Every documentary movie streaming on WOW in Germany right now — 11 films ranked by rating, checked against WOW’s live catalog.
Updated July 2026 · Availability refreshed from WOW DE
Directed by Mariska Hargitay
✦ MovieMuse AI takeReconstructs a life through material artifacts—letters, photos, objects—turning domestic archaeology into biographical methodology.
Through deeply personal interviews with her siblings and an examination of the photographs, letters, and belongings left behind, Mariska assembles a new portrait of her mother Jayne Mansfield, an extraordinary and complex woman.
Directed by Andrew Jarecki
✦ MovieMuse AI takeEmbedded perspective from incarcerated filmmakers transforms prisoner narratives into first-person institutional testimony.
Incarcerated men defy the odds to expose a cover-up in one of America’s deadliest prison systems.
Directed by Dan Hartley
✦ MovieMuse AI takeTraces one person's invisibility within global spectacle, interrogating labor and witnessed trauma.
As Daniel Radcliffe's stunt double in the Harry Potter films, David Holmes' work has been seen worldwide by millions of people. Tragically an on-set accident ended what David calls "the best job in the world," leaving him paralyzed. Like the on-screen character he helped bring to life, David is determined to continue seeking adventure and living life to the fullest despite mounting obstacles.
Directed by Francesco Zippel
✦ MovieMuse AI takeHonors directorial legacy through film analysis and context, making cinema history its own subject.
To mark the recent thirtieth anniversary of Sergio Leone’s death, this documentary sets out to pay tribute to one of the great legends of world cinema. The singular artistic vision of Sergio Leone has transcended national borders, creating the Spaghetti Western genre and transforming the international cinematic panorama forever with his innovative stylistic and narrative solutions, which have now become part of the language of the movies. The film, which is enriched with precious archive footage from the Cineteca di Bologna, including rare audio recordings and film clips shot behind the scenes, sees for the first time the direct participation of the Leone family and has interviews both with Leone’s longtime collaborators and with icons of Hollywood who have been profoundly influenced by his work.
Directed by Tia Lessin
✦ MovieMuse AI takeOral history collage reveals how anonymous activists operated outside law through fragmented testimonies, embodying documentary's democratic archive potential.
Defying the state legislature that outlawed abortion, the Catholic Church that condemned it, and the Chicago Mob that was profiting from it, the members of “Jane” risked their personal and professional lives to support women with unwanted pregnancies. In the pre-Roe v. Wade era — a time when abortion was a crime in most states and even circulating information about abortion was a felony in Illinois — the Janes provided low-cost and free abortions to an estimated 11,000 women.
Directed by Louie Schwartzberg
✦ MovieMuse AI takeMacro cinematography transforms invisible fungal networks into visible wonder, using visual revelation as the documentary's primary argument.
A vivid journey into the mysterious subterranean world of mycelium and its fruit— the mushroom. A story that begins 3.5 billion years ago, fungi makes the soil that supports life, connecting vast systems of roots from plants and trees all over the planet, like an underground Internet. Through the eyes of renowned mycologist Paul Stamets, professor of forest ecology Suzanne Simard, best selling author Michael Pollan, food naturalist Eugenia Bone and others, we experience the power, beauty and complexity of the fungi kingdom.
Directed by Dan Reed
✦ MovieMuse AI takeCourtroom procedure provides narrative structure, transforming legal process into documentary spectacle.
Filmed over four years with unprecedented access, this documentary chronicles the riveting courtroom drama of two defamation lawsuits brought by Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims' families against Alex Jones and his website, InfoWars.
Directed by Joe Loncraine
✦ MovieMuse AI takeBioluminescence as visual metaphor transforms nature documentary into meditation on hidden beauty and perception.
Luminous beings, creatures with their own internal light, enchant and astonish us. Anyone who has seen a firefly or a glow-worm cannot help but fall under their spell. The sea at night sparkles as millions of luminous plankton reveal the shapes of dolphins in a truly magical light show. Join Sir David Attenborough and a team of the world's leading scientists and deep sea explorers on a quest to reveal the secrets of living lights.
Directed by Morgan Neville
✦ MovieMuse AI takeEmploys LEGO animation as interpretive language rather than gimmick, letting form and content merge to express artistic vision.
A unique cinematic experience that invites audiences on a vibrant journey through the life of cultural icon Pharrell Williams. Told through the lens of LEGO® animation, turn up the volume on your imagination and witness the evolution of one of music's most innovative minds.
Directed by Hamish Hamilton
✦ MovieMuse AI takeStand-up comedy special masquerading as documentary—blurs genres by treating confessional performance as legitimate observational truth-telling.
Comedian and actress Nikki Glaser is back in her second HBO special, diving into a wide range of topics including why she doesn't want kids, the harsh realities of aging, her sexual fantasies and more.
Directed by Manfred Oldenburg
✦ MovieMuse AI takeCareer trajectory becomes geopolitical text; personal achievement mirrors national football dominance.
Documentary about German football player Toni Kroos. Features a review of his recent career including his time at FC Bayern Munich and Real Madrid as well as his participation at FIFA Wold Cups 2014 and 2018.
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