Best Documentaries on Peacock

Last updated: July 25, 2026

If you love Documentaries and are looking for your next favorite, then you're in luck. We've compiled a list of the best Documentaries available to watch now on Peacock. Scroll through and find the perfect one for your family. And check back often -- we're updating regularly with new additions.

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DEEPSEA CHALLENGE 3D Poster Image

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DEEPSEA CHALLENGE 3D

age 9+

Engrossing undersea expedition is kid friendly.

August 8, 2014 2014 PG (85 minutes)

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Hell of a Cruise Movie: Title Image

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Hell of a Cruise

age 10+

Docu showcases cruise line's failures; some violence.

September 14, 2022 2022 NR (78 minutes)

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We Dare to Dream movie poster: Refugees train for the Olympics.

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We Dare to Dream

age 10+

Refugees flee oppression, war; show courage, perseverance.

December 1, 2023 2023 NR (98 minutes)

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First to the Moon Poster Image

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First to the Moon

age 12+

Informative docu on Apollo 8 is too slow for younger kids.

December 1, 2018 2018 NR (121 minutes)

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Large, pixelated image of half of a young girl's face.

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Amber: The Girl Behind the Alert

age 13+

True-crime docu inspires hope amid grief and tragedy.

January 17, 2023 2023 NR (92 minutes)

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Gary movie poster: Gary Coleman as a child.

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Gary

age 13+

Child actor's life story involved betrayal and violence.

August 30, 2024 2024 NR (91 minutes)

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It’s Dorothy! movie poster: black and white photo of a woman’s chin to chest, blue color on pigtail braids, overalls

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It’s Dorothy!

age 13+

Inspiring pop culture icon docu with mature themes.

June 7, 2025 2025 NR (97 minutes)

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The AI Doc: Cut-out style illustration of the movie's title and various other objects

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The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist

age 13+

New dad ponders AI future in alarming but thoughtful doc.

March 27, 2026 2026 PG-13 (104 minutes)

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The Alpinist Poster Image

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The Alpinist

age 13+

Docu on elusive climber has some drug use, language.

September 10, 2021 2021 PG-13 (92 minutes)

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The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks movie poster.

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The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks

age 13+

Powerful portrait of a civil rights champion; violence.

October 19, 2022 2022 NR (96 minutes)

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Bad River movie poster: Two Bad River Band Native people canoe down the bad river with green trees on either side and blue sky above them

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Bad River

age 14+

Powerful docu about protecting land from an oil company.

November 1, 2024 2024 NR (88 minutes)

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Fair Play Movie Poster

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Fair Play

age 14+

Housework parity doc must-see for parent partners; language.

July 8, 2022 2022 NR (95 minutes)

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Lorne movie poster: A young Lorne Michaels lies down against a yellow background

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Lorne

age 14+

Humorous, heartfelt tribute to legendary producer; language.

April 17, 2026 2026 R (95 minutes)

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Black Boys Poster Image

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Black Boys

age 15+

Insightful, earnest docu about racism's toll on Black boys.

August 16, 2020 2020 NR (95 minutes)

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Every Body Movie Poster: Sean Saifa Wall, River Gallo, and Alicia Roth Weigel are pictured within the LGBTQIA+ flag

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Every Body

age 15+

Gripping, heartfelt, mature docu about intersex Americans.

June 30, 2023 2023 R (92 minutes)

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Sentenced

age 15+

Heartrending docu describes violence, inequality, addiction.

September 23, 2024 2024 NR (71 minutes)

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Stormy movie poster: Stormy Daniels close up.

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Stormy

age 15+

Timely docu about newsworthy case; language, sex, nudity.

March 18, 2024 2024 NR (109 minutes)

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TikTok Star Murders movie poster: Through jail bars icons of a broken heart (top), gun (middle), and sad smiley face (bottom)

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TikTok Star Murders

age 15+

Domestic abuse, violence, murder in tragic tale of jealousy.

June 25, 2024 2024 NR (90 minutes)

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