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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

  2. 152

    Waste Land

    2010· 1h 30m· en

    7.6127
  5. 155

    Pina

    2011· 1h 46m· de

    7.4282
  11. 161

    Square One

    2019· 1h 23m· en

    8.658
  13. 163

    Cartel Land

    2015· 1h 41m· en

    7.2374
  18. 168

    Jane

    2017· 1h 30m· en

    7.5154
  19. 169

    An Honest Liar

    2014· 1h 30m· en

    7.1219
  23. 173

    African Cats

    2011· 1h 29m· en

    7.3256
  27. 177

    Dancer

    2016· 1h 25m· en

    7.371
  30. 180

    Marley

    2012· 2h 24m· en

    7.5279
  32. 182

    Tomorrow

    2015· 1h 58m· fr

    7.8280
  35. 185

    Valley Uprising

    2014· 1h 39m· en

    7.796
  46. 196

    Zero Days

    2016· 1h 56m· en

    7.3247
  47. 197

    Quincy

    2018· 2h 4m· en

    7.3116

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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.