15 best sites for documentary lovers

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

It is my deep conviction that every thinking person must love documentary films. Why I came to this conclusion and where are the best places for connoisseurs of documentaries, you will learn from this article.

The use of modern technologies in filmmaking has made it possible to make a qualitative leap in the entertainment of films. Today we can watch absolutely authentic looking dinosaurs on screens, enjoy space adventures in distant galaxies, follow the intrigues of the court in fictional kingdoms. At the same time, the picture looks so true that some people have a complete confusion of fiction and reality in their heads.

Therefore, every person with a critical mindset must sooner or later understand the full value of documentary films. Yes, perhaps these films are not so spectacular, but with their help you can escape from the captivity of specially created illusions and find out what was happening and is happening in the world. in fact … Moreover, real stories sometimes surpass any plots invented by scriptwriters. You can see this for yourself using any of the sites listed below.

1. was created in 2007 and over the past time has gathered around a huge army of fans. It gives you the opportunity to view full-length documentaries by both famous masters of this genre and completely unknown novice directors for free. Currently, there are over 3,000 documentaries here, which are divided into 25 different categories.

2. invites you to watch TV documentaries and films on a variety of topics: sports dramas, crime, military history, adventure, politics, investigations and much more. The number of films available here is not impressive, but you do not need to know a foreign language to watch them.

3. offers free full-length documentaries collected from all over the internet. High-quality design, frequently updated catalog, free, lack of registration have made this site one of the most favorite among all fans of documentary films.

4. Like many other sites in this review, it does not store any files on its server, but only provides a directory for easy search and viewing of movies from YouTube and Vimeo. Thus, the creators of this resource have the opportunity to provide users with high-quality and interesting popular science films on a variety of topics, without violating the law.

5. contains, perhaps, the largest collection of films from the resources presented here - 5,282 films. Here you can find works of documentary filmmakers on almost any topic, from social problems to the mystery of the origin of our Universe. Each film is accompanied by a short description, genre tag and resource rating.

6. offers a very wide selection of full-length documentaries covering 22 categories such as art, health, science, travel, history and so on. Many will be interested in the Top 100 Documentary Videos section, where there is a list of the most popular films according to the large audience of this site.

7. is one of the few sites where all incoming films are pre-moderated. The editors of the site have created one of the largest and most beautifully organized collections of documentaries, categorized by topic, provided with tags and short descriptions.

8. updated quite rarely, so you can hardly find the newest films here. But the archives contain a lot of interesting content, because documentaries are one of those genres that never gets old.

9. - a real find for connoisseurs of documentary films. In addition to several hundred free feature films, this site provides viewers with a unique fact-checking system. If you see deliberately false or erroneous information in some feed, you can attach your comment directly to this scene so that other viewers will pay attention to it.

10. considers the exchange of knowledge, the dissemination of scientific ideas and simply the provision of quality films to be its main goals. New feeds are added to the site almost every day by the users themselves. Viewing is available without registration, but in order to offer your movie, you will need to create an account.

11. is one of the few sites where you can watch films in Russian. And even if the design of this resource is a little outdated, but here is just a huge collection of films of a wide variety of topics, including you can watch unique Soviet popular science and historical films.

12. is a site whose description says: "Real life is more amazing than any fiction." To prove this, the creators select the most amazing and unusual tapes that sometimes transform a person's views on the world around them.

13. is a site with a terrible design, but valuable content. In fact, it is a directory of links to documentaries of such famous TV companies as the BBC, National Geographic, Discovery and others. The main advantage of this site is the presence of films with Russian dubbing.

14. was founded by lovers of documentaries who collect the best films from all over the Internet here. The catalog of this site does not amaze with the number of films, but they are all available free of charge and without registration.

15. - a site for science lovers. Here you can find only those popular science films that are dedicated to real research and discoveries. Note that there are no films on metaphysics, paranormal phenomena, UFOs and other occult sciences. So you can safely trust the information from this site.

What sites for documentary lovers can you recommend?