40 Inspirational and Positive Documentaries to Watch
I am a big fan of documentaries and have watched quite a few over the years. However, I am an even bigger fan of positive and inspiring documentaries that lift the spirit and teach us valuable lessons. The impact that these documentaries have had on me still resonates years after watching them.
As some of you know, I stopped watching negative TV years ago and I am glad I did. Consequently, I became a big fan of documentaries and that is how I made it my hobby. There are so many insightful ones out there today on Netflix, YouTube, and on TV. Some are famous, but most of them are not because they do not appeal to the mainstream market. In fact, the producers of these documentaries often do not produce them to create a blockbuster hit. They do it because of their conviction to inform, inspire and educate others.
Listed below is a list of 40 wonderful documentaries. I hope they educate and inspire you.
- Craigslist Joe
- Food Matters
- Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead
- Man on Wire
- Forks Over Knives
- Keep on Keepin’ On
- Jiro Loves Sushi
- Somm
- Happy
- I Am
- Happy People: A Year in Taiga
- Don’t Stop Believin’: Everyman’s Journey
- Living On One Dollar
- Food, Inc.
- Wasteland
- Herb and Dorothy
- Ride the Divide
- Running the Sahara
- No Impact Man
- Pacific Warriors
- Fight For Justice: David and Me
- Batkid Begins: The Wish Heard Around the World
- Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry
- Desert Runners
- Touching the Void
- Hello I am David
- Monk With a Camera: The Life and Journey of Nicholas Vreeland
- Steal a Pencil For Me
- Tony Robbins: I am Not Your Guru
- Twinsters
- Finding Home
- Antarctica: A Year On Ice
- Valley Uprising
- Requiem For The American Dream
- Slingshot
- The Barkley Marathons
- The Beginning of Life
- Catching the Sun
- Blackfish
- The Square
Leave a comment if you have any other suggestions.