrant caravans, drug traffickers and corruption.

Genre: Documentary

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Serving as an intimate and cinematic portrait of Sagan, the Untitled Carl Sagan Documentary will explore his love story with partner Ann Druyan and...

Genre: Documentary

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The two-hour episode proposes a revealing journey into intimacy and the rediscovery of this figure who marked the music scene with his art. The...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Luis Alberto Spinetta