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Best Documentary Movies of 1980

This collection ranks 250 documentary movies released in 1980. 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 Talking Heads.

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

  8. 8

    Act of God

    1980· 27m· en

    6.710
  50. 50

    Auditions

    1980· 1h 0m· en

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Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

250 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?

Talking Heads currently holds the top position in this collection.

How often is this list updated?

Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.