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Best Documentary Movies of 1938

This collection ranks 84 documentary movies released in 1938. 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. At the top of the list is Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations.

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

  13. 13

    The Farm

    1938· 13m· en

    6.25
  18. 18

    Dance

    1938· 6m· fr

    5.02
  20. 20

    Nostradamus

    1938· 11m· en

    —0
  21. 21

    Anaesthesia

    1938· 10m· en

    —0
  29. 29

    Ady

    1938· 1m· fr

    6.03
  33. 33

    Haiti

    1938· 16m· en

    6.24
  37. 37

    Nanking

    1938· 1h 7m· ja

    —0
  46. 46

    Pobeda

    1938· 1h 18m· ru

    8.02

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Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

84 movies with real rating data match this collection.

How are these movies 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.

Which movie is ranked #1?

Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations currently holds the top position in this collection.

How often is this list updated?

Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.