What Documentary Movies to watch on Discovery+
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The Hunt for Planet B
Taking us behind the scenes with NASA's high-stakes Webb Space Telescope, The Hunt for Planet B follows a pioneering group of scientists, many of them women, on their quest to find another Earth among the stars. What begins as a real-time scientific adventure turns into a deep meditation on human longing. On the brink of seeing farther out than ever before, we find ourselves looking back at our own imperiled planet - and seeing it with new eyes.

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- 2021
Batali: The Fall of a Superstar Chef
This astonishing glimpse into the restaurant world examines industry-wide sexual harassment, causing employees to suffer in silence or lose their jobs rather than confront a celebrity chef or powerful owner who can ruin their career.

- 2022
Metal Monsters: The Righteous Redeemer
The Metal Shop offers a behind-the-scenes look at the hilarious and meanly talented Rick Disharoon and his small-town family business, The Metal Shop, as the team gets a big opportunity: to build an epic monster truck.
- 2023
What Happened at Fells Acres?
The town of Malden, Massachusetts, erupts with outrage after a child attending a family-run daycare makes sexual abuse claims. However, as the allegations build with more and more children coming forward, people start wondering what's really happening.

- 2023
O.J. & Nicole: An American Tragedy
The O.J. Simpson case, as never told before. Tanya Brown, Nicole Brown Simpson's sister, explores O.J. and Nicole's relationship and the trial that followed, using Nicole's words and the photos she left behind to reveal the Brown family's experience.

- 2020
Finding Bigfoot: The Search Continues
"Finding Bigfoot" Team is Armed with the Latest Equipment and Technologies for All-New, Epic Bigfoot Investigations.

- 2021
Yeti Massacre
In the winter of 1959, the mutilated bodies of nine hikers were found in the Ural Mountains of Russia. Were they slaughtered in cold blood by a yeti? If so, what drove this legendary beast to kill? Shocking evidence sheds terrifying new light on the Dyatlov Pass incident.

- 2023
- 2020
Serial Killer: Red Sea Attacks
After a series of bizarre shark attacks in the Red Sea, investigators Brandon McMillan, Ralph Collier and Fo Zayed zero in the most dangerous shark in the sea: the oceanic white tip.

- 2023
Big Shark Energy
Shark experts Dr. Riley Elliot and Kori Burkhardt conduct a one-of-a-kind shark competition to determine which male great white is the alpha in the pack. To see who has the most swagger, they test the sharks' speed, hunting ability and fearlessness.

- 2024
Cleopatra: Sex, Lies and Secrets
The latest archaeological research unravels the mystery behind this elusive Egyptian Queen whose name is synonymous with seduction, beauty and scandal.

- 2020
Chef vs. Science: The Ultimate Kitchen Challenge
Materialist scientist Professor Mark Miodownik challenges two-Michelin-star chef Marcus Wareing to the ultimate cookery competition. Over the course of 90 minutes they cook up some of the nation's best-loved dishes, from starter to dessert, in a head-to-head contest to see who can create the most flavoursome food. Marcus has flair, passion, and experience, while Mark an understanding of cooking at the molecular level and access to state-of-the-art technology. Ultimately the question they will try to answer is this: is cooking a science or an art?

- 2016
Cruise Ship Disaster: Inside the Concordia
Discovery will take you to where few have gone and where nobody wants to be. Cruise Ship Disaster: Inside The Concordia gives you an eyewitness account of the tragedy as the Concordia runs aground. The human and environmental toll captured the attention of the public eye and now Discovery Channel takes you inside the stranded ship. With never before seen footage from the evacuation, you can follow the Concordia passengers as they relive their flight to abandon ship and find safety.
- 2012
Dead Sea Scrolls: The Doomsday Prophecy
An archaeological investigation at this historical site of the Dead Sea Scrolls, spotlighting new discoveries that could transform our understanding of what happened at Masada 2,000 years ago.

- 2020
Egypt: What Lies Beneath
The Pyramids, the Sphinx and the tombs of the Pharaohs are all fabulous monuments to Egypt's past. But according to one scientist, the astonishing antiquities already discovered are just a tiny percentage of what was left behind by the ancient Egyptians. For the first time, techniques used for BBC One's Egypt - What Lies Beneath will reveal an ancient Egypt never before imagined, let alone seen.
- 2011
A Radical Life
An unfiltered look at the former First Lady of ISIS, Tania Joya, who for twelve years was married to John Georgelas, the highest ranking American in ISIS.

- 2022
Chris Brown: A History of Violence
Explore the biographical film that delves into the controversial personal life of Chris Brown, an iconic singer while exploring allegations of domestic violence, assault charges and sexual misconduct.

- 2024
Great White Serial Killer: Sea of Blood
After fatal shark attacks in a Mexican village, shark investigators work with locals to identify the killers and prevent future incidents.

- 2024
Adnan Syed: Innocent or Guilty?
An examination of the Adnan Syed case. He was convicted in 2000 of murdering his former girlfriend, Hae Min Lee, but doubts about his defense and evidence have been raised by the "Serial" podcast.

- 2016
Attila's Forbidden Tomb
The brutal warrior king Attila, who in the late 5th Century, faced off against the Roman Empire, then considered one of the world's mightiest forces, with his violent tribe of nomad warriors known as The Huns.

- 2020
Telescope
A history of the telescope and a look at the James Webb telescope. A fascinating look at the universe through the eyes of scientists and telescopes since the beginning.
- 2016
Stem Cell Universe with Stephen Hawking
Led by a pioneer in the science world, Stephen Hawking, this special takes us on a journey which delves into the subjects of stem cells both embryonic and adult to explore what these wondrous and baffling mechanisms are capable of, what exactly stem cells are and if they are the key to our future or a ticking time bomb waiting to detonate?

- 2014
Ski Bum: The Warren Miller Story
SKI BUM: THE WARREN MILLER STORY chronicles the life and times of the legendary filmmaker who, through his annual ski films and national tours which began in the early 1950's, was a driving force in the development and promotion of the ski industry in America and throughout the world. Miller, who died last year at 93, sat months before his passing for his final interview. He reminisced about living off rabbit stew and sleeping in a teardrop trailer in his endless pursuit of the perfect ski run and he explained in great detail the challenges - both personal and professional - he faced over the course of his career.

- 2019
They Call Me Dr. Miami
Dr. Michael Salzhauer - also known as Dr. Miami - who is one of the most famous plastic surgeons in the U.S., and the first doctor to livestream graphic procedures such as tummy tucks and breast augmentations on Snapchat.

- 2020
