7 Netflix Documentaries To Watch Right Now That Will Make You A Better Person

1. Blackfish

At this stage, it’s an oldie, but still a goodie. Blackfish will make you rethink how you see theme parks, circuses, zoos – anywhere that keeps animals in captivity for entertainment. 

2. West of Memphis

It’s the story of three teenagers who spent 18 years in prison for a crime they didn’t commit – and it has a lot to say about how we, as a society, view outsiders, and the collective hysteria that takes hold of a small town when a young boy is murdered. Gripping, disturbing, thought-provoking stuff.

3. The Hunting Ground

For anyone who thinks rape culture doesn’t exist, this documentary sheds some light on the issue – focusing on campuses across the US where rapes are systematically hushed up and brushed under the carpet. It’s scary – but eye-opening.

4. Cowspiracy

If industrial farming is the biggest evil humans have wrought on the planet – and that’s a smaller if than you’d think – then Cowspiracy is to factory farming what Watergate was to politics. We’d recommend getting your fillets in before watching; rib-eye will never be the same again.