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Best Documentary Movies of the 1990s

This collection ranks 4,989 documentary movies released in the 1990s. 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 Baraka.

4,989 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  1. 1

    Baraka

    1992· 1h 37m· en

    8.2693
  12. 12

    Crumb

    1995· 2h 1m· en

    7.5277
  26. 26

    35 Up

    1991· 1h 56m· en

    7.658
  41. 41

    Pirates

    1998· 1h 44m· en

    6.01
  45. 45

    Hype!

    1996· 1h 24m· en

    7.456
  49. 49

    Blue

    1993· 1h 19m· en

    7.281
  50. 50

    Anamorphosis

    1993· 15m· en

    6.522

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Frequently asked questions

How many documentary movies came out in the 1990s?

4,989 documentary movies from the 1990s 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 1990s?

Baraka holds the top position in this collection.