Top 100 Netflix Documentaries to Watch Right Now (#80 to #76)

We’ve officially crossed into the 80s on the countdown, and from here on out, every single one of these is a genuinely great watch. The quality floor just keeps rising. If you haven’t started your Netflix doc binge yet, now’s the time.

Netflix Documentary #80 — Hot Girls Wanted

2015 | Film | Directed by Jill Bauer & Ronna Gradus

83% from critics but only 54% from audiences — interesting split. This Rashida Jones-produced doc follows young women entering the amateur porn industry and pulls no punches about the exploitation built into the system. It’s uncomfortable by design. The gap between critic and audience scores usually means the doc is doing something challenging that not everyone wants to sit with.

Netflix Documentary #79 — Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey

2022 | Series | Directed by Rachel Dretzin

83% from critics but a perfect 100% from audiences. This four-part series about Warren Jeffs and the FLDS cult is one of the most disturbing things I’ve ever watched. Forced underage marriages, absolute psychological control, and the incredible bravery of the women who escaped. The archival footage is chilling. If you can handle it, this is essential viewing about how religious authority can be weaponized.

Netflix Documentary #78 — Becoming Led Zeppelin

2025 | Film | Directed by Bernard MacMahon

84% on Rotten Tomatoes with a massive 130 critics weighing in. If you’re a Led Zeppelin fan, this is the definitive origin story. If you’re not, it might convert you. The doc traces the individual journeys of Plant, Page, Bonham, and Jones before they became one of the most legendary bands in rock history. The archival footage and audio recordings are extraordinary.

Netflix Documentary #77 — Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond

2017 | Film | Directed by Chris Smith

84% from critics. Jim Carrey stayed in character as Andy Kaufman during the entire filming of Man on the Moon, and this documentary shows the behind-the-scenes chaos that resulted. It’s equal parts hilarious and deeply unsettling — a meditation on identity, performance, and what happens when the line between actor and character completely dissolves. Chris Smith directed several docs on this list.

Netflix Documentary #76 — The Deepest Breath

2023 | Film | Directed by Laura McGann

84% from critics and a stunning 93% from audiences. A freediver and a safety diver fall in love, and their story unfolds against the backdrop of one of the most dangerous sports on earth. The underwater footage is breathtaking — literally — and the emotional stakes build to a gut-punch of a climax. This is one of those docs where you go in knowing nothing and come out completely changed.

The Complete Top 100 Netflix Documentary Countdown

From here on out, it’s all bangers. If you haven’t subscribed or bookmarked this series yet, now’s the time. The back half of this list is going to blow your mind.

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