The donut King was interesting.

Good hair was great and I think grey gardens would be perfect.

RBJ
Grey Gardens if your child has a sense of camp
The Inventor
Good Hair

Linda Ronstadt and Pink docs were very good in my opinion
(Also Gordon Lightfoot and Bee Gees but that may be boring for your kids, not sure)
Far from the Tree was heavy but not necessarily depressing, a fascinating look at families coping with children who have various challenges. It was inspiring.. I also liked A farmers Wife on amazon, thoughtfully done.

Class Action Park on HBO Max

Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain
I haven’t seen this but want to!

Check out things from the BBC from Dr. Lucy Worsley (mostly about British history), Waldemar Januszczak (art), Alex Langlands/Peter Ginn/Ruth Goodman (life during different historical periods), or Giles Coren/Sue Perkins (food history.) Sue also has documentaries on life on the Ganges and Mekong rivers.

Kid 90

First Position
Paperclips
Chimpanzee

My personal favorite is "The Act of Killing" which gave me nightmares.

Some lighter ones I've enjoyed over the years are
Word Wars
Spellbound
Icarus
A State of Mind
Hoop Dreams

Thanks-these are great. The only suggested one we’ve already seen is queen of Versailles.

Alex Smith: Project 11 on ESPN

King of Kong

Kedi

Barkley marathons

Have you already seen the Queen of Versaille?

Please share your favorite documentaries! Funny/quirky would be perfect but anything not depressing/disturbing (looking at you, grizzly man) is fine. This is to watch with older teens. Thank you!