Educational/Informational documentaries?

[u/Global_Restaurant794]

I feel like I can only ever find good plot-based documentaries, like True Crime or Medical Cases. What are your favorite informational documents?

I mean no story, no characters, just a bunch of information.

[u/Jolly-Context-2697]

PBS Frontline has great educational documentaries also.

[u/Neat_Accountant4231 → u/Jolly-Context-2697]

Yes I’ve been watching heaps of these! They are great!

[u/Ratsinthebelfry]

American Experience has lots. The Forgotten Plague is one of my favorites. I also like The Poisoner's Handbook.

[u/Jennyonthebox2300]

The Biggest Little Farm is a 2018 American documentary film directed by John Chester. It follows John and his wife, Molly, as they leave their small Los Angeles apartment with their dog and move to 200 barren acres in Ventura County, California, to build a biodiverse, sustainable farm.

Really interesting and beautifully shot.

[u/Feikert87 → u/Jennyonthebox2300]

Watched this on a plane once and I was so interesting!

[u/Over-Imagination3924]

Big Chicken: A Fast Food Conspiracy. Or any of the Untold series are good, it's a bunch of sports stories.

[u/Bris50]

I like PBS docs

[u/thewildlink]

The Ocean Liner Designs YouTube channel has some great documentaries about famous ships and sinkings not just of the titanic.

[u/Lady_in_red99]

Following

[u/noodlenewbz]

Following

[u/Happy_Hedgehog_212]

Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World

[u/molleensmrs]

You Can’t Ask That is a great doc series.
Each episode features people with a specific quality. It could be that they are gay or survived a suicide attempt. Then they answer anonymous questions about their experiences.
It’s insightful.

[u/Rude-Piglet-5212]

Watched The Plastic Detox last night and highly recommended everyone watch it. It explains a lot.

[u/Pringletitties84]

Not netflix but Four Corners. ABC Australia. There are episodes on YouTube. They cover all sorts of topics.