The best documentaries on HBO Max
490 documentary titles are streaming on HBO Max in the US. These are the top 20 by score, rebuilt every day from the live catalogue, so nothing here has already left.
Top pick
Planet Earth (2006)
BN 78.4Series
David Attenborough celebrates the amazing variety of the natural world in this epic documentary series, filmed over four years across 64 different countries.
Best documentary movies on HBO Max
| # | Title | BN | IMDb | RT | Runtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Friends: The Reunion (2021) | 73.9 | n/a | n/a | 1h 44m |
| 2 | Night and Fog (1956) | 73.5 | n/a | n/a | 32m |
| 3 | Amy (2015) | 72.4 | n/a | n/a | 2h 8m |
| 4 | Paris Is Burning (1991) | 72.4 | n/a | n/a | 1h 18m |
| 5 | Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts (2022) | 72 | n/a | n/a | 1h 43m |
| 6 | Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief (2015) | 71.7 | n/a | n/a | 2h 0m |
| 7 | Cobain: Montage of Heck (2015) | 71.6 | n/a | n/a | 2h 12m |
| 8 | Häxan (1922) | 70.5 | n/a | n/a | 1h 45m |
| 9 | Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (2024) | 70.3 | n/a | n/a | 1h 44m |
| 10 | Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind (2018) | 70.3 | n/a | n/a | 1h 56m |
| 11 | Hoop Dreams (1994) | 70 | n/a | n/a | 2h 54m |
| 12 | Diego Maradona (2019) | 69.9 | n/a | n/a | 2h 10m |
| 13 | Buena Vista Social Club (1999) | 69.9 | n/a | n/a | 1h 45m |
| 14 | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunion (2020) | 69.9 | n/a | n/a | 1h 15m |
| 15 | Spielberg (2017) | 69.8 | n/a | n/a | 2h 27m |
Best documentary series on HBO Max
| # | Title | BN | IMDb | RT | Runtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Planet Earth (2006) | 78.4 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2 | Planet Earth II (2016) | 77.1 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 3 | Blue Planet II (2017) | 73 | n/a | n/a | 1h 0m |
| 4 | Life (2009) | 72.7 | n/a | n/a | 50m |
| 5 | The Jinx (2015) | 72.2 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 6 | MythBusters (2003) | 72 | n/a | n/a | 43m |
| 7 | Frozen Planet (2011) | 71.9 | n/a | n/a | 50m |
| 8 | Nathan for You (2013) | 71.5 | n/a | n/a | 21m |
| 9 | The Rehearsal (2022) | 70.6 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 10 | How To with John Wilson (2020) | 69.7 | n/a | n/a | 25m |
| 11 | Seven Worlds, One Planet (2019) | 69.7 | n/a | n/a | 58m |
| 12 | Dynasties (2018) | 69.4 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Questions about documentary on HBO Max
What is the best documentary movie on HBO Max?
Friends: The Reunion (2021) is the highest-scoring documentary movie on HBO Max right now, at 73.9/100 on our blend of critic and audience ratings.
What is the best documentary series on HBO Max?
Planet Earth leads HBO Max's documentary series at 78.4/100.
How many documentaries are on HBO Max?
We count 490 documentary titles on HBO Max in the US, checked against the live catalogue every day.
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