It only took me 30 years, but I’ve finally come to the realization that I really enjoy watching documentaries and docuseries. With my attention span, who would have seen that one coming?

Most of these stories I knew absolutely nothing about before watching and I am still reeling about a few of them, days or even weeks after viewing. The world is such an insane place and the more I learn about it, the more normal I feel.

Of late, watching these has been my whole personality and I feel like I just want to talk about it with everyone and anyone who asks (and even some who don’t). Which brings me to the purpose of this post - to share the major-wins and the semi-duds that I’ve come across in my search for which doc to watch next. There are plenty of lists on the internet, so I’m not really adding much to the conversation, but I’m always looking for a good rec, so here are mine, in case you are too.

This list will be exhaustive of all the docs I’ve watched in the last couple of months, but I won’t go into details so as to avoid spoiling. I’ve decided to give each one a rating of 1-10, with 10 being an absolute MUST WATCH. I’ve also added a sentence or two of my overall thoughts.

Well, there you have it, folks.

Strongly agree or disagree with me? Or just want me to elaborate on my rating, let me know in the comments below. Also please send your recs my way - I am always in need of things to mindlessly watch on the train.

Hopefully this list gives some of you the push you need to add some of these to you “to watch” lists. I know I’ve really enjoyed sinking my teeth into this kind of content lately and I still have so many more to see - perhaps I’ll do another post like this once I get another 20-30 under my belt. Stay tuned and…

Happy watching!

Write on!