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The Best Documentary Shows of All Time

Planet Earth leads at 92, ahead of Planet Earth II (92) and Cosmos: A Personal Voyage (91). 60 titles made the cut, ordered from highest Balasaur Score to lowest. The typical pick here scores 84, well above the catalog median of 66. The newest addition is Life on Our Planet, released in October 2023. The score blends IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB ratings into one 0 to 100 number.

Scores run 92 down to 73. 25 of the 60 are from the 2010s. 18 of the 60 stream on Netflix.

60 titlesUpdated 2026-08-23Ranked by Balasaur Score

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