(See:Jim & Andy: The Great BeyondandThe Tinder Swindler.)
Here are EW’s picks for the 30 best documentaries on Netflix.
A scandalous story told over four episodes,Bad Vegan: Fame.
Jim Carrey as Andy Kaufman in ‘Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond’; Craig Foster in ‘My Octopus Teacher’; Taylor Swift in ‘Miss Americana’.Credit:Francois Duhamel/Netflix; Netflix (2)
Each is adopted from China and come to discover they’re cousins, leading them to explore their ancestry.
Have tissues nearby when watching.
Directed by Chris Smith (also ofBad Veganfame),Fyreis an entertaining romp through early influencer culture.I.G.
‘13th’.Netflix
The womans name is Orin OBrien, and she was hired byLeonard Bernsteinto play double bass.
“I don’t know if I feel that way anymore.
Relief finally came with a diagnosis of advanced complex regional pain syndrome, which could be treated with ketamine.
‘American Factory’.Netflix
That is, until he was banned from the app after the revelations presented here.
Where to watchVirunga: Netflix
Director:Orlando von Einsiedel
What Happened, Miss Simone?
Where to watchWhat Happened, Miss Simone?
Sarma Melngailis of ‘Bad Vegan’.Netflix
- Where to watchWon’t You Be My Neighbor?
Netflix
Director:Morgan Neville
‘Crip Camp’.Netflix
‘Dick Johnson Is Dead’.Netflix
Lilly Wachowski on ‘Disclosure’.Ava Benjamin Shorr/Netflix
‘Downfall: The Cast Against Boeing’.Netflix
Lily, Chloe, and Sadie in ‘Found’.Everett Collection
‘Four Daughters’.Netflix
Ja Rule and Billy McFarland in ‘Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened’.Netlfix
The dozens of recording artists who participated in singing ‘We Are the World’ as documented in ‘The Greatest Night in Pop’.Courtesy of Netflix
Beyoncé in ‘Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé’.Netflix
Jim Carrey as Andy Kaufman in ‘Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond’.Netflix
‘Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey’.Courtesy of Netflix
Taylor Swift in ‘Miss Americana’.Courtesy of Netflix
Craig Foster and an octopus in ‘My Octopus Teacher’.Netflix
Orin O’Brien in ‘The Only Girl in the Orchestra’.Courtesy of Netflix
Keith Boyle as Donald Cline in ‘Our Father’.Netflix
‘Race to the Summit’.Netflix
Joan Baez and Bob Dylan in ‘Rolling Thunder Revue’.Netflix
‘Shirkers’.Netflix
(From left to right) Tristan Harris, Sandy Parakilas, and Roger McNamee in ‘The Social Dilemma’.Everett Collection
Robert Downey Sr. in ‘‘Sr.''.Everett Collection
Maya Kowalski in ‘Take Care of Maya’.Netflix
Cecilie Fjellhoy, Ayleen Charlotte, and Pernilla Sjöholm in ‘The Tinder Swindler’.Joshua Wilks/Netflix
‘To Kill a Tiger’.Netflix
‘Virunga’.Netflix
Nina Simone in ‘What Happened, Miss Simone?'.Netflix
‘Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom’.Everett Collection
Fred Rogers on ‘Mr. Rogers Neighborhood’ from the documentary ‘Won’t You Be My Neighbor?'.Focus Features
