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Best Documentary Movies of 1988

This collection ranks 304 documentary movies released in 1988. 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 The Thin Blue Line.

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

  2. 2

    Lighting

    1988· 47m· sv

    —0
  16. 16

    Bird Now

    1988· 1h 30m· en

    —0
  25. 25

    Beavers

    1988· 31m· en

    7.54
  26. 26

    Funny

    1988· 1h 21m· en

    —0

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Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

304 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?

The Thin Blue Line currently holds the top position in this collection.

How often is this list updated?

Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.