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Best Documentary Movies of 1942

This collection ranks 119 documentary movies released in 1942. 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 Why We Fight: Prelude to War.

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

  27. 27

    Jacaré

    1942· 58m· en

    4.01
  31. 31

    Builders

    1942· 8m· en

    —0
  33. 33

    CEMA

    1942· 17m· en

    —0

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Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

119 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?

Why We Fight: Prelude to War currently holds the top position in this collection.

How often is this list updated?

Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.