Whether seeing a movie in theaters, streaming one on Amazon. or tuning into the nightly news, Americans are seeing more religious content.

The streaming landscape can feel endless. It's not and we're here to help. Netflix has hundreds of documentaries in its streaming library, but they're not all created equal, and we've narrowed down the options for you with 25 of our top picks for the best documentary movies currently available to watch on the streaming platform.

Though narrative film can transport us to imagined worlds, documentary cinema often turns the camera back on our own. From incisive personal profiles to true crime investigations and examinations of contemporary political life, HBO has no shortage of ...