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20 Netflix Documentaries to Binge If You’re Running out of Shows to Watch

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Two weeks ago, I had a thought that I never anticipated to ever cross my mind.

I might be getting tired of Netflix. 

There! I said it! Now, let me be clear: the thought wasn’t prompted by Netflix doing me wrong in any type of way, but because of the fact that I’ve been using their services more than I ever thought possible. In the recent past, I’ve plowed through series after series, and to be honest, I’m becoming numb to it. The only thing that I can relate it to is watching Game of Thrones for the first time, jumping at an act of violence—versus the 40th time, being seemingly unimpressed by an hour-long battle scene. 

But like clockwork, Netflix gave us exactly what we all needed. They released the documentary Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem, and Madness onto our TV screens like a stork dropping off a tiny baby sporting a neon leopard onesie and a mullet onto our doorsteps. The feud between Joe Exotic and Carole Baskin was a gift that I truly didn’t know I needed. It was peak Netflix entertainment and it woke me back up to another whole genre of TV that I had forgotten about: documentaries.

And that’s the story of how Tiger King saved my life.

If you, too, are looking for a much-needed break from your go-to series, these are the documentaries that you need to stream this weekend:

 

1. Salt, Acid, Fat, Heat

 

2. Cheer

 

3. Sex, Explained

 

 

4. Miss Americana

 

5. The Disappearance of Madeline McCann

 

6. Homecoming: A Film By Beyoncé

 

7. Amy

 

8. Period. End of Sentence.

 

9. Knock Down The House

 

10. The Great Hack

 

11. Innocence Files

 

12. Take Your Pills

 

13. FYRE: The Greatest Party That Never Happened

 

14. Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation

 

15. Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez

 

16. Kevin Hart: Don’t F*** This Up

 

17. Abstract: Art of Design

 

18. Inside Bill’s Brain: Decoding Bill Gates

 

19. One of Us

 

20. the goop lab with Gwyneth Paltrow