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All the best Documentary Movies Streaming on Apple TV in October 2026

We found 2,494 documentary movies streaming on Apple TV in Australia as of November 2026. These are the best of them, ranked by IMDb score, plus the newest additions.

The top 20 best documentary movies on Apple TV, by rating

The latest documentary movies on Apple TV

The top 5 documentary movies on Apple TV

1. The Cove

IMDb 8.42009 · Movie · Rated M · 87mins

The Cove tells the amazing true story of how an elite team of individuals, films makers and free divers embarked on a covert mission to penetrate the hidden cove in Japan, shining light on a dark and deadly secret. The shocking discoveries were only the tip of the iceberg.

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2. The Salt of the Earth

IMDb 8.42014 · Movie · Rated PG-13 · 110 min

During the last forty years, the photographer Sebastião Salgado has been travelling through the continents, in the footsteps of an ever-changing humanity. He has witnessed the major events of our recent history: international conflicts, starvations and exodus… He is now embarking on the discovery of pristine...

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3. Hoop Dreams

IMDb 8.31994 · Movie · Rated M · 171mins

Every school day, African-American teenagers William Gates and Arthur Agee travel 90 minutes each way from inner-city Chicago to St. Joseph High School in Westchester, Illinois, a predominately white suburban school well-known for the excellence of its basketball program. Gates and Agee dream of NBA stardom, and with...

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4. Inside Job

IMDb 8.22010 · Movie · Rated PG-13 · 109 min

A film that exposes the shocking truth behind the economic crisis of 2008. The global financial meltdown, at a cost of over $20 trillion, resulted in millions of people losing their homes and jobs. Through extensive research and interviews with major financial insiders, politicians and journalists, Inside Job traces...

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