{"id":136786,"date":"2019-03-15T02:00:20","date_gmt":"2019-03-15T09:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/?p=136786"},"modified":"2020-08-05T22:54:09","modified_gmt":"2020-08-06T05:54:09","slug":"best-documentaries-on-netflix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/best-documentaries-on-netflix\/","title":{"rendered":"Whoa, These Netflix Documentaries Will Seriously Make You Think"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Unlike narrative films, documentaries allow you to take a walk in someone else&#8217;s shoes and open your eyes to a world you never knew. Thankfully, <a href=\"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/netflix-march-2019-releases\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Netflix<\/a>\u00a0has a plethora of informative, inspiring, and sometimes heartfelt documentaries worth adding to your queue.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t worry, there&#8217;s a documentary for <em>everyone<\/em>. Check out a few of our faves below.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/s5Hpm-6Inxc\" width=\"500\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><em>Heal<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>The documentary takes a deep dive into society&#8217;s &#8220;sick care&#8221; system, which treats symptoms with medication (that often cause side effects) instead of finding the root of the problem. You&#8217;ll hear firsthand accounts from people with chronic illnesses and diseases, spiritual leaders, physicians, and health experts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IxI1iOi0t-c\" width=\"500\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><em>Gaga: Five Foot Two<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>Follow in the footsteps of Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta (aka Lady Gaga) as she prepares for a huge performance at the Super Bowl while battling fibromyalgia and anxiety. It&#8217;s an inspiring story that unveils what goes on behind the scenes in a global star&#8217;s life.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/K6IXQbXPO3I\" width=\"500\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><em>13th<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>The U.S. has five percent of the world&#8217;s population but 25 percent of the world&#8217;s prisoners. Ava DuVernay, the director of <em>Selma<\/em>, looks inside the American prison system to expose the criminalization of African Americans in U.S. prisons and explore how mass incarceration has become monetized.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kAphgHhlteM\" width=\"500\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><em>Blue Planet II<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>The sequel to the award-winning series <em>Blue Planet<\/em> is a beautiful film that documents the vibrant and beautiful world that lies deep within the world&#8217;s oceans.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6QHHfSC5InY\" width=\"500\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><em>Diana: 7 Days That Shook the World<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>This documentary chronicles the national and international response to the sudden and tragic death of Princess Diana. Explore the aftermath of her death and the week leading up to her funeral as the royal family grapples with the loss and the press.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/H1DUFZ4Fnd8\" width=\"500\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><em>Audrie &amp; Daisy<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>With today\u2019s #MeToo movement, the heartbreaking and gut-wrenching story of Audrie and Daisy carries that much more relevance. This documentary tells the story of two small-town girls who were sexually assaulted by boys whom they considered to be friends and the harassment and humiliation they faced in the aftermath.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BCPwCAJYtAo\" width=\"500\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><em>Newtown<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><em>Newton<\/em> shows the strength and resilience of a community after the tragic\u00a02012 Newtown shootings, which took the lives of 20 children and six adults.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0Co1Iptd4p4\" width=\"500\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><em>Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>This documentary will make you reevaluate everything you own by exploring today\u2019s culture of consumerism.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bcJ7P-nxQGo\" width=\"500\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><em>Oklahoma City<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>Get a raw look at the bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, the worst act of domestic terrorism in American history.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Jf44vLndiRM\" width=\"500\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><em>What the Health<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><em>What the Health<\/em> exposes the corruption of the health, food, and pharmaceutical industries and examines the connection between the food we eat and disease.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>xx, The FabFitFun Team<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":"Unlike narrative films, documentaries allow you to take a walk in someone else's shoes and ...","author":7532780,"featured_media":136834,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[261,273],"tags":[432],"thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/15134506\/Screen-Shot-2019-03-15-at-1.42.19-PM.jpg","thumbnail_url_middle_card":"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/15134506\/Screen-Shot-2019-03-15-at-1.42.19-PM-386x200.jpg","formated_date":"March 15, 2019","category_name":"TV &amp; Film","category_icon":"","author_name":"Stephanie Taylor","trending":false,"sponsored":false,"random_color":"#07247a","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136786"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7532780"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=136786"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136786\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/136834"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=136786"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=136786"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=136786"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}