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Best Documentary Movies of the 1970s

This collection ranks 2,579 documentary movies released in the 1970s. 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 Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii.

2,579 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  3. 3

    Woodstock

    1970· 3h 44m· en

    7.5298
  8. 8

    Let It Be

    1970· 1h 21m· en

    7.6177
  22. 22

    Tchad 3

    1976· fr

    —0
  26. 26

    Marjoe

    1972· 1h 28m· en

    7.732
  35. 35

    21 Up

    1977· 1h 40m· en

    7.478
  47. 47

    Amisk

    1977· 40m· en

    7.01

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Frequently asked questions

How many documentary movies came out in the 1970s?

2,579 documentary movies from the 1970s 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 1970s?

Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii holds the top position in this collection.