4 Women’s Health Documentaries to Watch Right Now

A good documentary stays with you.Sometimes in the strangest ways. Like when you’re voting for the National Park Service’s fattest bear contest and wondering who the Grizzly Man would’ve picked. Or when binge-watching Bravo in furry onesies with your mother over the weekend feels very Grey Gardens 2.0. It’s the connection rooted in reality that makes a good documentary so memorable and compelling we can’t help but see ourselves in the characters and storyline. You find yourself nodding along. Bawling your eyes out. Cheering from the top of the couch. Muttering obscenities. Clutching your pearls before ripping them off. The women’s health documentaries released this year give all the feels and more and certainly don’t hold back while exploring deep, complex topics like maternal mortality, endometriosis and perimenopause. Here are four 2026 documentaries on women’s health that are brilliant, bold and unforgettable — just like the women in them. 1. BALANCE: A Perimenopause Journey “I haven’t felt like myself lately.”The BALANCE documentary starts with Sadhvi Anubhuti and Sadhvi Siddhali Shree — two Jain monks — learning that they’re in perimenopause. This prompts the question we’ve al...