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Best Documentary Movies of 2008

This collection ranks 1,916 documentary movies released in 2008. 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 Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father.

1,916 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  6. 6

    Religulous

    2008· 1h 41m· en

    7.0667
  18. 18

    Tyson

    2008· 1h 30m· en

    6.8125
  21. 21

    Fuel

    2008· 1h 30m· en

    7.212
  33. 33

    Critic

    2008· 1h 16m· pt

    7.919
  48. 48

    U2 3D

    2008· 1h 25m· en

    7.424
  50. 50

    René

    2008· 1h 22m· cs

    6.85

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Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

1,916 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?

Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father currently holds the top position in this collection.

How often is this list updated?

Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.