Top 100 Netflix Documentaries to Watch Right Now (#15 to #11)

Top 15 to 11. Stutz — the highest audience score on the entire list at 97%. Pepsi, Where’s My Jet — pure entertainment. Killer Sally — pure controversy. The variety here is incredible. Magical in every way. You… my new best friend… are welcome.

Netflix Documentary #15 — Killer Sally

2022 | Series | Directed by Nanette Burstein

100% from critics but 69% from audiences. A female bodybuilder kills her husband — also a bodybuilder — and the question of whether it was self-defense or murder splits opinion completely. That audience score reflects genuine disagreement about the case. The bodybuilding subculture adds a layer of fascination that elevates this beyond standard true crime.

Netflix Documentary #14 — Meltdown: Three Mile Island

2022 | Series | Directed by Kief Davidson

100% on RT. The 1979 nuclear accident that almost became America’s Chernobyl — told through the eyes of the whistleblowers who tried to prevent it. The parallels to modern corporate negligence and regulatory failure are impossible to ignore. If you liked Chernobyl (the HBO series), this is the real American version.

Netflix Documentary #13 — Pepsi, Where’s My Jet?

2022 | Series | Directed by Andrew Renzi

100% from critics. Remember that 1990s Pepsi commercial that jokingly offered a Harrier jet for 7 million Pepsi Points? A guy actually tried to collect. What follows is one of the most entertaining legal battles ever documented. The absurdity escalates beautifully, and the doc has such a great sense of humor about the whole thing. This is the documentary equivalent of comfort food.

Netflix Documentary #12 — Strong Island

2017 | Film | Directed by Yance Ford

100% from critics but 57% from audiences. Director Yance Ford investigates the murder of his own brother and the grand jury’s decision not to indict the killer. It’s deeply personal and politically charged — Ford became the first openly transgender filmmaker nominated for an Academy Award. The documentary is as much about grief and systemic racism as it is about one specific case.

Netflix Documentary #11 — Stutz

2022 | Film | Directed by Jonah Hill

100% from critics and a near-perfect 97% from audiences — the HIGHEST audience score on this list. Jonah Hill interviews his therapist, Dr. Phil Stutz, about mental health tools and life strategies. It sounds simple. It’s not. The documentary becomes a profound exploration of vulnerability, creative blocks, and the relationship between patient and therapist. Hill drops the comedy persona entirely. Genuinely transformative viewing.

The Complete Top 100 Netflix Documentary Countdown

Top 15 and these are all-timers. Stutz alone could justify this entire list. But we’re not done yet.

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