The Best Ageing & Death Documentaries

Society & Culture - 106 free documentaries about ageing & death.

Start with How to Slow Aging (and even reverse it) (21 min, Veritasium), then Louis Theroux: Inside America's Largest Dementia Capital (59 min, Real Stories). All 106 documentaries here are free to watch from their makers' official uploads. To read deeper, the top-rated book on ageing & death is Being Mortal by Atul Gawande.

• How to Slow Aging (and even reverse it) (21 min, Veritasium)
• Louis Theroux: Inside America's Largest Dementia Capital (59 min, Real Stories)
• Louis Theroux Meets Terminally Ill Patients That Are Choosing Death (64 min, Real Stories)
• Fabulous Fashionistas: The Art Of Growing Old (48 min, Real Stories)
• Aging in the U.S. (55 min, FRONTLINE PBS)
• Varanasi - Facing death without fear (42 min, DW Documentary)
• Joining a Florida Retirement Community at 33 | Balls Deep Episode 1 (22 min, VICE)
• The Angel of Death & His Magic Syringe (94 min, Real Stories)
• Solving His Best Friend's Suspicious Death | Deception, False Identity, and Tragedy (43 min, Real Stories)
• Escaping Death Row... Almost (95 min, Real Stories)
• Eagles of Death Metal Discuss Paris Terror Attacks (26 min, VICE)
• The Dead & Dying Speedways of the South | Abandoned (44 min, VICE)
• Taxi Driver With Terminal Cancer Wants To Be Mummified (47 min, Real Stories)
• 156.4K Miles of Dying Towns | Abandoned (44 min, VICE)
• From Skating to Death-Defying Travel Missions: Heath Kirchart | Epicly Later'd (43 min, VICE)
• More life - Decoding the secret of aging (52 min, DW Documentary)
• Actor Elvin Ng Reunites With Former Helper Who Supported His Mum In Grief | On The Red Dot (23 min, CNA Insider)
• "Kids Are Too Expensive!” How Thailand Became One Of The World's Fastest Aging Countries | Insight (47 min, CNA Insider)
• The great death of insects (43 min, DW Documentary)
• Women on Death Row (54 min, Free Documentary)
• Life & Death on the Chicago Streets | Reggie Yates Extreme (53 min, Real Stories)
• Blind Woman Murdered: The Suspicious Death Of Holly Bartlett (52 min, Real Stories)
• Punk rock not retirement (26 min, DW Documentary)
• The Death Bringer: In The Executioner's Shadow (53 min, Free Documentary)
• Taking Ketamine And Facing My Fear of Dying | Spiraling (23 min, VICE)
• Meeting death on our own terms (42 min, DW Documentary)
• Teenage Killers: The Death of Michael Moss | True Crime Story (44 min, Real Stories)
• Malcolm and Barbara: Love's Farewell (68 min, Real Stories)
• Why Were The Victorians Obsessed With Death? (59 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• Missing Millions: The Mysterious Death of Canada’s Crypto King (Films on VICE) (78 min, VICE)
• Living & Dying Alone In Singapore: Facing Lonely Deaths | Dead Alone In Singapore - Part 1 (46 min, CNA Insider)
• What does dying feel like? (42 min, DW Documentary)
• Assisted Death: The Euthanasia Controversy | Assisted Suicide | Fatal Flaws (81 min, ENDEVR)
• The Death Of Josh Taylor: Argument Turns Fatal (43 min, Real Stories)
• Teen Mom Stabbed: Death of Samantha Madgin (44 min, Real Stories)
• Taji’s Most Iconic One Star Reviews (91 min, VICE)
• Why You Shouldn't Want To Live Forever - Alan Watts (9 min, After Skool)
• Cleaning Up After the Dead: The Lonely Death Cleaners (44 min, ENDEVR)
• Inside the Death Industry (76 min, Real Stories)
• Reporters At War: Dying To Tell A Story (EMMY AWARD WINNING) (95 min, Real Stories)
• Mum And Me (59 min, Real Stories)
• Reverend Death (74 min, Real Stories)
• Life in Germany's largest Jewish retirement and nursing home (26 min, DW Documentary)
• Starving to DEATH for Attention | Get Real Series (47 min, ENDEVR)
• Britain's Elderly: The Forgotten Poor (49 min, Real Stories)
• "Pointless To Lock Him Up": How Japan Keeps Seniors With Dementia Safe | Talking Point: Dementia 2/2 (23 min, CNA Insider)
• He Helps Elderly Hoarders Declutter, And Cares For Them For Life | Extraordinary People (28 min, CNA Insider)
• Fatal Flaws: The Assisted Death Debate (80 min, Real Stories)
• A Good Day to Die: Fake Funerals in South Korea (21 min, VICE)
• Coping with dementia - The challenges families face (26 min, DW Documentary)
• Elderly Extravaganza: The Retirement Home for the Rich (52 min, ENDEVR)
• Turning Death Into Dollars: Secrets of the Family Funeral Business (55 min, Real Stories)
• Monster In The Mind (59 min, Real Stories)
• The Mystery Of King Herod's Agonizing Death | Naked Archaeologist (24 min, Odyssey)
• Investigating The Conspiracy Behind Michael Jackson's Shocking Death (44 min, Real Stories)
• Is This The Most Radical Way To Delay Death? (51 min, Real Stories)
• Why We Shouldn't Worry About Dying Young (8 min, The School of Life)
• Sacrificing Hundreds of Buffalo for One Funeral in Indonesia (25 min, VICE)
• Can We Get Older Without Aging? (10 min, Be Smart)
• "She Didn't Go Alone": This CCTV Footage Helped Expose Thai Serial Killer | Death Loans - Part 1/2 (47 min, CNA Insider)
• My Mum Went Missing: Why People With Dementia Wander | Talking Point: Dementia 1/2 (23 min, CNA Insider)
• Married With A Funeral Business Together: How We Make It Work | On The Red Dot (22 min, CNA Insider)
• The Euthanasia Ritual Kept Secret From The Catholic Church in Italy (53 min, ENDEVR)
• The Life & Death of Chadwick Boseman (43 min, Real Stories)
• Embracing Life Through Death: The Transformational Power of Grief | Griefwalker (68 min, Real Stories)
• Why Do Seniors Still Jaywalk On Singapore Roads Despite Safer Crossings? | Talking Point (23 min, CNA Insider)
• Dignity In Death For Lonely Seniors Who Can't Afford Their Own Funerals | Extraordinary People (20 min, CNA Insider)
• Secrets To Ageing Well: How To Find Purpose After Turning 60 Years Old | Born In 1965 - Part 2/2 (47 min, CNA Insider)
• Death Marches: The Third Reich's Final Crime (52 min, Free Documentary - History)
• Dying Out: The Last of the Samaritans (23 min, Real Stories)
• The End Of Ageing (52 min, Real Stories)
• Bus Pass Bandits (49 min, Real Stories)
• Should The Elderly Be Allowed To Drive? We Put Elderly Drivers To The Test | Talking Point (24 min, CNA Insider)
• Phua Chu Kang Confronts Ageing: Can Gurmit Singh Reinvent Himself At 60? | Born In 1965 - Part 1/2 (47 min, CNA Insider)
• China’s Nursing Home Stigma: Who Will Care For The Elderly? | Insight (47 min, CNA Insider)
• I Have Stage 4 Cancer: Can Grief Tech Make It Easier To Say Goodbye? - Part 1/3 | Remembering Me (47 min, CNA Insider)
• Fasting To Death (34 min, Real Stories)
• Daily Life Or Death Situations Aboard The USS Nimitz (46 min, Spark)
• The Man Who Cheated Death Twice In 18 Months (47 min, Wonder)
• I Had Dementia At 59, And I'm Dancing The Shame Away | In Alison's Mind (45 min, CNA Insider)

Top-Rated Books About Ageing & Death

1. Being Mortal by Atul Gawande (4.5/5) - View on Amazon
2. When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi (4.2/5) - View on Amazon
3. Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom (3.9/5) - View on Amazon
4. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes by Caitlin Doughty (3.9/5) - View on Amazon