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Best Documentary Movies of 2011

This collection ranks 2,285 documentary movies released in 2011. 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 Samsara.

2,285 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  13. 163

    Afterlife

    2011· 1h 0m· en

    —0
  22. 172

    Claes

    2011· 24m· sv

    —0
  27. 177

    Blank City

    2011· 1h 34m· en

    7.115
  34. 184

    Island

    2011· 1h 6m· en

    9.01
  39. 189

    Illegal Love

    2011· 1h 30m· en

    1.02
  40. 190

    Knuckle

    2011· 1h 37m· en

    5.634
  41. 191

    The Flaw

    2011· 1h 18m· en

    6.812

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Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

2,285 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?

Samsara currently holds the top position in this collection.

How often is this list updated?

Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.