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Best Documentary Movies of the 2010s

This collection ranks 28,112 documentary movies released in the 2010s. 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 Senna.

28,112 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  1. 1

    Senna

    2010· 1h 46m· en

    8.11.2K
  3. 3

    Human

    2015· 3h 11m· fr

    8.4310
  4. 4

    Samsara

    2011· 1h 42m· en

    8.1694
  6. 6

    Free Solo

    2018· 1h 40m· en

    7.91.6K
  7. 7

    Inside Job

    2010· 1h 49m· en

    7.71.1K
  9. 9

    For Sama

    2019· 1h 40m· en

    8.3313
  13. 13

    13th

    2016· 1h 40m· en

    7.8804
  15. 15

    Apollo 11

    2019· 1h 33m· en

    7.9721
  25. 25

    Blackfish

    2013· 1h 23m· en

    7.81.2K
  26. 26

    Amy

    2015· 2h 8m· en

    7.61.3K
  27. 27

    Nude

    2017· 1h 29m· en

    9.4167
  33. 33

    Icarus

    2017· 2h 1m· en

    7.6834
  35. 35

    Honeyland

    2019· 1h 29m· tr

    7.9299
  48. 48

    Dominion

    2018· 2h 0m· en

    8.589
  49. 49

    Collective

    2019· 1h 49m· ro

    7.5179

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Frequently asked questions

How many documentary movies came out in the 2010s?

28,112 documentary movies from the 2010s 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 2010s?

Senna holds the top position in this collection.