National Geographic Documentary Films Movie Trailers
Most Popular National Geographic Documentary Films Trailers
Total trailers found: 44
Rebuilding Paradise Trailer (2020)
23 January 2020
On November 8, 2018, a spark flew in the Sierra Nevada foothills, igniting the most destructive wildfire in California history and decimating the town of Paradise.
Rise Again: Tulsa and the Red Summer Trailer (2021)
18 June 2021
Comes one hundred years from the two-day Tulsa Massacre in 1921 that led to the murder of as many as 300 Black people and left as many as 10,000 homeless and displaced.
The Space Race Trailer (2023)
12 June 2023
Uncover the little-known stories of the first Black pilots, engineers and scientists seeking to break the bonds of social injustice to reach for the stars, including Guion Bluford, Ed Dwight and Charles Bolden among many others.
Blood on the Wall Trailer (2020)
26 September 2020
Explores how Mexico has been shaped by U.S. policies, migrant caravans, drug traffickers and corruption.
Love+War Trailer (2025)
24 October 2025
Pulitzer Prize-winning conflict photojournalist Lynsey Addario reflects on a career working in some of the world's most dangerous war zones, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The Rescue Trailer (2021)
08 October 2021
The enthralling, against-all-odds story that transfixed the world in 2018: the daring rescue of twelve boys and their coach from deep inside a flooded cave in Northern Thailand.
Free Solo Trailer (2018)
28 September 2018
Follow Alex Honnold as he attempts to become the first person to ever free solo climb Yosemite's 3,000 foot high El Capitan wall.
The First Wave Trailer (2021)
19 November 2021
When Covid-19 hit New York City in 2020, filmmaker Matthew Heineman gained unique access to one of New York’s hardest-hit hospital systems.
Own the Room Trailer (2021)
12 March 2021
Follows five young star students on their journey to win one of the world’s most prestigious competitions for student entrepreneurs.
Time and Water Trailer (2026)
29 May 2026
Facing the death of his country’s glaciers and the loss of his beloved grandparents, Icelandic writer Andri Snær Magnason turns his archives into a time capsule to hold what is slipping away — family, memory, time, and water.
LA 92 Trailer (2017)
28 April 2017
Twenty-five years after the verdict in the Rodney King trial sparked several days of protests, violence and looting in Los Angeles, LA 92 immerses viewers in that tumultuous period through stunning and rarely seen archival footage.
Sally Trailer (2025)
28 January 2025
Sally Ride's groundbreaking journey as the first American woman in space concealed a deeply personal story.
Fire of Love Trailer (2022)
06 July 2022
A doomed love triangle between intrepid French scientists Katia and Maurice Krafft, and their beloved volcanoes.
The Nightcrawlers Trailer (2019)
01 October 2019
The Nightcrawlers provides unprecedented access to the the Manila Nightcrawlers as they look to expose the true cost of Filipino President Duterte’s violent war on drugs.
Jane Trailer (2017)
28 December 2017
Drawing from never-before-seen footage that has been tucked away in the National Geographic archives, director Brett Morgen tells the story of Jane Goodall, a woman whose chimpanzee research revolutionized our understanding of the natural world.
Becoming Cousteau Trailer (2021)
22 October 2021
Adventurer, filmmaker, inventor, author, unlikely celebrity and conservationist: For over four decades, Jacques-Yves Cousteau and his explorations under the ocean became synonymous with a love of science and the natural world.
The Cave Trailer (2019)
18 October 2019
Deep beneath the surface in the Syrian province of Ghouta, a group of female doctors have established an underground field hospital.
Torn Trailer (2021)
03 December 2021
When world renowned climber Alex Lowe was tragically lost in a deadly avalanche, his best friend and climbing partner went on to marry his widow and help raise his three sons.
Lost in the Jungle Trailer (2025)
30 August 2025
After a deadly plane crash strands four young siblings deep within the Colombian rainforest, a dramatic rescue mission unfolds, uniting Indigenous trackers and the military in a race against time.
The Mission Trailer (2023)
13 October 2023
American Christian missionary John Chau was murdered when he tried to illegally contact and convert some of the world’s last uncontacted indigenous people.
The Territory Trailer (2022)
19 August 2022
The Indigenous Uru-eu-wau-wau people have seen their population dwindle and their culture threatened since coming into contact with non-Native Brazilians.
Fly Trailer (2024)
02 September 2024
Over seven years, three couples involved in the extreme sport of BASE jumping test the limits of love and life itself.
Sea of Shadows Trailer (2019)
20 September 2019
The vaquita, the world’s smallest whale, is nearing extinction as its habitat is destroyed by Mexican cartels and the Chinese Mafia, who harvest the totoaba fish, the “cocaine of the sea.
Into the Okavango Trailer (2018)
22 April 2018
A passionate conservation biologist brings together a river bushman fearful of losing his past and a young scientist uncertain of her future on an epic, four-month expedition across three countries, through unexplored and dangerous landscapes, in order to save the Okavango Delta, one of our planet's last pristine wildernesses.
Playing with Sharks Trailer (2021)
05 June 2021
Valerie Taylor is a shark fanatic and an Australian icon – a marine maverick who forged her way as a fearless diver, cinematographer and conservationist.
Blink Trailer (2024)
04 October 2024
The Pelletier family sets out on an epic journey to see the beauty of the world when three of their four children are diagnosed with an incurable eye condition.
Retrograde Trailer (2022)
17 October 2022
The story of the last months of the 20-year war in Afghanistan through the intimate relationship between American Green Berets and the Afghan officers they trained.
National Geographic: Surviving Everest Trailer (2003)
27 April 2003
Half a century ago, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first humans to stand atop the highest mountain of earth.
We Feed People Trailer (2022)
19 March 2022
We Feed People spotlights renowned chef José Andrés and his nonprofit World Central Kitchen’s incredible mission and evolution over 12 years from being a scrappy group of grassroots volunteers to becoming one of the most highly regarded humanitarian aid organizations in the disaster relief sector.
The Tale of Silyan Trailer (2025)
22 September 2025
Inspired by the folktale of the boy Siljan, who, after a quarrel with his father, turns into a stork and leaves home, the film is a story about the relationship between a farmer and a white stork.
Wild Life Trailer (2023)
14 April 2023
From Oscar-winning filmmakers Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin, "Wild Life" follows conservationist Kris Tompkins on an epic, decades-spanning love story as wild as the landscapes she dedicated her life to protecting.
Akashinga: The Brave Ones Trailer (2020)
17 June 2020
Single mothers, abandoned wives and survivors of sexual and domestic violence enroll in an intense training selection to join rangers protecting elephants from poachers across Africa.
The Last Ice Trailer (2020)
24 October 2020
For centuries, Inuit in the Arctic have lived on and around the frozen ocean. Now, as climate change is rapidly melting the sea ice between Canada and Greenland, the outside world sees unprecedented opportunity.
Fauci Trailer (2021)
10 September 2021
Exclusive access into the career and life of the public servant who has advised seven U.S. presidents beginning with the AIDS pandemic in the 1980s and through SARS, Ebola and COVID-19.
The Flagmakers Trailer (2022)
18 September 2022
THE FLAGMAKERS is a film about the unexpected people who make the American flag and invites us to ask the question: who is America and who is the American flag for?
Science Fair Trailer (2018)
14 September 2018
Filmmakers follow nine high school students from around the globe as they compete at an international science fair.
Bios: Luis Alberto Spinetta Trailer (2019)
29 September 2019
The two-hour episode proposes a revealing journey into intimacy and the rediscovery of this figure who marked the music scene with his art.
The Real Red Tails Trailer (2024)
03 June 2024
Documenting the recovery of a Tuskegee Airman's downed WWII plane in Lake Huron and uncovering its 80-year-old mystery through underwater archaeology, firsthand accounts, and footage of the wreck.
Beyond the Movie: Troy Trailer (2004)
01 June 2004
Retold throughout 3,000 years of human history, the tale of the Trojan War remains one of the most compelling stories in Western culture.
The Verdon Gorge, The Origin Of Sport Climbing Trailer (2016)
01 January 2016
Released in 2016, the short film by Keith Ladzinski, Josh Povec and Andy Mann traces the origins of sport climbing in the legendary Verdon Gorges, which Americans inevitably compare to the US Grand Canyon.
Lost and Found Trailer (2019)
18 September 2019
Lost and Found provides an in-depth focus into the Myanmar military’s campaign of ethnic cleansing and violence perpetrated against the Rohingya, and one man’s life mission to reunite separated Rohingya children with their parents.
