The 10 Best Sites To Watch Documentaries For Free
January 16th, 2015 by RVNA Production Insurance
For anyone who has run a Google search for websites streaming free documentaries, you’ve likely seen a huge list of illegal streaming sites that more often than not can destroy a person’s computer. Luckily for you, we’ve sorted through this list of sites to bring you those that are both legal, and have great documentaries streaming free of charge. Below are the 10 best sites to watch documentaries for free:
1. SnagFilms
Launched in 2008, SnagFilms offers more than 10,000 free documentaries, each categorized and graded by users.
2. Crackle
Crackle boasts a small collection of acclaimed documentaries and is a growing source for popular Hollywood films.
3. The Documentary Network
The Documentary Network is one of the leading film channels on YouTube. Each film is categorized by duration and given a description, rating and video source.
4. PBS
All of PBS’s documentary series are available to watch for free, including POV, FRONTLINE, American Masters, American Experience, NOVA, Nature and Independent Lens on the PBS website.
5. Vimeo
Vimeo has more than 27,000 videos tagged as documentary films and The documentary film channel is Vimeo’s most popular, with over 700 videos.
6. True/False Film Fest
Documentary buffs can browse through and watch previous selections from the Missouri-based documentary festival along with “Other Docs” categorized as T/F Alumni films or classics.
7. VICE
In their documentaries, VICE has brought the Harlem Globetrotters to North Korea, explored terrorist recruitment in Dagestan and traveled alongside ISIS through Iraq and Syria. VICE produces several videos a day, available for free on its website or YouTube channel.
8. Viewster
Search by the documentary genre to watch either TV series or movies.
9. Hulu
Hulu offers a broad selection of documentaries but unless you have HuluPlus, your video viewing will be broken up by a series of ads.
10. Netflix
Though the site requires a subscription fee of $7.99 a month, the first month trial is free and there is a huge selection of documentaries to choose from.
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