All the best Documentary Movies Streaming in Australia in August 2025

If you're looking for the best Documentary Movies then you’ve come to the right place. In August 2025 there are around 3879 on offer on Australian streaming TV services. Below are the top 20 latest and greatest Documentary Movies available.

The top 20 best Documentary Movies Streaming in Australia by rating.

The top 20 latest Documentary Movies Streaming in Australia.

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The top 5 Documentary Movies Streaming in Australia.

The Pigeon People

Rated:

9.5/10

It takes you deep into Arizona's underground pigeon racing scene as racing rivals prepare for and compete in the Grand Canyon Classic - a 350-mile pigeon race from Utah to Arizona that crosses over the Grand Canyon.

David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet

Rated: PG

8.9/10

The story of life on our planet by the man who has seen more of the natural world than any other. In more than 90 years, Attenborough has visited every continent on the globe, exploring the wild places of our planet and documenting the living world in all its variety and wonder. Addressing the biggest challenges facing life on our planet, the film offers a powerful message of hope for future generations.

The Giants

Rated:

8.6/10

A portrait of environmental folk hero & gay icon Bob Brown, who took green politics to the center of power. His story is interwoven with the life cycle of the ancient trees he's fighting for.

Stop Making Sense

Rated: Not Rated

8.6/10

A concert film documenting Talking Heads at the height of their popularity, on tour for their 1983 album "Speaking in Tongues." The band takes the stage one by one and is joined by a cadre of guest musicians for a career-spanning and cinematic performance that features creative choreography and visuals.

Ophir

Rated:

8.5/10

Ophir tells the story behind the likely birth of the world’s newest nation on Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea. The story of an unknown indigenous revolution for humanity, land, and culture and a decade long war. The film documents its origin and aftermath, where antagonistic visions of the world collude and collide. A poetic yet dramatic ode to the indelible thirst of a peoples for freedom, culture and sovereignty; it offers a gripping exposition of the visible and invisible chains of colonisation and its enduring cycles of physical and psychological warfare.