Documentary Movies 2025 List

With Jeremy Irons • Carrie Coon • Ellen Burstyn • John Leguizamo • David Strathairn • Hope Davis • Marcia Gay Harden • F. Murray Abraham • Bebe Neuwirth • Helen Mirren • Stephen Lang • Stephen Fry • Bill Irwin • Kelly MacDonald • Jeannie Berlin • Mamie Gummer • Bill Camp • Lily Rabe • Lily Tomlin • Rufus Sewell • Louisa Jacobson • Nick Davis • Joanna Gleason • Donal Logue • Eric Bogosian • J. Smith-Cameron • David Hyde Pierce • Martha Plimpton • Kelli O’Hara • Harry Hadden-Paton • Albert M. Tapper • Kasia Koleczek • Anna Krippa

Haunting and unforgettable, THIS ORDINARY THING tells the story of non-Jews who helped save Jewish people across Europe during The Holocaust.

With Marshall Curry

For the first time, The New Yorker opens up its offices to Academy Award-winning director Marshall Curry, allowing unprecedented access to its newsroom at a pivotal moment for all media, offering a rare look at what it took to publish a century of intrepid journalism, generation-defining fiction, and unforgettable cartoons.

With Brendan Harty

The Mighty Oaks is a documentary about a high school lacrosse team in Morgan Hill, CA. It follows the 2024 boys’ team through personal challenges, loss, and growth—showing how a community built something greater than just a sports program.

With Patrick Creadon • William Neal • Julia Szormba

Lawrence Herbert, a visionary whose innovative idea to standardize color with the Pantone Matching System, revolutionized the worldwide language and use of color. This compelling documentary features an exclusive interview with Herbert, offering an intimate glimpse into the mind behind Pantone and his enduring impact on how we perceive and use color today.

With Sam Abbas

An observation of the migrant experience; from crossing the Mediterranean Sea out of Libya to settling in Paris-based squats. In a view free from prejudice, we quickly see how the experiences of migrants(African and South Asian) vary in extremes during the different stages in their journey to a better life.

With Mani Sandoval • Lee Strobel

Lee Strobel was an atheist. A thriving legal editor at The Chicago Tribune, he set out to investigate the resurrection of Jesus. His confident disbelief was turned on its head. His findings? Faith. Decades later, Strobel continues his investigations as he builds The Case for Miracles and asks: Do miracles still happen today? From awe-inspiring wonders to God’s silence in times of suffering, this documentary takes audiences on a remarkable journey. Through stories of people who claim have experienced the impossible, and experts who cross-examine the evidence, the film challenges skeptics, inspires seekers, and shows that the search for answers can transform us. Follow Lee Strobel and director Mani Sandoval on a cinematic journey into the miraculous.