The encyclopedia of documentary film

About DocsPedia

An encyclopedia of documentary films, with one button to the official services that carry each one.

DocsPedia gathers 190 documentary films made between 1953 and 2026, from The Living Desert to A Gorilla Story, and arranges them in seven volumes. Each entry has its director, its running time, a summary and a Watch now button that opens the film on JustWatch for the country you choose.

My List is your own reading list of films to see; it lives in this browser on this device, it changes the moment you add or remove an entry, and the list page can save a copy as a file.

Stills, ratings and production data come from TMDB. The help pages and the home page guide are written for DocsPedia, an independent site with its own editorial team.

How these pages work

DocsPedia groups movies and TV shows so you can find what you are after quickly: by name, genre, language, country, year, collection or the A-Z list. Each title page shows the original name, the synopsis, the seasons and dated episodes we have, and a Watch now button that opens the title on JustWatch for your chosen country.

My List keeps your saved titles in this browser. Titles play on the service you open with Watch now, in HD and with subtitles where the service offers them. Titles, posters and production data come from TMDB.

Search for a title or read the help guides.