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Best Documentary Movies of 1985

This collection ranks 303 documentary movies released in 1985. 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 Shoah.

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

  5. 55

    Dinosaur!

    1985· 1h 0m· en

    7.514
  16. 66

    Huey Long

    1985· 1h 28m· en

    7.29
  18. 68

    Hooligan

    1985· 51m· en

    —0
  28. 78

    Louie Bluie

    1985· 1h 0m· en

    7.512
  30. 80

    A. K.

    1985· 1h 15m· fr

    6.336
  32. 82

    Berlin Now

    1985· 59m· de

    6.52
  49. 99

    Racetrack

    1985· 1h 54m· en

    6.29
  50. 100

    Picasso

    1985· 1h 28m· fr

    7.01

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Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

303 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?

Shoah currently holds the top position in this collection.

How often is this list updated?

Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.