The streaming landscape can feel endless. It’s not and we’re here to help. Netflix has hundreds of documentaries in its streaming library, but they’re not all created equal, and we’ve narrowed down the options for you with 25 of our top picks for the best documentary movies currently available to watch on the streaming platform. If you’re looking for something light and visually stunning, you’ve come to the right place. If you’re looking for something gruesome yet fascinating, there are options for you below. If you only have half an hour or 40 minutes to kill, Netflix has something for you.
So peruse our list below, and get watching!
“Athlete A” Netflix
One of the best documentaries in recent years, “Athlete A” works on multiple fronts: First, it effectively chronicles the abuse perpetrated by Larry Nassar, a former sports medicine physician who used his position...
So peruse our list below, and get watching!
“Athlete A” Netflix
One of the best documentaries in recent years, “Athlete A” works on multiple fronts: First, it effectively chronicles the abuse perpetrated by Larry Nassar, a former sports medicine physician who used his position...
- 11/3/2023
- by Kayti Burt
- The Wrap
A new world record for the 3x3x3 Rubik’s Cube has been set.
Max Park, 21, beat the previous record holder at a competition in Long Beach, California, by 0.34 seconds, solving the popular cubed puzzle at 3.13 seconds. Before hitting the world record, Park came in second with a time of 3.63 seconds.
The last winning record was at 3.47 seconds, which was set by Yusheng Du in 2018.
Park was diagnosed with autism at the age of two, according to his parents, Schwan and Miki Park. After their son was introduced to the Rubik’s Cube, they realized that the puzzle could help him develop fine motor and social skills.
“There was a time when Max couldn’t even open water bottles, but he showed interest in solving Rubik’s Cubes,” the proud parents told Guinness World Records.
This isn’t Park’s first time in the spotlight. In 2020, he and fellow speedcuber...
Max Park, 21, beat the previous record holder at a competition in Long Beach, California, by 0.34 seconds, solving the popular cubed puzzle at 3.13 seconds. Before hitting the world record, Park came in second with a time of 3.63 seconds.
The last winning record was at 3.47 seconds, which was set by Yusheng Du in 2018.
Park was diagnosed with autism at the age of two, according to his parents, Schwan and Miki Park. After their son was introduced to the Rubik’s Cube, they realized that the puzzle could help him develop fine motor and social skills.
“There was a time when Max couldn’t even open water bottles, but he showed interest in solving Rubik’s Cubes,” the proud parents told Guinness World Records.
This isn’t Park’s first time in the spotlight. In 2020, he and fellow speedcuber...
- 6/29/2023
- by Rose Anne Cox-Peralta
- Uinterview
For Sue Kim, directing her first-ever documentary about competitive speedcubing culture and landing on the Oscars shortlist has been a whirlwind of excitement — almost as thrilling as watching her doc subjects flip cubes about in seconds to complete the colorful puzzle.
The Speed Cubers centers on Australian Feliks Zemdegs and American Max Park, two of the world’s Rubik’s Cube-solving record breakers, as they go head-to-head at the World Cube Association World Championship in Australia in 2019. Zemdegs, 23, hopes to hold onto his records, including the 3x3x3 event where one must solve a classic cube in the shortest amount of ...
The Speed Cubers centers on Australian Feliks Zemdegs and American Max Park, two of the world’s Rubik’s Cube-solving record breakers, as they go head-to-head at the World Cube Association World Championship in Australia in 2019. Zemdegs, 23, hopes to hold onto his records, including the 3x3x3 event where one must solve a classic cube in the shortest amount of ...
- 3/13/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
For Sue Kim, directing her first-ever documentary about competitive speedcubing culture and landing on the Oscars shortlist has been a whirlwind of excitement — almost as thrilling as watching her doc subjects flip cubes about in seconds to complete the colorful puzzle.
The Speed Cubers centers on Australian Feliks Zemdegs and American Max Park, two of the world’s Rubik’s Cube-solving record breakers, as they go head-to-head at the World Cube Association World Championship in Australia in 2019. Zemdegs, 23, hopes to hold onto his records, including the 3x3x3 event where one must solve a classic cube in the shortest amount of ...
The Speed Cubers centers on Australian Feliks Zemdegs and American Max Park, two of the world’s Rubik’s Cube-solving record breakers, as they go head-to-head at the World Cube Association World Championship in Australia in 2019. Zemdegs, 23, hopes to hold onto his records, including the 3x3x3 event where one must solve a classic cube in the shortest amount of ...
- 3/13/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
by Nathaniel R
After screening the moving and very engaging doc The Speed Cubers we were shockd to learn that it was a debut Figuring there was a story we sat down with director Sue Kim and as it turns out, we were right. Though she comes across as genuinely humble, twenty years of experience on sets helped her to be fully formed as a filmmaker the first time out of the gate. She'd been producing commrcials for 20 years before directing her first short The Speed Cubers. As the mom of a cuber, she knew the world intimately and knew how she wanted to frame the story. After a pitch to Netflix and the benefit of a few years of archival footage from The Cubicle, to help shape the backstory, "we were able to focus our filming efforts pretty precisely."
Kim and her team shot for six months up leading up the Speed-Cubing World Championships.
After screening the moving and very engaging doc The Speed Cubers we were shockd to learn that it was a debut Figuring there was a story we sat down with director Sue Kim and as it turns out, we were right. Though she comes across as genuinely humble, twenty years of experience on sets helped her to be fully formed as a filmmaker the first time out of the gate. She'd been producing commrcials for 20 years before directing her first short The Speed Cubers. As the mom of a cuber, she knew the world intimately and knew how she wanted to frame the story. After a pitch to Netflix and the benefit of a few years of archival footage from The Cubicle, to help shape the backstory, "we were able to focus our filming efforts pretty precisely."
Kim and her team shot for six months up leading up the Speed-Cubing World Championships.
- 3/10/2021
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
Stars: Max Park and Feliks Zemdegs | Directed by Sue Kim
The newest documentary on Netflix, The Speed Cubers is a look into the competitive world of solving a classic Rubik’s Cube in the quickest time. I never knew there was a world of professional Rubik’s Cube solvers (is that the word?), in which the competitors can actually make a living, while also have a small but loyal following but that’s what is great about documentaries: opening people up to new worlds.
The documentary follows the top two speed competitors in the world, 23-year-old Feliks Zemdegs of Australia and the unquestioned greatest in the world and 17-year-old Max Park of the United States, an autistic competitor that has gradually beaten the majority of Feliks’ world records. Max is the up-and-coming star in this world and fans of Speed Cubers are solidly split 50/50 in support of these competitors.
Feliks...
The newest documentary on Netflix, The Speed Cubers is a look into the competitive world of solving a classic Rubik’s Cube in the quickest time. I never knew there was a world of professional Rubik’s Cube solvers (is that the word?), in which the competitors can actually make a living, while also have a small but loyal following but that’s what is great about documentaries: opening people up to new worlds.
The documentary follows the top two speed competitors in the world, 23-year-old Feliks Zemdegs of Australia and the unquestioned greatest in the world and 17-year-old Max Park of the United States, an autistic competitor that has gradually beaten the majority of Feliks’ world records. Max is the up-and-coming star in this world and fans of Speed Cubers are solidly split 50/50 in support of these competitors.
Feliks...
- 8/24/2020
- by Jason Brigger
- Nerdly
"Between two friends there can only be one champion." Netflix has debuted a trailer for a documentary film titled The Speed Cubers, marking the directorial debut of filmmaker Sue Kim. The 40-minute short doc is premiering directly on Netflix later in July. The film focuses on two competitors in the world of competitive speedcubing — solving Rubik's cubes and other puzzles as quickly as possible. The two top "speed cubers" are Feliks Zemdegs from Australia, who had reigned as king of the cubers for nearly a decade, and Max Park from California, who originally emerged onto the scene in 2017, beating Zemdegs' 3x3 world record. Discover the special bond — and uncommon competitive spirit — that has connected these two as they battle over Rubik's cubes. This looks really good! An inspiring, uplifting story about two competitors and friends. Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for Sue Kim's short doc The Speed Cubers, from Netflix's YouTube: Speed Cubing,...
- 7/1/2020
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Netflix is bulking up its documentary slate with three upcoming shorts that will premiere over the summer. IndieWire is exclusively announcing the streaming service’s upcoming documentary shorts, which will include the Sundance award-winner “John Was Trying to Contact Aliens.”
The 16-minute short, directed by British filmmaker Matthew Killip, focuses on John Shepherd, who has spent three decades trying to contact extraterrestrials from his Michigan home. He uses a enormous store of high-tech equipment to beam a variety of music — reggae, Afrobeat, jazz, and Eastern music — millions of miles into space.
“John Was Trying to Contact Aliens” won the Short Film Jury Award for nonfiction at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. It will be available on Netflix August 20.
In July, Netflix will make available two other short docs: “The Claudia Kishi Club” on July 10 and “The Speed Cubers” on July 29.
“The Claudia Kishi Club” was an official SXSW selection this year.
The 16-minute short, directed by British filmmaker Matthew Killip, focuses on John Shepherd, who has spent three decades trying to contact extraterrestrials from his Michigan home. He uses a enormous store of high-tech equipment to beam a variety of music — reggae, Afrobeat, jazz, and Eastern music — millions of miles into space.
“John Was Trying to Contact Aliens” won the Short Film Jury Award for nonfiction at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. It will be available on Netflix August 20.
In July, Netflix will make available two other short docs: “The Claudia Kishi Club” on July 10 and “The Speed Cubers” on July 29.
“The Claudia Kishi Club” was an official SXSW selection this year.
- 6/24/2020
- by Chris Lindahl
- Indiewire
Netflix is bulking up its documentary slate with three upcoming shorts that will premiere over the summer. IndieWire is exclusively announcing the streaming service’s upcoming documentary shorts, which will include the Sundance award-winner “John Was Trying to Contact Aliens.”
The 16-minute short, directed by British filmmaker Matthew Killip, focuses on John Shepherd, who has spent three decades trying to contact extraterrestrials from his Michigan home. He uses a enormous store of high-tech equipment to beam a variety of music — reggae, Afrobeat, jazz, and Eastern music — millions of miles into space.
“John Was Trying to Contact Aliens” won the Short Film Jury Award for nonfiction at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. It will be available on Netflix August 20.
In July, Netflix will make available two other short docs: “The Claudia Kishi Club” on July 10 and “The Speed Cubers” on July 29.
“The Claudia Kishi Club” was an official SXSW selection this year.
The 16-minute short, directed by British filmmaker Matthew Killip, focuses on John Shepherd, who has spent three decades trying to contact extraterrestrials from his Michigan home. He uses a enormous store of high-tech equipment to beam a variety of music — reggae, Afrobeat, jazz, and Eastern music — millions of miles into space.
“John Was Trying to Contact Aliens” won the Short Film Jury Award for nonfiction at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. It will be available on Netflix August 20.
In July, Netflix will make available two other short docs: “The Claudia Kishi Club” on July 10 and “The Speed Cubers” on July 29.
“The Claudia Kishi Club” was an official SXSW selection this year.
- 6/24/2020
- by Chris Lindahl
- Thompson on Hollywood
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