Most Viewed From Showtime Documentary Films

Using previously unheard audiotapes recorded shortly after John Belushi’s death, director R.J. Cutler’s documentary feature examines the...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: John Belushi

Legendary "bad boy of tennis" John McEnroe finally tells his side of his storied career and famously hot-tempered performances on the court in this...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: John McEnroe

The life and tragic death of Whitney Houston.

Genre: Music

Cast: Whitney Houston

Filmmaker Amy Berg sheds light on the sexual, financial and spiritual abuses heaped upon members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of...

Genre: Crime

Cast: Sam Brower

Follows the largest prison uprising in US history, conducting dozens of new interviews with inmates, journalists, and other witnesses.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Clarence Jones

Explore the dramatic career and personal struggles of the talented and tragically short-lived entertainer Judy Garland through rare concert footage,...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Jon Hamm

This documentary covers the span of George Michael's entire career, concentrating on the formative period in the late Grammy® Award...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: George Michael

Documentary centering on the controversial political career of Imelda Marcos, the former first lady of the Philippines whose behind-the-scenes...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Imelda Marcos

A portrait of musician David Johansen from Martin Scorsese and David Tedeschi featuring a live performance at Café Carlyle in New York City,...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: David Johansen

The historic story of whistleblower Chelsea Manning. Shot over two years and featuring exclusive interviews and behind-the-scenes verité with...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Chelsea Manning

A look at the life and work of Charlie Chaplin in his own words featuring an in-depth interview he gave to Life magazine in 1966.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Pearl Mackie

This revealing portrait of comedian, activist, pop-culture icon and thought leader Dick Gregory documents his many personal reinventions throughout...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Dick Gregory

An in-depth and provocative look at the 1992 Los Angeles riots exploring the roots of civil unrest in California and the relationship between African...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Danny Bakewell Sr.

Hidden from public view, a war is raging inside the diamond industry. When filmmaker Jason Kohn infiltrates this highly secretive world, he uncovers...

Genre: Documentary

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How do the well-meaning and highly educated men and women of America’s foreign policy elite, dreaming of doing good in the world, so often find...

Genre: Documentary

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A political thriller examining the complex relationship between the United States and Saudi Arabia, and how the murder of Washington Post journalist...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Jamal Khashoggi

The untold story of the summer of 2003 at Baylor University that exposes the attempted cover-up, and the corruption that became the most bizarre...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Carlton Dotson

Documentary examining the 2014 shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald by Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke and the cover-up that ensued.

Genre: Documentary

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The stories of four of America’s most notorious biohackers and their relationships with Aaron Traywick, a self-proclaimed biohacker whose life...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Aaron Traywick

This stirring and visually immersive documentary brings us inside the spirited pursuits of David Hanson, a restless inventor aiming to perfect the...

Genre: Documentary

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