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Best Documentary Movies of the 1890s

This collection ranks 796 documentary movies released in the 1890s. The list is ranked using a weighted combination of audience ratings, vote volume and popularity data, so movies with only a handful of votes never outrank widely acclaimed films. The #1 film is Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory.

796 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  43. 43

    Le Ring

    1896· 1m· fr

    6.03

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Frequently asked questions

How many documentary movies came out in the 1890s?

796 documentary movies from the 1890s carry real rating data.

How are these documentary films ranked?

By a weighted score combining audience ratings, vote volume and popularity. Movies with very few votes are statistically shrunk toward the global average, so they cannot dominate the top of the list.

What is the highest-rated documentary movie of the 1890s?

Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory holds the top position in this collection.