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Best Documentary Movies of 2016

This collection ranks 2,915 documentary movies released in 2016. 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 O.J.: Made in America.

2,915 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  2. 2

    13th

    2016· 1h 40m· en

    7.8804
  8. 8

    Supersonic

    2016· 1h 57m· en

    7.4246
  11. 11

    Tower

    2016· 1h 22m· en

    7.6207
  14. 14

    Gleason

    2016· 1h 50m· en

    8.455
  16. 16

    Tickled

    2016· 1h 32m· en

    7.2445
  20. 20

    Weiner

    2016· 1h 36m· en

    7.3196
  21. 21

    Dancer

    2016· 1h 25m· en

    7.371
  22. 22

    Zero Days

    2016· 1h 56m· en

    7.3247
  23. 23

    Lumière!

    2016· 1h 30m· fr

    7.975
  25. 25

    Thanks Boss!

    2016· 1h 24m· fr

    7.3141
  37. 37

    De Palma

    2016· 1h 48m· en

    7.0174
  41. 41

    Fastball

    2016· 1h 27m· en

    7.151
  46. 46

    McLaren

    2016· 1h 34m· en

    7.4107
  50. 50

    XXXXXXX

    2016· 13m· en

    6.98

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Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

2,915 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?

O.J.: Made in America currently holds the top position in this collection.

How often is this list updated?

Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.