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Top 25 Investigative documentary production companies based in the United States

RevenueBase identified 349 company matches for investigative documentary production companies associated with the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 1,635 professional contacts across them, including 427 with verified work emails. New York is the largest hub.

This list covers company matches for investigative documentary production companies associated with the United States, found by RevenueBase SmartSearch using the meaning of business descriptions in its company graph at Exact. Ranked by professionals tracked, largest first. Rows show recorded descriptions where available, Exact search membership and the snapshot date. Data refreshed September 20, 2026.

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The 25 largest investigative documentary production companies based in the United States

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 349 company matches for investigative documentary production companies based in the United States, ordered by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase, largest first. Recorded Sep 20, 2026. The RevenueBase SmartSearch column shows Exact match membership in this saved search. Click a contact count to view that company's people. Totals use company locations recorded by RevenueBase; the displayed preview is a smaller selection.
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1Exact matchNew York, NY, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 20, 202651-20076 contacts →

Exact match

“Jigsaw Productions is helmed by Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney, considered one of the most prolific and thought-provoking documentary filmmakers of our generation.”

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2Exact matchBrooklyn, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 20, 202651-20075 contacts →

Exact match

“Documentary film and television production company founded by Dan Cogan and Liz Garbus.”

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3Exact matchNew York, NY, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 20, 202651-20065 contacts →

Exact match

“What we do WhoWhatWhy embodies a form of investigative reporting that is rigorous, relentless and scientific, we call it forensic journalism.”

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4Exact matchBoston, MA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 20, 202611-5062 contacts →

Exact match

“FRONTLINE is investigative journalism that questions, explains and changes our world.”

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5Exact matchBrooklyn, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 20, 202611-5054 contacts →

Exact match

“Barak Goodman and Rachel Dretzin founded Ark Media in 1996, and were joined by partner John Maggio in 2003.”

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6Exact matchNew York, NY, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 20, 202651-20053 contacts →

Exact match

“We are an award-winning media company that works alongside top-tier talent to create serial television, feature-length films, branded entertainment, and publishing projects that…”

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7Exact matchSilver Spring, MD, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 20, 2026201-50046 contacts →

Exact match

“Television Production Company based outside of Washington DC, producing for networks such as Bravo, Discovery, MSNBC and more.”

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8Exact matchSanta Monica, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 20, 202611-5040 contacts →

Exact match

“As a production company with strong roots in documentary filmmaking, Langley Productions has a history of transforming the ethos and aesthetics of so-called “cinema verite” into…”

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9Exact matchNew York, NY, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 20, 202651-20038 contacts →

Exact match

“Engel Entertainment is a full-service television and film production company based in New York City that has been producing primarily documentary and non-fiction films and…”

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10Exact matchNew York, NY, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 20, 202611-5037 contacts →

Exact match

“Library Films is a premium documentary company helmed by Emmy-nominated director / producer Chris Smith.”

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11Exact matchBrooklyn, NY, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 20, 202611-5028 contacts →

Exact match

“Blue Chalk Media is an industry-leading production company widely recognized for its signature cinematic nonfiction storytelling style and authentic expression of the human…”

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12Exact matchLos Angeles, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 20, 202611-5023 contacts →

Exact match

“MUCK MEDIA is all about good stories and good people.”

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13Exact matchChicago, IL, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 20, 202611-5022 contacts →

Exact match

“We are a journalism production company on the South Side of Chicago.”

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14Exact matchNew York, NY, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 20, 202651-20021 contacts →

Exact match

“The Documentary Group is an independent production company founded in 2006 with offices in New York and Los Angeles.”

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15Exact matchLos Angeles, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 20, 202651-20018 contacts →

Exact match

“Bodega Pictures is an award winning production company specializing in non-scripted television and documentary filmmaking.”

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16Exact matchNew York, NY, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 20, 202611-5017 contacts →

Exact match

“Show of Force is an award-winning New York-based film and television production company behind some of the last decade’s most ambitious and thoughtful programs including…”

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17Exact matchNew York, NY, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 20, 20261-1016 contacts →

Exact match

“Trilogy Films is a full service film and television production company.”

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18Exact matchLos Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 20, 20261-1015 contacts →

Exact match

“Oscar-nominated Director/Producer Matia Karrell and her award-winning production team at The Red Door Films are in the final stages of completing an inspirational documentary film…”

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19Exact matchSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 20, 20261-1014 contacts →

Exact match

“Citizen Film is a not-for-profit production company dedicated to crafting documentaries with care and dignity.”

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20Exact matchLos Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 20, 202611-5014 contacts →

Exact match

“One-time American Film Institute classmates Jonah Bekhor and Jonas Bell Pasht launched Citizen Jones in 2014 as a full-service television and film production company.”

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21Exact matchSilver Lake, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 20, 20261-1014 contacts →

Exact match

“Founded in 2002 by Academy Award nominated director Scott Hamilton Kennedy, we are a documentary production company located in Silver Lake, California.”

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22Exact matchNorthampton, MA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 20, 20261-1013 contacts →

Exact match

“The Media Education Foundation (MEF) produces and distributes documentary films and other educational resources to inspire critical thinking about the social, political, and…”

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23Exact matchBrooklyn, NY, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 20, 20261-1013 contacts →

Exact match

“Hard Working Movies is an independent film and documentary production company founded in 2004.”

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24Exact matchLos Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 20, 20261-1012 contacts →

Exact match

“Tripod Media is a production company based in Los Angeles that specializes in documentary film.”

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25Exact matchBrooklyn, NY, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 20, 20261-1012 contacts →

Exact match

“BFD Productions, founded by Executive Producers Roxy Hunt and Tony Castle, is an award-winning production company, bringing unscripted film and television projects to life from…”

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Investigative documentary production companies based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 20, 2026
26.1%Verified-email coverage
4.7Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
18.9%Largest-city concentration · New York
Sep 20, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
285
11-50
47
51-200
13
201-500
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Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 349 companies.

How this list was built

The recorded descriptions help you assess these company matches. Check a company’s website for its current services and locations.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Company records associated with the United States whose business descriptions match “investigative documentary production companies” by meaning at the Exact setting. Descriptions are compiled in the RevenueBase company graph from public websites, profiles and company information where available; they are not guaranteed quotations from the company's website.
RevenueBase SmartSearch
Describe a niche company in your own words to find businesses by meaning. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control the breadth of RevenueBase SmartSearch. This saved list uses Exact. Each row's Exact match badge shows inclusion in that search, not an individual score or a service-quality judgment.
Public preview
The public preview omits records without a verified work email. Where headquarters information is recorded, preview rows are also filtered to this page’s location. Dataset totals and geographic summaries describe the full matched records before these preview filters.
Match quality
RevenueBase's August 25, 2026 study assessed 4,198 description/company pairs across matching settings. The publisher reports 86% good or better at Exact. This evaluates the method across queries; it does not audit this individual list. Recorded company descriptions, where available, help you judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built and what the study measures.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every displayed company carries at least one verified work email. RevenueBase tracks 427 professional contacts with verified work emails across the full matched dataset. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 20, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Record context
Company records and descriptions can change. Check the company's website for its current services and locations.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase SmartSearch?

RevenueBase SmartSearch finds niche companies by the meaning of their business descriptions in the RevenueBase company graph. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control how closely companies must fit your description. This list uses Exact for “investigative documentary production companies”; each Exact match badge shows search membership, not an individual similarity or quality score.

How many investigative documentary production companies are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 349 company matches for investigative documentary production companies associated with the United States as of September 2026, using the meaning of business descriptions at Exact. This is the recorded matched set in the RevenueBase company graph.

What is the largest company on this list?

Jigsaw Productions tops the displayed preview by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase. Recorded headquarters appear in the company rows.

Which city has the most investigative documentary production companies?

New York leads with 66 company records, followed by Los Angeles (41) and Brooklyn (12).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work limited free results with 500 credits to start. Upgrading provides access to the 427 professional contacts with verified work emails tracked across these 349 companies; direct dials are available where recorded.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 20, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.