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Best Documentary Movies of the 1920s

This collection ranks 319 documentary movies released in the 1920s. 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 Man with a Movie Camera.

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

  2. 2

    Häxan

    1922· 1h 45m· sv

    7.6442
  6. 6

    Die Ehe

    1929· 1h 4m· de

    —0
  8. 8

    Rain

    1929· 16m· xx

    7.479
  11. 11

    Moana

    1926· 1h 38m· en

    6.737
  14. 14

    Kino Eye

    1924· 1h 18m· ru

    6.745
  26. 26

    H₂O

    1929· 12m· en

    6.839
  32. 32

    Manhatta

    1921· 11m· en

    6.776
  41. 41

    Evolution

    1923· 41m· en

    7.52
  43. 43

    Today

    1929· 1h 5m· ru

    6.55

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Frequently asked questions

How many documentary movies came out in the 1920s?

319 documentary movies from the 1920s 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 1920s?

Man with a Movie Camera holds the top position in this collection.